Kota Kinabalu... Part 3



The trip to the mountain. It was ~ 11am but kabus everywhere



The 3rd day's activity was a trip to Kinabalu Mountain.. Opps, Kinabalu Park to be exact..hehe..Kinabalu Mountain as the scenic background. Our family are not the hiking & mountain climbing type though.

So, we followed the route given by the hotel concierge, hand drawn & very accurate. Our first stop was Pekan Nabalu. It's full of handicrafts and souvenirs. A lot of T-shirts too.. There are 2 areas to shop. One is the roadside stalls, another is a 'rumah panjang'-like wooden building. If you'd like to buy T-shirts, I'd recommend here, because the shops in the 'Philipino market' or also called 'Handicraft Centre' in town didn't offer much choice on t-shirts design & sizes. The market mostly sold pearl items & handicrafts.

Another, because the weather here in Pekan Nabalu is sooo nice, it's cool.. probably around 20 deg C, depend on the time also..



Left: Roadside shops, Right: the 'rumah panjang' type

I haven't gotten used to blogging as yet, so sometimes when I ate or stop anywhere, lupa nak amik gambar. he.. Here in Pekan Nabalu also, there's a spot with very good views of Mount Kinabalu. Tips: Depends on the time that you reach this place; if you're lucky you'll get to see the tip of the mountain. If not, you're left with the 'kabus' only. You need to 'catch' the views at the right time. We stopped at this very scenic spot twice. 1st time, on the way up & 2nd time, on the way down. Reason, tak puas hati because didn't see the TIP of the Kinabalu Mountain, so, we made an effort to stop here again. And boy, we were lucky..!! See the snapshots below:

Focus at the tips - now you don't see them

Now you DO..!

I'll continue this post later... see ya..!