Fort Margherita Kuching

As I travelled through Peninsular Malaysia it never occurred to me to jump across the water to Borneo-Malaysia. So it came as a pleasant surprise to look at the AirAsia.com and find them offering flights to Kuching in Sarawak, Borneo, for free. I couldn't believe it, the fare price was $0. I thought it must be a computer error, and decided to see …

... terjaga kebersihannya itu kami bisa menyewa perahu tradisional bermotor seharga 30 sen ringgit seorang. Kami dibawa menyeberang ke Fort Margherita. Benteng ini tak langsung kelihatan dari tepi sungai. Kami harus menyusuri rumah-rumah penduduk terlebih ...

... before meeting Frankie and a girl from KL at 2:00pm to visit Fort Margherita, on the north side of the river in downtown Kuching. Fort Margherita was built by Charles Brookes in 1879 and he named it after his wife.  The purpose of the Fort was to ...

... white painted building (especially when lit up at night) clearly visible from most of the South bank. Fort Margherita - this was built to defend Kuching from invasion by river by Charles Brooke in 1879 (what an industrial fellow indeed) and named ...

... meeting Frankie and a girl from KL at 2:00pm to visit Fort Margherita, on the north side of the river in downtown Kuching. Fort Margherita was built by Charles Brookes in 1879 and he named it after his wife.  The purpose of the Fort was to ...

... We reached the hotel at around 6 pm. When we reached the hotel, we suddenly were motivated to cross the Kuching River at the waterfront and visit Fort Margherita. We took the boat, which is a main transport medium here in Kuching, for a nominal fee of 50 ...

... embarked a little boat over to the other side of the river so we could take a closer look at the whitewashed building of Fort Margherita. We walked around to the building along a narrow path, which i thought bore resemblance to a similar pathway on the ...

... I spent a few hours here drinking in the tranquillity & reading books in the shade. On the way back we ambled through Fort Margherita. Built by the second Brooke Rajah (Charles) in 1880 & named after his wife. Charlie built it to keep those ...

... and Gersik for Imp's survey on lovely old traditional old houses as well as a climb up to Fort Margherita to enjoy a panorama of Kuching City.. The tambangs were actually much more stable than they looked though I've learnt taking a ...

... large amount roaming the streets.         The next day I took a tour of the city, exploring Fort Margherita, the Chinese Padungan street, and taking a ferry across the river to the Astana & Kuching Orchid Garden. Before ...

... plan. Decided to take a stroll down the waterfront then cross the river and visit Astana (Governor's House), the Orchid Garden and Fort Margherita. Got across the river after managing to persuade the sampan 'driver' that I didn't want to go for an ...