Green Hill at Kuching

There is one not-so-touristy place that my parents will bring guests to visit during their first visit to Kuching. The direct translation from Hokkien is 'Green Hill' but not the Green Hill with an asylum.

There were many steps up the temple

It was actually a Chinese temple built by Hokkien people when they first reached Kuching from China. It was built to protect a small harbour below, according to their belief.

Birds eye view of the harbour below

A part of the temple from outside. I did not take any photos inside. I seldom go inside temples as I was not sure of the 'etiquette' inside a Buddhist temple

'Foot Print of Lord Buddha' as what I read from the description. It was one of the sacred items in Buddhism commonly found in Burmese Temples

We were Christians, not Buddhists but we brought guest there just to show them the history as we were Hokkien and the serene surrounding was good for strolling.

We went to a seafood restaurant at the foot of the hill and the food was delicious and cheap. Again, there were about 10 adults and 2 kids and the bills was only around RM150 including drinks (mostly coconuts). Of course, there were few other dishes that I did not managed to take photo.

Teo-chew style fried oyster which was sticky unlike that other crispy type that I had in my previous post

Curry Bamboo Clam - The clams were huge and juicy

Bamboo Clams with spring onions and ginger. What we had in Johor was cooked with the shell (to make up the bulk) and the clams were so tiny

Prawns in Vietnamese sauce. It was not spicy at all with a tinge of sourish sweetish taste. We dipped fried 'man-tau' to eat the sauce. Really delicious!