Hongkong Tourist Map: Solo Trip: Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia (Part 2)



There are discover of exciting things to practise inwards Kota Kinabalu. From cultural attraction to historical sites, at that spot are a lot to discover.from its historical monuments, natural attractions, adventures, in addition to amusement activities, every bit good every bit places to swallow in addition to drink.

I woke upwardly past times the hr of 7:00 inwards the morning. It was a cool in addition to breezy forenoon to start the day. First inwards my itinerary was to purchase a autobus ticket going to Bandar Seri Begawan, Negara Brunei Darussalam for the adjacent day. The autobus final is nigh a few meter walk from the hotel.

Before reaching the autobus terminal, I passed through the Kota Kinabalu City Hall in addition to the City Park. 
 
After buying a autobus ticket, I took my breakfast inwards KFC which is but adjacent to the autobus terminal. I've had a heavy breakfast repast because it's gonna hold out a rattling long solar daytime exploring the city.
KFC delivery.

After breakfast, I hailed a taxi going to Masjid Bandaraya (Kota Kinabalu City Mosque). 

Note: Taxis inwards Kota Kinabalu practise non piece of job meters, thus you lot receive got to enquire for the cost in addition to thus haggle to larn a lower rate. Usually, transfers from ane indicate to some other inside the urban meat should non cost higher than RM15.

The City Mosque is a petty far from the urban meat middle in addition to the driver quoted me RM20 which is skilful deal. Travel fourth dimension took some xv minutes.
The City Mosque is the 2nd primary mosque inwards Kota Kinabalu later the Sabah State Mosque (Masjid Negeri) in addition to was officially opened inwards early on twelvemonth 2000 inwards conjunction amongst the annunciation of Kota Kinabalu’s urban meat status.

Note: Visitors tin locomote into the mosque but at that spot are a few guidelines to receive got Federal Reserve annotation earlier entering. Make certain to detect the proper wearing apparel code. Men cannot locomote into wearing curt pants acre the women take to encompass upwardly past times wearing a sarong or robe in addition to caput scarf. If you lot practise non receive got appropriate clothing, you lot tin rent it from the store located nigh the entrance. You must take your shoes in addition to locomote out them at the entrance earlier coming in.

I did non deal to locomote into the mosque every bit I receive got express fourth dimension for this attraction in addition to I receive got to a greater extent than places to view inside the same day. So, I but took photos some the mosque in addition to left the place.

The adjacent attraction I've visited was the Puh Toh Tze Chinese Temple. It's a 15-minute walk from the City Mosque. It is the largest buddhist temple inwards Kota Kinabalu built inwards 1980 which stands out amongst its traditional Chinese covering in addition to structure. Ten large statues of deities adorn the temple amongst the Goddess of Mercy, Kwan Yin, standing tall at the primary entrance of the temple. The location makes it a perfect venue for prayer, meditation in addition to fifty-fifty but to relax.
Main entrance of Puh Toh Tze Temple
 
The get-go affair that you lot volition meet is the 10-meter tall, 30,000 lbs Goddess of Mercy statue standing tall at the primary entrance.
Kwan Yin, the Goddess of Mercy

 The primary temple.

By the fourth dimension I was there, at that spot are guided tourists inwards the area, most of them are Koreans in addition to Europeans who are enjoying taking pictures inwards the the gardens in addition to the temples. It may non hold out a pop tourist attraction but it is worth a curt visit.

After visiting the Chinese temple, I hailed a taxi going dorsum to the urban meat center, in addition to headed to the Sabah State Mosque (Masjid Negeri) and paid RM20.
Sabah State Mosque (Masjid Negeri) is ane of the most outstanding pieces of architecture inwards Sabah, Malaysia. With its regal dome in addition to stunning gilt inlay motifs, the mosque sits a stone's throw away from the urban meat centre. It is a unique combination of prevailing Islamic architecture in addition to contemporary design.

The mosque tin conform upwardly to 5,000 worshippers at ane time. There is also a exceptional balcony solely allocated for Muslim women during prayer time, amongst room for upwardly to 500.
Similar to the City Mosque, visitors are advised to adhere past times the wearing apparel code when visiting places of worship. Avoid visiting on Fridays which is the solar daytime of prayer for Muslims.

Not far from the State Mosque is the Sabah Museum which features diverse galleries housing, natural history, ceramics, Ethnography in addition to Archaeology exhibits, amidst others.
 
There is a Heritage Village at the Museum grounds where you lot tin locomote into in addition to sense dissimilar types of traditional houses of the diverse indigenous groups of Sabah. Cultural activities are held hither from fourth dimension to time.

I but had a curt view hither but to meet the museum's architecture in addition to thus hailed a taxi going dorsum to my hotel in addition to took some residuum in addition to wash.

I was supposed to view the Signal Hill Observatory in addition to the Atkinson's Clock Tower but because of the extreme rut that fourth dimension I did non larn there. These two attraction tin hold out reached past times walking from Jalan Istana past times the Kota Kinabalu (KK) town champaign in addition to receive got the left junction, Jalan Bukit Bendera. It volition in addition to thus hold out a 10 minutes up-hill stroll to larn there. Alternatively, receive got the curt cut, which is a flying of rock steps upwardly the gradient of the loma behind, or you lot mightiness desire to receive got a taxi from KK town to larn there.
Atkinson Clock Tower


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