Not much happened in Day 2 as we pretty much covered Kuching in Day 1. We wanted to visit Fort Margherita but the weather wasn't letting up. It has been cloudy, drizzling, raining & back to cloudy almost 24-7, which made walking quite depressing. So we decided against taking the "ikan bilis" sized boat across river just to look at a Fort. I had Fort Cornwallis back home - belief tht is good enough & even then I didn't pay it much attention... :-p
We explored the "Chinatown" of Kuching & sample their local cuisine - Sarawak Laksa, Kolo Mee (which is pretty similar to Pen. M'sia "KonLou Meen" aka Dry Wantan Mee (without the Wantan), Chinese Wine Meen Seen, breads, biscuits, pau & many more (not all in 1 seating mind you - that is throughout the day lar....). We also took some pictures of the "Single" cat monument that is located right at the end (or the start - depending on which direction your coming from) of Chinatown. Behind the cat statue is a huge gate with Chinese roofing & Chinese characters.
Out of boredom, we decided to walk along the river again & decide where it leads us. We came to a squarish building which looks like a section of a tower to a castle... can't remember the name of the place, but it is directly beside the river & houses the artwork of a popular local native artist who made it big around tht region. In general we just took pictures of anything & everything that caught our fancy, even if it's an ugly looking "dragon" look-alike that is suppose to spout water.
Then we went to explore the bazaar again just to snoop around for good local handicraft (though nothing is cheap nowadays. My last trip a few years back were definitely more affordable) & book ourselves a day trip to cover the not to be missed Sarawak Cultural Village & Semenggor Orang Utan Sanctuary.
The highlight of the day is surprisingly - dinner! We took friends recommendation & headed to a restaurant; which according to their combined description 'is located at the roof-top of a 4-storey carpark near Hilton hotel, directly opposite Tun Jugah Plaza'. The restaurant displays an array of fresh seafood, vegetables & many of other choice foodstuff over a multi-level display counter & the customers get to pick & choose the seafood / vegetable they want, tell the order takers how they want it cook & walla! meal is served. The food is really fresh & really value for money (by Pen. M'sia standard. Not sure if it's still the case for the East M'sians). The fresh fruit juice is so fresh & tasty even without sugar that we feel quenched after downing a glass.
As we moved to a "cheaper" hotel (compared to Hilton), we had to make the long trek home (cos' hubby is cheapskate enough not to pay RM10 for a taxi ride because it was less than 5km distance). Reached home feeling tired to the bone & slept like a baby after a nice warm shower.
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