Kuching - the capital of the state of Sarawak, lies on the banks of the Sarawak River.
'Kuching' in the Malay language means cat and you will find a cat museum with displays of anything on cats.
What to do in Kuching:
- Check out the museums, pasar malam (night markets)
- Walk around the town. Take a stroll along the river front and across it is a streets lined with many small shops selling an assortment of beautiful handicrafts - wood, ceramic or weaved crafts. Its the best place in Malaysia to get traditional crafts of the natives.
- Visit the nearby national park
- Visit the cultural village, near Kuching. You can catch a bus from travel agent located at Holiday Inn
.....more on Sarawak at http://www.mymalaysiabooks.com/Sarawak/sarawak.htm
