Kuching, Sarawak

Last week, we had a short 3D2N getaway to Kuching, Sarawak for the Penang Governor's holiday. It was my virgin trip to East Malaysia, while hubby had already been to East Malaysia a few times. So, I was very happy to kickback and relax and let him do all the planning. Still, as I didn't get much relaxation/"me" time, I don't really consider it a "babymoon" for Week 25.. haha.. although I doubt that I'll be having another babymoon as I'm just too tired... to travel......

At the famous "cat statue" roundabout

At the famous "cat statue" roundabout

Back to the Kuching trip, the reason we suddenly decided to go there was because hubby wanted to visit his father who had slipped in the bathroom and broke his leg. So, we didn't get to spend much time sightseeing as we spent most of the first day in Serian, which is a small town outskirts of Kuching which is the border stop before crossing over to Kalimantan, Indonesia. There was nothing much to see and do in Serian, except for Jong's Crocodile Farm and Semenggoh Wildlife Center for Orang Utan on the way. Hubby suggested to make a pitstop to Bau's Blue Lake but I declined as I think there's nothing much to see there since I am pregnant and can't go into the Wind/ Fairy Caves. Pregnant... can't do this, can't do that, can't see this, can't touch this... blah.

Back in Kuching, we were lucky to have hubby's good friend ferry us around town. For the first night, we dined in a restaurant called Lepau that served authentic local Sarawakian cuisine from the Highland tribes "orang ulu". The ambiance was nice and the food was delicious. 

On the second day, he brought us to eat Sarawak Laksa and Kolo Mee at 38 Food Centre. We wanted to go try the Sarawak Laksa stall near Hotel Grand Continental which Anthony Bourdain had eaten there, but the queue was too long on Sunday morning and the stall was closed on Monday morning. After breakfast, we went to the Cat Museum located inside the Dewan Bandaraya Kuching, which was quite some ways off from the Riverfront where we stayed. Hayley had a field of a time inside the Cat Museum and kept saying, "we'll come again next time"! After that, hubby met up with his university mates for lunch at Serapi Garden.

At #RWMF2018

After lunch, his friend sent us back to the hotel and we took a bus shuttle from the hotel to Santubong/ Damai Beach to see the free cultural show at Rainforest World Music Festival #RWMF2018. It took a total of two hours bus ride to-and-fro the hotel, but luckily the cultural show was very entertaining and worth the journey. Too bad the weather was blazing hot and I didn't want to risk us getting sick, if not we would have camped all night and sang and danced with the hippy tourists at the festival! Hahah! Back in Kuching, we took an evening stroll along the Riverfront and met up with his father's family for a seafood dinner at Top Spot. 

On the third day, we took a Grab to eat Sarawak Laksa and Kolo Mee again at another place. Then we explored Chinatown and took pictures of the cat statues around town. After that, we went back to the hotel to pack. Then hubby's friend brought us for tea time where we tried out some famous Kuching ice drinks and snacks. After that we went to Vivacity Mall which had nothing much interesting apart from Rubi Shoes which I can't find in WM. After yet another dinner at a hawker center near the airport, we were ready to leave Kuching and return to our home sweet home. :-)