Mid Year Break-Away - Sabah
I had been longing to go to Sabah for a loooong long time and finally we got the chance after MAS introduced the 0-airfare promotion lately.
So we hopped on to the air plane and had our little family trip.
Kota Kinabalu is a lovely town. She has the beautiful view of the South China Sea and having the mountain range as back drop making her naturally attractive. We stayed at Kundasang (foothill of Mt.Kinabalu) our first night there and it was chilly and cool ( the journey is a bit - scary to me though - too foggy to drive as it was raining!!). Jien loved it cold! Haha!
Restless waiting for the plane....we left our house at 6+ in the morning!! Jien did not cry nor fuss. A good boy he is!
See what I meant by natural beauty??!! This is KK when the plane is touching down the airport. By the way, KKIA is only about like 15 mins drive from the city centre. How conveniece!
After a night long shower, the morning seemed extra clear and the view is simply breathtaking! We were staying at the chalet in Perkasa Hotel. Well, we were offered cheaper rate with breakfast and dinner inclusive. Hmmm, food wise....really they should buck up! If you asked me, I would say probably you should go elsewhere for dinner and steamboat would be a good choice!
We checked-in at Hyatt, KK. Nice room, nice service and best of all, they upgraded us to the members floor!! We are entitled to free breakfast, free internet access, free flow of finger food from 5-7pm everyday at the lounge!! The view at the lounge is so impressive. LOVELY!
BUT BUT BUT, if you are going there, make sure you tell them you are VERY sensitive to noise! There are pubs near the hotel that will blast till wee hour. Thank goodness they managed to switch us to a more quiet room and best of all, still at the same 'pampered' floor! Hahaha!
Us at the beach. Jien played with the sand for almost an hour if not more! He dozed off quickly in the car later !
Just how nice if we have beaches like this minutes drive away in KL??!!
Sunday market is a big thing in KK. It is like you are sure to bump into your friends there on Sunday morning!! There are so many people and they sell ...even pets like cats and puppies!
Jien is smelling the Chinese herb..
It was all in all a relaxing trip. Jien had us FULL TIME and he is such a nice boy to bring around.
Oh, as we reached home, we anticipated him to switch on his favourite Playhouse Disney Channel on TV BUT our son nicely picked up his drawing board and started drawing! And best of all, our home sick son refused to go out for a quick fix of proper lunch!! I can almost read his face saying ' NO MORE OUTSIDE FOOD! ' *kekeke*
So we hopped on to the air plane and had our little family trip.
Kota Kinabalu is a lovely town. She has the beautiful view of the South China Sea and having the mountain range as back drop making her naturally attractive. We stayed at Kundasang (foothill of Mt.Kinabalu) our first night there and it was chilly and cool ( the journey is a bit - scary to me though - too foggy to drive as it was raining!!). Jien loved it cold! Haha!
Restless waiting for the plane....we left our house at 6+ in the morning!! Jien did not cry nor fuss. A good boy he is!
See what I meant by natural beauty??!! This is KK when the plane is touching down the airport. By the way, KKIA is only about like 15 mins drive from the city centre. How conveniece!
After a night long shower, the morning seemed extra clear and the view is simply breathtaking! We were staying at the chalet in Perkasa Hotel. Well, we were offered cheaper rate with breakfast and dinner inclusive. Hmmm, food wise....really they should buck up! If you asked me, I would say probably you should go elsewhere for dinner and steamboat would be a good choice!
We checked-in at Hyatt, KK. Nice room, nice service and best of all, they upgraded us to the members floor!! We are entitled to free breakfast, free internet access, free flow of finger food from 5-7pm everyday at the lounge!! The view at the lounge is so impressive. LOVELY!BUT BUT BUT, if you are going there, make sure you tell them you are VERY sensitive to noise! There are pubs near the hotel that will blast till wee hour. Thank goodness they managed to switch us to a more quiet room and best of all, still at the same 'pampered' floor! Hahaha!
Us at the beach. Jien played with the sand for almost an hour if not more! He dozed off quickly in the car later !
Just how nice if we have beaches like this minutes drive away in KL??!!
Sunday market is a big thing in KK. It is like you are sure to bump into your friends there on Sunday morning!! There are so many people and they sell ...even pets like cats and puppies! Jien is smelling the Chinese herb..
It was all in all a relaxing trip. Jien had us FULL TIME and he is such a nice boy to bring around.
Oh, as we reached home, we anticipated him to switch on his favourite Playhouse Disney Channel on TV BUT our son nicely picked up his drawing board and started drawing! And best of all, our home sick son refused to go out for a quick fix of proper lunch!! I can almost read his face saying ' NO MORE OUTSIDE FOOD! ' *kekeke*
posted by blinka.Li at 2:33 PM
6 Comments:
Is daddy asking him to eat his food??? Coz daddy looks kinda impatient! heheheheheheheheeh
yea...KK..is a beautiful place...I really love it too! The mountain on the right, the beach on the left..best of both worlds!
KK is kinda laid-back yet not too quiet. So it's just nice. I stayed at the Hyatt too when I was there. Many years since I've been there tho'.
mott and clair,
I would love to go back again coz I want to go diving and go up MT.Kinabalu!! Had u?
Hehe, not so adventurous lah.
YES! I have..that's why I LOVEEEE IT!
The climb is quite strenuous..can't bring Jien!
Now..must visit clair..hvn't 'seen' her n her kids for soooo long!!!! ;-)
yo! same kaki then!!!
actually i had climbed the Anapurna Range in Nepal, and it is around 4000m above sea level too!! Love the 'process' of climbing. It makes me feel so small and yet so close to the Maker!
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