We're really excited about this trip. Our hols just started... 3 wks to go and we'll be spending part of it at the beautiful Land below the Wind...
Destination: Kota Kinabalu 3N4D
(yippie!!!)
AK5120 took off at 1020hrs and arr at about 1245. 10 mins earlier than the ETA. The skies were bright and we believed it was gonna be a great stay. Meet Firdaus from Zaratech for the car that we've booked earlier. The black bold Proton Saga waited for us patiently outside Terminal 2. So far, we're satisfied with the deal. I strongly recommend this car rental company to everyone...very professional and considerate! Just visit their website HERE. So,off we headed to our hotel. We'd actually booked a different hotel, but the nite before, we managed to surf this hotel with a very reasonable offer (if u're a government servant, don't forget to bring ur ID Card and request for it). Since, they were offering the promotional rate, for the government rate substitute, they threw complimentary breakfast for 3 of us, for the 3mornings. At least, we didn't have to worry about where to go four breakfasts! Tang Dynasty Park Hotel staffs are very friendly and helpful. The front officer was the one whom reminded us about the government rate. Our room 502 with 3 single beds and all the basic amenities. Plus, they have the AXN and StarWorld Channel. Very rare for 3Star Hotels... Yay! We could still catch our fave shows!
After refreshing ourselves, the exploration began: 1st stop- Observatory Tower at Signal Hill, we tried to park our car at the Atkinson Clock area but couldn't get a spot, it was quite difficult to find the hill. The map mentioned Signal Hill but on the signboards: Bukit Istana. We took pictures and enjoyed the serene view... during sunset, it must be amazing here.
Down we went the hill, and headed to the Esplanade. Pictures again... loads of them, but I've got one Q: Why Swordfish? What's the connection btw KK and swordfish? Ida n Nin failed to provide me with the satisfactory answer... hehehe.... anyone knows?
After hanging out at the jetty,drove ourselves to Wawasan Plaza near the Anjung Senja roundabout (by now we've noticed that KK town itself has about or perhaps more than 10 roundabouts..byk seh!) Here, our first contribution to the KK income...spent some on the souvenirs and brooches and bracelets... ehehe... quite a bargain as well. Here, we succesfully hindered ourselves from grabbing too many stuffs as we knew, we would find better bargains elsewhere... only the handicrafts are quite reasonable (please do a research on the prices before u shop at KK).
As we came out of the Plaza, Tanjung Aru was our next hunt... yes, we did l
ose our ways for quite some time... (from the Plaza, head to KK Airport and at the big roundabout, take the Tg Aru turn). We had our dinner behind Tanjung Aru Plaza- Tanjung Aru Food Court. People told us not to miss the BBQ Chicken Wings... and we did not! The food here are Halal, most of them are Muslims except for the Nyonya Air... The food was quite good, we had Chicken Wings, Nasi Ayam Cili (Chilli Chicken Rice), Nasi Ikan (Fried Fish Rice) and Nasi Ayam Lada Hitam (Black Pepper Chicken Rice) and... the fresh coconut drinks! It was quite a quite place, perhaps because it was a weekday nite. I bet the place must be packed on weekends- u may choose varieties of foods here, and they also had shisha!
(yippie!!!)
AK5120 took off at 1020hrs and arr at about 1245. 10 mins earlier than the ETA. The skies were bright and we believed it was gonna be a great stay. Meet Firdaus from Zaratech for the car that we've booked earlier. The black bold Proton Saga waited for us patiently outside Terminal 2. So far, we're satisfied with the deal. I strongly recommend this car rental company to everyone...very professional and considerate! Just visit their website HERE. So,off we headed to our hotel. We'd actually booked a different hotel, but the nite before, we managed to surf this hotel with a very reasonable offer (if u're a government servant, don't forget to bring ur ID Card and request for it). Since, they were offering the promotional rate, for the government rate substitute, they threw complimentary breakfast for 3 of us, for the 3mornings. At least, we didn't have to worry about where to go four breakfasts! Tang Dynasty Park Hotel staffs are very friendly and helpful. The front officer was the one whom reminded us about the government rate. Our room 502 with 3 single beds and all the basic amenities. Plus, they have the AXN and StarWorld Channel. Very rare for 3Star Hotels... Yay! We could still catch our fave shows!
After refreshing ourselves, the exploration began: 1st stop- Observatory Tower at Signal Hill, we tried to park our car at the Atkinson Clock area but couldn't get a spot, it was quite difficult to find the hill. The map mentioned Signal Hill but on the signboards: Bukit Istana. We took pictures and enjoyed the serene view... during sunset, it must be amazing here.
Down we went the hill, and headed to the Esplanade. Pictures again... loads of them, but I've got one Q: Why Swordfish? What's the connection btw KK and swordfish? Ida n Nin failed to provide me with the satisfactory answer... hehehe.... anyone knows?
After hanging out at the jetty,drove ourselves to Wawasan Plaza near the Anjung Senja roundabout (by now we've noticed that KK town itself has about or perhaps more than 10 roundabouts..byk seh!) Here, our first contribution to the KK income...spent some on the souvenirs and brooches and bracelets... ehehe... quite a bargain as well. Here, we succesfully hindered ourselves from grabbing too many stuffs as we knew, we would find better bargains elsewhere... only the handicrafts are quite reasonable (please do a research on the prices before u shop at KK).As we came out of the Plaza, Tanjung Aru was our next hunt... yes, we did l
ose our ways for quite some time... (from the Plaza, head to KK Airport and at the big roundabout, take the Tg Aru turn). We had our dinner behind Tanjung Aru Plaza- Tanjung Aru Food Court. People told us not to miss the BBQ Chicken Wings... and we did not! The food here are Halal, most of them are Muslims except for the Nyonya Air... The food was quite good, we had Chicken Wings, Nasi Ayam Cili (Chilli Chicken Rice), Nasi Ikan (Fried Fish Rice) and Nasi Ayam Lada Hitam (Black Pepper Chicken Rice) and... the fresh coconut drinks! It was quite a quite place, perhaps because it was a weekday nite. I bet the place must be packed on weekends- u may choose varieties of foods here, and they also had shisha! After our stomachs were contented, we made our way back to Sadong Jaya. The hotel has its own car park. Thank God, I was a bit worried earlier about the safety of the car. And... later we took turn with the shower and the 3 sound logs hit the bed.
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