Day 3 - Heading into town...

I decided to take today as easy, ie in my terms 'easy' can mean a lot of non-stressful, effortless activity. A swim in the morning kicked off the day and into town I go. The main highlight is the Old Market. Okay, so maybe it's not as fascinating for a Kuching-born local like me - an array of every household appliance you can think of (dating back to 1989, ie), local produce of fruit and vegetables and for the strong-hearted (or stomached), the meat section. The tourist attractions of scarfs (not this time since I splurged in Peru and Bolivia on these), bags, fine jewellery, and not forgetting for those keen on the big, international brands like LV (literally written this way and not like it's monogram) and GOACH (COACH).

My driver decided to take me to see the floating village and that's exactly what it was - a whole village floating on a river. According to my young 'fren' on the boat, the residents are mainly from Vietnam and crossed the border to fish as a living. It seems like a small town with a school (and a basketball court), mini supermarkets and even a Catholic church! As we travelled down (and up) the river, you can see the community working, sleeping, having their meals and kids playing.

After another afternoon of a swim and massage, I had dinner at Cafe Indocine and then a night drive around the town, along the river and night markets before collapsing truly contented. Heading back to Singapore tomorrow to commence the 'Ting Family Holiday'.