Welcome toKota Kinabalu! This is a picture coming into the port of houses on the river bank/ sea bank.
This is a picture of the port. There were just a few vendors set up at the port. Charles and Nicholas settle in for a 7 minute ride from the port to the shopping area.
We had just a bite of muffins and coffee/milk before we caught a bus so we headed over to the pastry shop upon our arrival. Look what they wanted us to eat!! These are the most unusual hot dogs I've ever seen. Here, they cut slices into the TOP of the hoagie type roll and fill it with their meat, cheese, lettuce etc...all their sandwiches look this way. They had put lettuce, mayo, and some cucumbers on this hot dog!Pigs, Pigs, Pigs, they are everywhere! Nicholas' kindergarten teacher, 3 years back, Mrs. Sally Williams, would have to buy a second set of luggage if she were here! She collects pigs and would have a hard time deciding which ones to get for sure. We will try to get the perfect pig for her collection.
I saw this sign and tried to get a picture of it but the people working in the store were wondering what in the world I was doing so I did not try to explain. Vacancy, on this sign, meant Help Wanted. The sign went on to say, you must be 5' 2" tall, female, and two photos of yourself to apply!! Basically, they wanted cute girls in there. I don't think this would work at home!
Shopping has become one of Kathleen's favorite thing to do! Nicholas told Charles one day what he learned about shopping on this trip. " Boys have to wait on the girls while they shop, then they have to pay for all the stuff and then they have to carry the stuff!" Charles thought he'd grasped the idea.
Kathleen managed to find a cute skirt. Hair accessories are all the rage here. Every other stall had hair accessories. We had enough of the shopping stalls and walked to the fish, meat, vegetable market. People come by boat to shop. After two days of touring in the rain, it was hot and clear today but we managed to find an umbrella tree!!
Yeah!! Nicholas had to get out of the fish market, as the smells were very strong and stomach turning. We decided to get some air and found cold cokes!! As you look at the following pictures, don't be eating your lunch!!
Nicholas found a nice lady that we nicknamed the "noodle lady". All she sold was noodles. Many differnt types.
We found a Target! I don't think it is like our Target at home but it was nice to see.
The chicken butcher decided to nap. He was napping on top of the countertop where he cuts up the chickens! It was efficient use of space but probably would not please the health inspector!!
This little guy had all of his mom's purchases and was waiting for her on the sidewalk. He was trying to get into the toy she had gotten him. I guess Nicholas nailed it about the boys having to wait and carry the bags, it seems to happen in many cultures no matter the age.
Look at this corn closely. Do you notice something strange? The cloves of garlic beside them are almost the same size! This was some kind of tiny corn on the cob! Would not feed many at a 4th of July picnic!
Here we go into the unusual section of the market. These are intestines. They were displayed nicely.
These actually were beautiful These are fresh peppers. All looked really pretty in the baskets they were in.
These are organs of some type. Not really sure, but they were near the intestine section and very fresh looking. The smell however...YIKES!
Can anyway say chicken?? Chicken was the meat of choice and their were many stalls selling them. The only part of the chicken they did not have for sale were the beaks. All else was available. I think there was a two for one on the feet!
Enough shopping. Let's head back to the ship. We found the first class section of the bus. It was seperated from the rest of the bus and very nicely air-conditioned! It was probably the smoking section but it worked for our purposes and that was to cool off. The high today was in the 90's. The smells were in the 100's. We were ready to go back to our home on the ship. We actually were hungry!!
Look what we found to eat on the ship! It was burger day. This burger had about 50 pounds of meat in it! It was on display at the pool buffet. The things this staff can create are works of art! It was all real. Real meat, cheese, lettuce, tomatoes, bun...the whole thing! Amazing.
This burger was made out of ice! I guess it was an iceburg-er!!
The kids convinced their buddy, Jay, to play ping-pong with them. He went easy on them. He has several ping pong trophies in his garage in San Antonio!!
What a beautiful way to end the day! We were watching the sunset from the cabin and all of a sudden it looked like the sky was on fire! A gorgeous sunset, right out of a travel brochure kind.
Tomorrow is supposed to be a day at sea. However, we seem to be early due to good currents. We may have a quick stop on an island called Palawan. It is part of the Philippines. A remote island to sun and snorkel. We will try to get good photos for the snorkeling and diving enthusiasts, as this is supposed to be a haven for such.
Yeah!! Nicholas had to get out of the fish market, as the smells were very strong and stomach turning. We decided to get some air and found cold cokes!! As you look at the following pictures, don't be eating your lunch!!Nicholas found a nice lady that we nicknamed the "noodle lady". All she sold was noodles. Many differnt types.
We found a Target! I don't think it is like our Target at home but it was nice to see.
The chicken butcher decided to nap. He was napping on top of the countertop where he cuts up the chickens! It was efficient use of space but probably would not please the health inspector!!
This little guy had all of his mom's purchases and was waiting for her on the sidewalk. He was trying to get into the toy she had gotten him. I guess Nicholas nailed it about the boys having to wait and carry the bags, it seems to happen in many cultures no matter the age.
Look at this corn closely. Do you notice something strange? The cloves of garlic beside them are almost the same size! This was some kind of tiny corn on the cob! Would not feed many at a 4th of July picnic!
Here we go into the unusual section of the market. These are intestines. They were displayed nicely.
These actually were beautiful These are fresh peppers. All looked really pretty in the baskets they were in.
These are organs of some type. Not really sure, but they were near the intestine section and very fresh looking. The smell however...YIKES!
Can anyway say chicken?? Chicken was the meat of choice and their were many stalls selling them. The only part of the chicken they did not have for sale were the beaks. All else was available. I think there was a two for one on the feet!
Enough shopping. Let's head back to the ship. We found the first class section of the bus. It was seperated from the rest of the bus and very nicely air-conditioned! It was probably the smoking section but it worked for our purposes and that was to cool off. The high today was in the 90's. The smells were in the 100's. We were ready to go back to our home on the ship. We actually were hungry!!
Look what we found to eat on the ship! It was burger day. This burger had about 50 pounds of meat in it! It was on display at the pool buffet. The things this staff can create are works of art! It was all real. Real meat, cheese, lettuce, tomatoes, bun...the whole thing! Amazing.
This burger was made out of ice! I guess it was an iceburg-er!!
The kids convinced their buddy, Jay, to play ping-pong with them. He went easy on them. He has several ping pong trophies in his garage in San Antonio!!
What a beautiful way to end the day! We were watching the sunset from the cabin and all of a sudden it looked like the sky was on fire! A gorgeous sunset, right out of a travel brochure kind.
Tomorrow is supposed to be a day at sea. However, we seem to be early due to good currents. We may have a quick stop on an island called Palawan. It is part of the Philippines. A remote island to sun and snorkel. We will try to get good photos for the snorkeling and diving enthusiasts, as this is supposed to be a haven for such.
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