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20-Jul-2025
 
We thought about going to the beach today. It would be easy to get there with Grab. Sea breezes and slurpy coconuts beckoned...

But then we wondered about how easy (or not) it might be to get back...

So we decided to stick around town, which turned out to be a really good thing to do.

For a start, there's a kind of car-free thing happening on a Sunday. It's only a couple of streets, and it's mainly geared towards selling things to eat and drink. But still, it's colourful and friendly:

stalls

In addition, the centre of town is way, way quieter than it is on working days. So you actually get to spot there are several alley-ways that have been adorned with cute murals:

nigel

cat

tongue

street

me

hornbill

pigeons

girl

lions
There's a tricultural vibe down here as well

malay

3instruments

dayak

dragon&dayak

tajmahal
But there are also lots of hat-tips to the wider world

pisa

gangnam

You'll also find there's a bit more room at the traditional coffee-shops on a Sunday:

rio

kopi

And, of course, you can add in an extra temple or three (they just pop up everywhere):

temple1

temple2a

temple2b

cwtemple
The temple next to CW, one of the many cafes we've frequented here

All in all, a pretty nice Sunday.