sabah post is up finally!
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woke up superb early on saturday morning
how early?
3.45AM !
prepared myself and double checked my luggage and all the necessaties
the taxi came around 445AM
headed to LCCT
reached there around 530AM
checked in our luggages
and went into the waiting area
air asia flight at 650AM
destination : Kota Kinabalu, Sabah
the flight was 2 hours and 30 min
collected our luggages
our tour guide, Grace
was already waiting for us
a bus all by ourselves
headed to the beach, Tanjung Aru
took a stroll there
and took some picss
meee, mun, kar
kar.
char and tiff
the famous blended avacado drink..not bad..lol
moi.
three of us
models..LOL
daddy and mummy
char and issa
huge bowl of ice kacang/ ABC
had our lunch
and headed up mount kinabalu
not all the way up there though
just half way
the climate there is something like cameron
windy and cooling
visited the Rose Garden
queen of orchid, also known as slipper orchid
the fruit of the flower above..so cute..doesn't it look like mushroom somehow?lol..
balloon?hahhaa..
cactus.
green orchid
no idea what plant is this..attractive one...so seductive
grandaunt.
mun and kar
after that,
went back to the hotel
Zen Garden
checked in and settled our luggages in our room
and went to the restaurant for dinner
steamboat for dinner
take a walk around the hotel after dinner
chilling..lol
went back to our rooms and rest
thats all for a day
the traditional rice liqour..hehehe..had a few cups of it.
morning call at 7am the next day
took a morning walk with mum and dad
amazing air and environment in the morning
got to see Mount Kinabalu
after breakfast,
went for hot spring
but unfortunately too many people,
so did not get to try the hot spring
but we went for the canopy walk
mummy..she was afraid..pwuahahhaa
family.
the canopy walk was fun!...hahahha
mun and i
went to silau silau trail
in the kinabalu park
the canopy walk and hot spring is one part of the park too
the park is really huge
have to travel by bus from one place to the other
wild berries..quite delicious..lol
left mount kinabalu
2 hour of bus journey back to KK city centre
went to Tanjung Aru Beach Resort
the best resort in sabah
where we will be staying for the next two days
this resort is awesome
love it love it love it
incredible!
the lobby.
reception
our room! comfy comfy bed
the room is gorgeous..reluctant to leave it!
look at the bathroom!
went to the beach before heading out for dinner
sunset!
nice scenery
sunset..
had seafood for dinner
kena con
RM1667 for dinner
O.O
bloody expensive!
morning call at 7am
headed back to the resort
walked around the resort after the HEAVY meal
went to visit the spa centre..so relaxing~~
buffet breakfast at TATU cafe in the resort
after breakfast, there we went
rafting!
wohoo~~
went back to the hotel
went straight to the pool
hahha
had a quick swim
and went back to the room to freshen up
took a short nap
and went for dinner
buffet dinner at TATU cafe
cream cabonara
DESSERT Bar!!!
coffee pudding with foam topping, tropical fruit pudding and blueberry cheesecake
tiramisu, coffee cheese cup, raspberry pudding and fruit tart
cheese cake, chocolate fudge, strawberry cheese and fruit pancake
orange chocolate and chocolate valentino
fruit pudding with foam topping
chocolate ice cream with marshmellows and chocolate chips
the next day,
morning call at 6am
omgg
went snorkelling after breakfast
saw the islands?dont they look like whales?
a unique way to feed the fish..hahaha..wont hurt your fingers..LOL
played watersports..flyfish and banana boat..awesome!
went back to hotel to freshen up and pack our luggages
checking out
headed for lunch
went to the WildPark Zoo
too see some rare and close to extinct species
hehehe
gibbon
orang utan
otters..cute little ones!
sumatran rhino...endangered species..rhino woth two horns, 30 left all around the world
sun bear
last but not least,
Probocis Monkey!
male has long nose and cover its mouth
female have sharp and smaller upturn nose
left the zoo
went to the city centre
to shop for some dried food
and some local stuff
went to the airport around 6pm
had dinner there
and flight at 805PM
reached back to kl around 10PM
kar.
char and tiff
female have sharp and smaller upturn nose
