Miri, Sarawak

I went to Miri, Sarawak to attend my friend's wedding. Miri is situated in East Malaysia (Borneo Island) and is right next to Brunei. It was declared as a city in 2005 - so it's pretty new and I love the place! Miri is also the first place where an oil well was dug up by Shell. Their mascot seemed to be the seashorse! (I was expedting the Hornbill!)

Took a flight on MAS from KLIA. It takes about 2.5hours by air. We have to fly across the South China Sea to get to our destination.

Stayed in a very affordable and comfy inn called Kingwood Inn. Times when we had nothing to do we all sat in and watched HBO. Lol talk about movie marathon ;) I would recommend you to stay here as it's near some of Miri's attractions.

Went for my friend's rehersal at a church in Krokop
Saw a beautiful sunset. No pollution here.. the air is so fresh and clean.

Was fortunate that I saw a rainbow~ only to find out later that it was a double rainbow =)

A nearby mosque

There are parks all over Miri and there's one near our Inn called Miri City Fan. The park is shaped like a fan.

The Islamic garden

I love the native motif!

Chinese garden

Seahorse~

Interesting roundabout

Seahorse street lamps

Went to the Flower Garden - it's also nearby our Inn.

Had a stroll to the Heritage centre where you can find beautiful handicrafts. They are extremely talented in making bead accessories.

Traditional dancers. They were brilliant!

No traffic!

Landslides happen often here - I was told 2 people perished in this one =(

Miri Public Park

There are tonnes of HUGE mansions about in Miri..mostly owned by Log Tycoons

Drove past the beach - that's South China Sea!

Have a fancy golf area here. It's near the Dutch Village and Shell Residency

Local delicacy - Sarawak Laksa. We get in Peninsular Malaysia as well, but the ingredients are different.
I'm not too sure but I'm guessing this is the tip of Sarawak. Goodbye Borneo. It's a place where the people are so warm and accomodating. It truly felt like Home there.

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