Muara Tebas

AT and I were driving aimlessly .... and we had crossed the bridge and was at the Petra Jaya vicinity ... then I brought up Muara Tebas. AT was keenly interested as he had not been there for over 2 decades. And he did not know how to get there. Well, since I had a good sense of direction, I directed him there. Lol.

Muara Tebas is a fishing village, located at the estuary of the Sarawak River. What's famous here is a Chinese Temple which sits atop a hill. One has to drive through the narrow roads of the fishing village to reach the temple. Read this article here for more information.

The local Chinese community refer to Muara Tebas as Ching Shan, because the name of the temple atop the hill is Ching Shan Yen. Ching Shan means green hill or green mountain in Mandarin.

Since it was in the afternoon, the crowd had pretty much dispersed. But parking is still very limited. We paid RM2.00 for our little narrow spot at the foot of the hill .. and then climbed up the steps.  It was not very difficult to climb.

At the temple were some worshippers ....

We then went to the Muara Tebas Seafood Restaurant ... where we had a light meal. I left the ordering to AT ... and he ordered ...

We had a pandan coconut each ..... sweet and refreshing and so fragrant

 Seafood Noodles Stirfry

The noodles were well-fried and was really very tasty!! It was lightly smoky and was very aromatic, and the seafood very fresh.

AT ordered a dish of steamed prawns. There were 10 pieces, with the shell removed at the flesh, leaving the heads and tails intact. They were neatly arranged in a row, steamed and then topped with scallions. 

Steamed prawns with scallions

AT did not eat prawns .... but he ordered it for me. There were 10 pieces. I ate 9 and he ate only 1. Lol. 

The meal cost us RM68.00.