A morning walk around the city near Crowne Plaza in Kuching, Sarawak

Walking around the city makes me confirmed that Kuching is one of the cleanest cities in Malaysia.

If you are visiting East Malaysia, you should not leave Malaysia without paying Kuching a visit. You will not regret it.

Dinner in the LOK THIAN- Joyous Shanghai Restaurant in Kuching, Sarawak

Lok Thian Restaurant is a restaurant chain, consisting of 3 restaurants in a 3-floor building.



The Joyous Shanghai Restaurant is a Chinese Restaurant which is part of the Lok Thian Restaurant Chain. It is a famous and popular Chinese Restaurant in Kuching.

Shark-fin Soup

Pork Ribs

Scallops with Kai Lan vegetable

Steamed Fish

We were feted by my brother-in-law to a Chinese dinner which comprises of the above dishes and fried hor fun. The dishes are very well done by the famous chefs of the popular Restaurant. They are of high quality and standard in Chinese cooking. We really enjoyed the dinner.

Would recommend any visitors to Kuching to visit the Restaurant.

Visit to Sarawak Museum in Kuching

There are altogether 9 Museum in Kuching.

	SARAWAK MUSEUM (OLD BUILDING)
	SARAWAK MUSEUM (DEWAN T.A.R)
	ISLAMIC MUSEUM
	CHINESE HISTORY MUSEUM
	NIAH ARCHAEOLOGY MUSEUM
	LIMBANG REGIONAL MUSEUM
	BARAM REGIONAL MUSEUM
	TEXTILE MUSEUM
	PETROLEUM MUSEUM

The Sarawak Museum (Old Building) is located in Jalan Tun Abang Haji Openg, 93566 Kuching, Sarawak, East Malaysia. The opening hours : Monday to Sunday from 9.00 am to 4.30 pm. Admission is free.

This old building is used as the centre to exhibit collections on the natural history of Sarawak. The ground floor of the museum holds the natural history collection and specimens of Sarawak fauna – reptiles, mammals, birds, etc, all expertly prepared and mounted for display. The west wing of the museum houses Shell exhibition - petroleum industries of Sarawak.


The first floor displays exhibits of ethnographic artifacts such as models of longhouses of the various ethnic groups in Sarawak, musical instruments, various kinds of fish and animal traps, handicrafts, models of boats and others.


Since its inception, the building has undergone several renovations and alterations. It is rectangular, 44’ x 160’ with walls and pillars of bricks and roof of belian and concrete. It has European architecture of imposing edifice in Queen Anne style (Victorian period). The galleries are lighted by dormer windows on the roof which thus allow a great area of wall space.





The Sarawak Museum was built by Charles Brooke, the White Rajah of Sarawak, for exhibiting the handicrafts of the indigenous people and the wildlife of Sarawak. The building was designed by a French aide of Brooke, who copied the design of the Normandy Town Hall in France.

I would recommend all visitors to Kuching to visit the Sarawak Museum which is one of the oldest museum in Malaysia.

Sarawak River - the Esplanade in Kuching, Sarawak

SARAWAK RIVER



SARAWAK RIVER



The River Waterfront - the riverside esplanade, is situated right next to the main hotels & commercial heartland of the city and offer pleasant walk in the morning or evening.


The Esplanade with cafe along the riverside


The other side of the Sarawak River where the river jetty is situated.


The red river taxi that brings people from the other side of the river.



The yellow river taxi

The red river taxi


The riverside waterfront is just in-front of the hotel, Crowne Plaza Riverside which we stayed during our visit to Kuching.

It is a must for tourists as well as locals to visit the riverside esplanade for leisure walk in the morning or evening. There are many activities along the riverside during the evening as there are crowd of people enjoying themselves in cafes along the riverside.

Sarawak Kolo Mee, the original one in Kuching, Sarawak

The SIN LIAN SHIN coffee shop is located in Jalan Green and housed the famous Sarawak Kolo Mee stall. There is always a crowd waiting patiently for their bowls of Kolo Mee and Wanton Soup.

If you want to taste the real original Sarawak Kolo Mee, do visit this stall.

The Kolo Mee is home-made egg noodles flash-boiled and served with garlic, shallots, minced pork, white vinegar, pork oil and sliced pork "char siew".

You have to mix up the mee with the mixture-sauce beneath the mee to make the Kolo Mee taste delicious. The texture is just right.

It is really tasty and special to our liking. It is still one of the best Kolo Mee ever tasted.


The wanton soup is good as well with the wanton skin melts into your mouth.


The Sarawak Kolo Mee in this stall might not have minced pork and "char siew" in quantity compared to those in Singapore, but it taste authentic and original. It is out of this world if you like Kolo Mee.


Kuching is famous for its cat statue, Sarawak Laksa and the famous Kolo Mee. No visitors should leaves Kuching without trying out the famous Sarawak KOLO MEE. You can find them everywhere in Kuching but this stall in Sin Lian Shin Coffee Shop is one of the best in Kuching, according to my brother-in-law.