Sunday, May 26, 2013

Kota Kinabalu Day 2 (19.05.13)

Plans for the second day of the trip: Gaya Street Sunday Market, Sapi Island, Sunset at Shangri La and dinner at Filipino Night Market but not all went according to plan cos it rained in afternoon and we decided to push back Shangri La to the third day.

The market on a Sunday morning is much more than interesting than the one we saw the last night. You can expect to find things like souvenirs, tidbits, accessories, food, clothing and also foot reflexology by blind masseurs. Managed to settle our breakfast with nasi lemak, curry puffs, mango mochi, and dorayaki.









After Gaya Street, we pop back into the hotel to gather our bags for the beach and walked to Jesselton Point about 5 minutes walk away. We randomly went to a counter and booked our tickets. Wanted to go to 2 islands but was advised to just stick to one because the change of island is happening in an hour or so. Decided to go to Sapi Island and paid for the rental of the snorkeling tools.

A large part of the sheltered area is reserved for tour groups (which I believe is highly expensive) for their meal time. We packed some breads and tidbits for our lunch as we didn't want to pay for overpriced items on the island. 



Sapi Island!










We agreed on going back on the 2.15pm boat ride with the company beforehand so it was time to leave after some snorkeling and lots of chilling at the beach. Back at KK city, it was drizzling very lightly and we went to the graffiti walls near our hotel before going back. The graffiti walls are just opposite Suria Sabah, beside the HSBC building.






After washing up, we went to Suria Sabah for a walk and came out with new shoes :) late tea time at Secret Recipe before walking to Filipino Night Market for our BBQ seafood dinner!







Managed to see the sun setting into the horizon when we got ushered to our seats. I love sunset so I went forward to take some photographs, leaving boyfriend at our semi sunset view seats






After dinner, we walked further down and saw the massage parlor I want to visit the next time! I couldn't resist one so we went in for an hour of foot reflexology which include a 10 minutes shoulder massage. Walked back towards hotel after the massage and went to Old Town for some coffee and roti :)





And with that, we call it a day. Day 3 is super nua, grow fat day. Coming soon!


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