Kota Kinabalu, Sabah ~~ Hidden Beauty

  It's been a while since I last posted anything. Been busy with exams and stuff, yet recently I've been on a trip with a few friends to Taiwan after the exams. Before our flight to Taiwan, we had to put up 2 days in Kota Kinabalu, the city of Sabah. Well, having been there before, Kota Kinabalu is just like any other town, just that this town possesses it's life and light from it's well attained natural beauty and scenery.  Here, I'll just briefly backtrack our footsteps that very day...

  On reaching the airport, we took a bus to the city of Kota Kinabalu. Here, we shopped for local arts, crafts and many other stuffs that you can find there.

  Next, a visit to the Philipino Market, a place where fresh seafood is of vast variety. You could also find all kinds of delicacies there, and the fried murtabak is something one should try. You can't find it in Semenanjung Malaysia yet, but it really is something new to us. The grilled squid and fish are also well sold delicacies, and if you have the cash to spend do try the grilled lobsters, one costing almost rm150!

Besides the food, one could also enjoy the sunset not too far away from the market, something money can't buy.

  Later on, we had a dinner at a seafood restaurant, and honestly speaking, everything was worth it's price especially the crab dish cooked with butter. The toufu is also a must-try dish, same goes to the chicken. Oh, did I mention the coconut pudding? Simply magnifico!

  That sums up the day and we soon retreated to our hotel that night, knowing an even exciting day beholds upon us.

  The next day promised something even exciting as we booked a van up into the mountains of Kundasang. A 2hour journey promised us a scenery, so breathtaking that everything was worth it while. We reached the Diary Farm of Kundasang. Some called it the 'Malaysian New Zealand', with black and white cows grazing upon those green green grasses. It was windy there, and certainly very cooling. With the Mount Kinabalu in sight as the background scenery, everything was just too perfect!

  After that, we took a trip to the Kota Kinabalu National Park. Luxurious greens was all that was seen, but that was all that it could provide. Down from the mountains into the valley, we were brought to a bridge which sadly, I've forgotten the name. But according to our driver, it was built in the very same year as London Bridge was built. And while people are singing that London Bridge came crashing down, this bridge however stood till this very day, a pride of the many Sabahans there.

 Our last tour came to the 'Ruman Terbalik Sabah', or also known as the 'Upside-down House of Sabah'. Here, things were all tupsy-turvey, an art where many would just admire in awe. Pictures weren't allowed to be taken inside of the house though, but I can assure you, even the interior will make you question the Law of Gravity. This, certainly a place to take a look at sometime.

  Finally, we reached the Kota Kinabalu Teriminal 2 Airport. There we took our dinner, had a shower there, planned our Taiwan trip and put up the night there. I was busy watching Euro 2012 then, and that sums up all our 2 days in Kota Kinabalu, Sabah. Really, this is a place, it's natural beauty hidden from the eyes of the world, awaiting mankind to come and explore...

Some photos courtesy from Candy Lee... ^-^

Signing out: 

Nickel Low