My first port of call was the Siew San Teng Itua Pek temple that is on my walk to Chinatown. He turned out to be just one of many. The temple had two 'lakes' of turtles inside and they looked rather forlorn and overcrowded. However, the views of the river from the temple were good and the history of how it had escaped being bombed in 1941 was an interesting aside.
I also noticed a memorial to Charles Brooke
and captured yet another two cat statues.
After all this excitement, I visited the Black Bean coffee shop that I had noticed from previous outings and had a delicious - and aroma-filled cappuccino. And the another. A very helpful radiologist from the local hospital joined me at the table and gave me several places to visit. The openness and helpfulness of people here is really striking.
In truth, it was a rather miserable day and so photos were rather restricted. Not being a great planner, I now realize that the rainy season really does live up to its name and there is a world of difference between here and Indochina in terms of weather at this time of year. Still, it's better than a few rainy days in an English winter!
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