Kuching

We have a private tour guide to take us to site see the city. Kuching is the capital of Sarawak province and within the city, it is separated by north (mainly Muslim) and south (mainly Chinese) and each has its own mayor. 

We were taken to the local noodle house for breakfast. This restaurant makes its own noodles (Kolo Mee and Lasak Mee). Very tasty. 

Santubong (望夫山) - second highest mountain in Sarawak. 

Spent the morning visiting the Sarawak Cultural Village and getting to know the many different cultural groups: Bidayuh consists of 8.4% of Sarawak population, Iban lived in axe-hewn timber long houses, Penan lived in the dense jungles of central Bonrneo, Orang Ulu - up river dwellers, Melanu consists of 5.8% of Sarawak population and eat sago palms rather than rice, Malays and Chinese. Quite a diverse culture. 

For lunch, our guide took us to a seafood restaurant that you pick your own seafood from the tank and they cook for you. During our visit to the cultural village, we met a couple, Janet and Ben, from UK and they were leaving Kuching in the evening but also would like to visit the Semenggoh Nature Reserve to see the Orangutan. We invited them to join us for the rest of the trip since the van can accommodate more people. We had fun getting to each other during the short time. 

We arrived at the reserve just in time to see some orangutans during their dinner time. This would be the ideal time to see them as it is a reserve and mimic natural habitat for them and there is no guarantee for sighting. We went wild with photos, including a baby and mom. 

Dinner took place at 101 - a place similar to Taiwan's night market where there are 101 different stores for you to choose food from. We had a tough time to choose as there were so many things unique and different. We ate soo much!  It had been a busy but fun day!