So many changes, so many new things. Western food chain eating places (KFC, Starbucks, McDonald, Subway, etc) are huge and popular now. Sad to say that they are every where.
Western fast food everywhere including outside stall for takeaway and 24 hours service
Tougher to find authentic Sarawak food at downtown mall food courts; they are still around at street coffee shops (kopitiam) and in the suburbs. Extremely cheap and flavourful. Again, we are spoiled by our hotel breakfast buffet here (Malay, Indian, Chinese and Western) so we are often too full to try other food for lunch.
It was strange to walk through old familiar places—some have been improved, some are languishing (which was sad to see), others are torn down or no longer there.
In front of the arch into Carpenter Street (an area full of goldsmith shops)Another view of the Arch at Carpenter StreetLau Ya Geng food court, well known for its kueh chap (rice noodle soup with tofu, pork offals, and braised pork)—great with kopi pengOne of the food stalls at Lau Ya Geng food courtHiang Thian Siang Ti Temple (opposite Lau Ya Geng)—a Teochew templeInfo on the Teochew temple (Hiang Thian Siang Ti Temple)Tiger painting on the front wall of the Teochew templeDragon painting on the front wall of the Teochew templeArch into Padungan Road (Jalan Padungan)—an area of old Chinese shophouses (1920s and 1930s) and cheap eats, pastry shops, and kopitiamsMain Post Office—built in 1931 (style: early 19th century with its neo-classical style and Corinthian columns)In front of Kuching Old Courthouse (built in 1868), now home to restaurants and cafes)—consists of four blocks with an inner courtyardIndia Street, a pedestrian street, selling mainly clothes and textilesWall murals in narrow alleys and side streetsBunga Raya (hibiscus)—national flower of MalaysiaThe old house—the front yard now covered by cement pad throughoutLooking at the old secondary schoolThe old primary schoolThe old primary school canteen
