Kuching Trip- Day 1

We started the day really really early, getting No.2 ready for the few days with her grandparents, and No.1 ready for the busy morning ahead. We caught the KLIA express to the airport, and being No.1's first time on a train, he was really excited! He behaved really well, looking out the window and chatting loads. We even managed to see a rainbow! It was all very exciting for him. He ate his breakfast on the train as well so that was good.

Check-in at the airport went smoothly, and we spent some time wandering around the shops. He was rather fascinated by the big Toblerone ferris wheel, and spent quite a bit of time playing with the M&M's candy fans. After all that excitement, he got tired and cranky, and started acting up. He had a meltdown, wanting his daddy to carry him; and when we would not give in, he screamed the place down, sitting on the floor and clinging on to his daddy's leg. Yikes. Thank God he calmed down after a while, and we managed to make our way to the boarding gate.

The little guy managed to stay awake until we boarded the plane; he was so exhausted that he fell asleep while the plane was taxiing on the runway. He slept for most of the journey, and woke up only when there was about half an hour of flying time left. He did get the chance to look out the window and got all excited at the sight of white, fluffy clouds. Heh.

Travelling to our hotel by taxi was also fun for him; he was talking non-stop about anything and everything! So cute.

Our room at Pullman Kuching was nice and spacious, with a great view to boot.

The luxurious bathroom

We had a quick lunch at the small shopping mall connected to the hotel, and then took a much-needed nap. All of us were soooo tired!

Later, we took an evening walk down the Kuching Waterfront, which was rather interesting. However, our hot and humid weather does make going outdoors quite uncomfortable after a while.

We ended up having dinner at The Junk, which serves western fare. It was quite hard to find, and we were about to give up and go back to the hotel to dine, when we suddenly caught sight of the restaurant. We had lamb shank, fish and chips, and our little guy had some bread with asparagus soup, as well as some chips. He's not very adventurous with food, so it was quite tough trying to figure out what to feed him.

We walked back (uphill) to the hotel after dinner; and realised that we must have walked something like a few km with the stroller that evening! Luckily our little boy behaved himself and stayed in his stroller- I can't imagine carrying him all that distance! Yikes.

I had to pump and dump during our Kuching trip, but I managed to sneak some into the little guy's milk feed at night, so not all of it had to go to waste. He didn't notice it though, so that was good. Was half-afraid he might reject the whole bottle on account of it tasting different. :p