Kuching Waterfront: the home of Perahu Penambang

[torque]

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~ Penambang : A small boat used by the Kuching locals to commute from the riverbanks of their village to the city centre's Waterfront or other villages.

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~ A Penambang arrving at the Pengkalan Astana, Kuching, Sarawak. On the opposite bank is the Kuching Waterfront Bazaar.

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~ Built circa 1879, this old fort still stands proud on the opposite side of the Waterfront in Kuching. Now converted to a museum that holds interesting collections of relics & artefacts.

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~ A penambang boat crossing the river on a late evening at the Waterfront.

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~ A Penambang floating towards the Astana in the late evening, as seen from the Waterfronts of Sg Sarawak, Kuching.


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~Originally built in 1870 by Charles Brooke as a wedding to his wife Margeret, the Astana is now the official residence of the Head of State.

[FaizaLOrcA]

menarik terutama gamba no 1.

[shutterhack]

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~ Built circa 1879, this old fort still stands proud on the opposite side of the Waterfront in Kuching. Now converted to a museum that holds interesting collections of relics & artefacts.
Saya suka yang ni... the empty spaces keeps the mystery alive with tremendous DOF. Nice series by the way torque.

[zamrinmohamad]

Gambar-gambar menarik....mempromosikan Bandar Kuching... Nice pics

Torque, here's a suggestion.....u should try riding in the Penambang....duduk kat belakang sekali, dekat enjin motorbot tu...guna wide lens..capture penumpang2 bot dari dalam penambang tu ...hheheheeee.....just a suggestion.....

[torque]

Salams,

Thanx to all....nasib2 jer dpt shot2 mcm tu.
Zamrin! Sik tekabir ghaik kamek! Kitak ajak try shot kedak kitak suggest ya ohh? :mrgreen:
Eishh!! Sik sabar mek tok mauk balit siya! Banyak subjects nang interesting gilak di siya!
Sik iboh ngelayau jauh2 juak, area waterfront & India Street ajak banyak elements mun kitak mauk polah documentari serie!

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~ Two locals resting while reading the announcement on the greenboard at the Indian Mosque.
The mosque which was built circa 1834.
Note that the announcement is written in Bahasa Melayu and Tamil.
The shoplots & pedestrian walk around the area are known as India Street Pedestrian Mall, one of the main tourist attractions in Kuching.


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~ A Muslim walks by the market side entrance of the Indian Mosque which was built cira 1834.
The shoplots & pedestrian walk around the area are known as India Street Pedestrian Mall, one of the main tourist attractions in Kuching.

Heheheh! I love Kuching & Sarawak!
That's why I am married to a gorgeously beautiful Sarawakian & hv beautiful kids!! (Alhamdulillah!)

[NeZuMi]

OK LE TU.....