分类： Kuching

Fort Margherita

Fort Margherita is an old fort built in 1879 by Charles Brooke, Rajah of Sarawak situated in Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia. The fort is an important landmark and monument in Sarawak’s history which goes back to the Brooke Dynasty. The fort, built in the style of an English castle, was designed to protect Kuching from attack by pirates. It served as a Police Museum from 1971 before being handed over to the Sarawak state government and now is a tourist attraction in Kuching.

The fort was built on a hill overlooking the Sarawak River and situated on the north bank opposite the then fast expanding town centre of Kuching. The fort was well-equipped to protect the capital from river-borne invasions.

The three storey tower block’s battlement includes a watchpoint on top,a courtyard surrounded by a high wall with sharp glass shards inlaid for protection and set into the wall itself are wooden windows from where the cannons were fired. Executions of prisoners were carried out in this courtyard,right up to the Japanese occupation during World War II.
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Sarawak Textile Museum in Kuching古晋纺织博物馆

砂捞越纺织博物馆位于古晋游客中心后一桩优雅的殖民地风格建筑中，免费开放参观。平日9点开馆，周六周日假日10点开门。

博物馆楼高三层，展示了沙捞越土著、马来人和华人的传统纺织技艺和产品。最上一层则以各民族传统婚礼习俗为主题。

土著居民
土著居民过去非常缺乏衣物。

贝壳上衣
贝壳编织的上衣和围裙，工程量浩大。
贝壳围裙
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Chinese History Museum, Kuching华族历史文物馆

马来西亚古晋的华族历史文物馆位于沙捞越河边，大伯公庙对面。四周绿树成荫，环境优美。而在大热天中，来到冷气强强滚的文物馆参观也是消暑的良策，更何况这文物馆是免费开放的。整个展出运用了许多高科技与多媒体手段，完全不枯燥。

一进文物馆，左侧便有录像放映厅。一旦有客人进入房间，便会自动开始播放。内容是介绍华人来到沙捞越的历史与背景情况。影片有中英文版本，轮流播放。

接下来的展览第一部分是早期华人移民的历史与路线、生活情况介绍。其中第一批和第二批华人移民早在拉者（当地最高统领，英国探险家布鲁克，布鲁克）之前便在此土地定居。
Chinese History Museum, Kuching

Chinese History Museum, Kuching

Chinese History Museum, Kuching
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Tune Hotel Kuching Airport Shuttle Service Sucks

Tune Hotel Kuching website claims there is an airport shuttle service from the airport to the hotel. However reality tells another story.

Here is the timetable of the shuttle service listed at their counter at the airport.
Kuching Airport - Tune Hotel Shuttle Service

In reality, I couldn’t get any shuttle service for the whole day.

I arrived at Kuching airport before 9am.

Golden System Car Rental & Tour S/B, which is the company that offers the shuttle service, refused to run as the timetable shows because they require at least 2 paid passengers to run the service.

Fair enough, I decided to wait for other passengers to come and share the van.

After 11am, the airport became busy. However, the shuttle counter was closed and of course I had no chance to find other passengers to use their service.

When the staff finally came back, I told the guy behind counter that I’d like to pay the price of 2 people. He said OK, board the 3pm shuttle. I got back before 3 o’clock. The staff told me there was no shuttle at 3pm, I would have to wait until 5pm. When I got there at 4:40pm. The staff told me the shuttle had left at 4:30pm. He told me to wait for the 6pm shuttle and pay 20 RM.

In the end, I took a taxi which cost me 26 RM.

Tune Hotel Danga Bay. Johor Bahru – Resorts World Sentosa by Odyssey Shuttle Service is even worse. Click here to learn more.

DO NOT USE ANY SHUTTLE SERVICES YOU SEE ON TUNEHOTELS.COM, PERIOD!