From Brunei, we got the bus down to Miri, a border town in Sarawak, West Borneo. Miri was mainly going to be used as a stopover before heading on to the famous Niah Caves but we decided to spend a full day looking around the town. It is pleasant enough with various gardens to walk around, a mosque and a Taoist temple. The Taoist temple impressed us the most. From outside, we didn't think that it was going to be so beautiful because of the urban surroundings but once we went into the courtyard, we were stunned by how exquisitely decorated it was. There were clusters of huge red lanterns hanging, dragon pillars, intricately-carved doors and religious icons. Adam particularly liked the sequence of large paintings which all seemed to tell their own humorous, poignant or
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