Waterfront Scenes

Today as I walked along the Kuching Waterfront area I noticed the new DUN building ( Dewan Undangan Rakyat) surroundings are slowly being tidied up and grassing works are underway to control erosion and beautify the river bank . I guess upon completion, this building will be another tourist attraction for Kuching city. The building will house the Sarawak State Legislative Assembly - a law making and local governance body that ensures that the practise of democracy is kept alive and functioning in Sarawak. However the area around the building seemed lacking in any tourism -related facilities and presently is best viewed from a distance.

The tourist buzz is much lacking these days. Is it due to the global slump? River boats are parked by the pontoons but there are very few tourists to join the boat ride. The scenes looked economically eerie for today.

Sarawak River boat cruise

Today is the 7th day of the Hari Raya in Kuching. I took a few hours this afternoon to check out any interesting happenings at the water front area. Closeby the water edge I saw groups of tourists boarding a river cruise boat to enjoy a two hours journey looking at the sunset, the river scenes, local food and drinks served together with cultural performances for the tourists on board the double-decker boat. I was informed that the cost per pax for the enchanting experience is RM 48. The boat leaves around 5.00 pm to enable the tourists catch the setting sun normally seen around 6.30 pm onwards around the Kuching vicinity.