Friday, January 07, 2011

Trip up north

The last time i was in Miri, it was a 3-hours space filler enroute from Kuching to Mukah. But this Oil Town impressed me enough to warrant a longer ‘official’ visit.

So after the New Year trip to Sibu, Miri became the destination of my 2nd trip.

This is a bird’s eye view of Miri atop Canada Hill. Miri is quite big and it felt like Kuching away from Kuching. Only that it is hotter.

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The colourfully decorated trees along Jalan North Yu Sheng, one of the main streets of Miri.

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Miri has a lot of beautiful beaches just a short drive from the city centre, for example this esplanade beach.

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And their public parks are much more well maintained compared to those in Kuching. This pic is taken at the Taman Awam park.

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This is the Grand Old Lady of Miri, which is a must-visit icon. It is the site of the first on-shore oil well in Miri. 

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And here is the friendly sea-horse, the mascot of Miri city. Looks similar to Singapore’s Merlion.

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Food wise, nothing too spectacular but all the same very nice. They have this nice dish called Lalapan:

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And also delicious grilled fish.

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And yes, not to forget about dim-sum which will put all the dim-sum joints in Kuching to shame.

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Of course a trip to Miri wouldn’t be complete without a trip to their friendly next-door neighbour, Brunei. Since there’s so many photos in this post, Brunei will be up in next =).

Last of all, thanks to all my dear friends in Miri who makes this trip fun and memorable.

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