Sunday, December 14, 2003

Sarawak Cultural Village

Up about 8:15, showered, had breakfast at McDonalds, then back to the room. Roz knocked at 10:00, and we decided to go to the Sarawak Cultural Village. We went to the Crowne Plaza Hotel to catch the shuttle, but just missed the 10:20 shuttle, so we had to wait for the 12:20 shuttle instead. We vegged out at the hotel, then went to Sugarbarn (restaurant) for a snack at 11:30, then to the Crowne Plaza. As we were walking to the hotel, Roz said to me, "Oh my god, you'll never guess what I found last night." She lifted up her arm to show me her armpit. A leech wound! She had a leech sucking blood from her armpit, and didn't know it. She found the hole last night. Hahahaha!!!

It was a 45 minute bus ride to the village, we had lunch at the cafeteria, then went through the village. The village is a place where each of the seven traditional cultures of Sarawak can showcase their architecture, lifestyles and cultures to the public. We got to blow darts out of a blowpipe at one of them. I hit the pop can target on my third dart. Roz sucked.

At 3:30, we walked to one of the two Holiday Inn resorts that sits on either side of the village, and went to the beach, then snuck into their swimming pool. It was a cloudy, off and on rainy day. This resort is spectacular, situated on a small beach, surrounded by green, lush rainforest, with a mountain bounded on one side, absolutely beautiful. I imagine the price is "absolutely beautiful" too.

At 4:30, went back to the village for the tribal dance and singing show, then caught the 5:15 shuttle back to Kuching, went for a drink at a restaurant along the riverfront, then back to the room to get warmer clothes, then went to Denis's Cafe and Restaurant, and had a great supper. The restaurant was all decked out for Christmas, with lights and a Christmas tree, and Christmas music playing. We had dessert as well.

Then we walked to try and find the long-distance bus terminal, so I could check out schedules to other cities, but we couldn't find it, so we went back to the hotel, I wrote in my journal, and then decided where I should head to next. Went to bed about 10:30.

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