Kota Kinabalu

So 2 weeks ago, my mom and I had a quick trip to Kota Kinabalu.

It's at the Eastern Part of Malaysia and is quite popular for travelers visiting Sabah.

We decided to rent a taxi to go around the city spots.

For an hour and 30 mins, we paid 45 Malaysian Ringgit (MYR).

We went to Signal Hill Observatory Tower first.

Here, you could have an overlooking view of the city......for free!

The viewing deck is not that big actually so it was good we got there early to avoid the crowd.

Next stop was the Atkinson Clock Tower. 

It's also on Signal Hill road so it's just near the observatory deck.

This clock tower is so historical it has been around since 1905 O_O

back part of the clock tower

The beautiful Floating Mosque of KK

It's considered the largest and the most beautiful mosque in KK.

The mosque is surrounded by a man-made lagoon which makes it look so dramatic when you take pictures of it with its reflection on the water. Quite similar with the Angkor Wat in Cambodia!

No entrance fee here as well but if you wanna go inside the prayer hall, you need to change to proper Muslim clothing and rent an Abaya and Hijab.

#ootd :)

The entrance to the prayer hall.

There were so many children at the entrance by the way, looked like I was in elementary school hehe.

pretty mosaic tiles

prayer hall at the back

Our last stop was Puh Toh Tze temple.

It's a Buddhist temple built around 1980

Upon entering, you will be greeted by this large deity statue

Golden Buddha

There are no fees here as well, LOVE KK!

You could pray and make a wish at this area.

It was around noon already when we finished our "city tour" so we decided to drop by Suria Sabah Mall for lunch.

It's also one of the biggest malls in KK and you could find several fashion outlets here too ;)

We wanted to eat authentic Malay food so we went to the food court and saw this stall.

It's sort of like buffet style where you choose from the several trays of dishes and you put whatever you like on your plate.

Voila!

I don't know exactly the name of our dishes but  it consisted of assorted meat and veggies basically.

Some of it were a bit spicy too.

Drinks were Grass Jelly and Watermelon juice

We had Cendol Durian for dessert! #nom

I don't really eat durian but this was really yum

Outside of the mall in front, we found this burnt(?) building with a lot of graffiti.

I thought it would be nice to take some pics here hehe

After the graffiti pictorial, we headed to the Harbour Walk where you could have some ocean sight seeing.

You could also see some popular hotels around here like Hyatt and Le Meridian.

For dinner, we went to the market where you could get some fresh seafood and have it cooked!

You could choose from a different variety of fish, shrimps, lobsters etc. and have it grilled.

There's also some sea weed, ceviche and green mango salad available ;)

We ordered grilled stingray, lobsters and squid.

It was served with some chilli sauce on top

Total bill was 120 MYR including rice and drinks.

Capped the night with eating choco peanut shaved ice again haha

It was hot in Kota Kinabalu, it's like Philippines too!