Sabah: 2nd Day

We saw several significant buildings on our way out of Kota Kinabalu in the morning from our uncle’s Ranger. Among others include the City Mosque, Universiti Malaysia Sabah (which were still under construction), Tamparuli Bridge and Tun Mustapha Tower. The area was quite windy, but it was sunny, and there were no signs of storms.

Leaning Tower of Pisa? The Tun Mustapha Tower is not actually leaning. It is just as straight as the Petronas Twin Towers. It is known as the tallest building in Borneo and was formerly known as the Sabah Foundation Building. Old bridge of Tamparuli According to my uncle, this is the famous Jambatan Tamparuli. It is popularized by a song by Kadazandusun, dedicated to its name. It was also covered by a famous Sabahan artist, Marsha. Heavy Traffic It's hard to see a situation like this in the peninsular, where cars are lining up behind you, even though you are going up a hill at high speed.

A few hours later we stopped at Kundasang. The place was beautiful. We went for a quick window shopping at the stalls located at the side of the road. Behind them you can see a vast farmland with a tall mountain range as its background.

Stalls These stalls in Kundasang are usually run by Javanese. In fact, you can find Javanese hawkers just about anywhere in Kota Kinabalu. A Midland's house A small Tolkien-looking house above a hill, giving a powerful impression on the overall view of Kundasang. In defence of the Commonwealth The War Memorial Display Garden was also visible here in Kundasang.

Then, we hopped on the Ranger and headed towards the Gunung Kinabalu National Park. We arrived there later in the evening. We stayed in a cottage.

Cottage at Night I went outside for a brisk walk outside the cottage. The time difference between Sabah and the peninsular is almost an hour.