Dropped off in down town Kuching by Sydney (he had to go on a business trip to KL), it was time for a bit of breakfast, offering free wifi (and an electrical socket) I couldn’t resist the first place I came across serving chicken and egg in a bun:
Chicken (and egg) for breakfast
Sydney told me there is a photography shop across the city in India Street so I headed in that direction afterwards (a side of Kuching I had yet to venture too).
I passed one of the Kuching cat statues on route:
Cat Statue in Kuching
Kuching is strange in their emphasis on cats yet I often spend days without seeing one here, ironically there is a few dogs around still. Sydney told me it was because the Chinese don’t like cats and there is a big Chinese population here.
Further down and looking across the river the government building stands out from the crowd, it’s modern Islamic structure taking pride of place on the riverfront.
Government building
Turning off the from the waterfront the stunning colonial post office next to the Courthouse complex give a nice taste to the dated buildings built in the 1870s:
Kuching Post Office
Kuching Courthouse
India street was just around the corner from here and features similar colonial architecture. A few shops down here mainly consisting of souvenirs. I went in the camera shop and was unimpressed by the price of the camera I am after so belly rumbling I looked for food and came across a place selling chicken:
Chicken for lunch
Cat pillar in Kuching
I found cat statue 2 of out 3 wondering around back and headed back to the hostel to relax a bit and have a much needed shower.
For some reason one thing I always pay attention to in cities is the drain covers, I think they say a lot about a city and its history, I think this habit came after visiting Rome a couple of years back and learning about the drains there from a tour guide. Anyway most of Kuching has boring drains, but I did find a road with what I was actually expecting to see, yes that’s right… cats:
Drain cover in Kuching
It was then time for dinner.
Can you guess what I had?
If you said cat then -100 points for you
If you said KFC then -10 points for you
If you said chicken then +10 points for you
If you said honey roasted chicken with salad then +30 points for you:
Chicken for Dinner
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I said KFC chicken so I guess 0 points for me!
The government building looks awesome, hard to tell the scale from such a distance!
0 points well done you! (In a QI sort of way)
That building didn’t seem very welcoming to visitors nearby, but it’s admirable from a distance.