I am already in KK! Kota Kinabalu has more then 300 000 inhabitants and is proud to be a capital of the Sabah province. It is poor province and this is visible: the city buses are old junks, without a/c. It it not as clean as Kuching and – I am sorry – people are not as nice as in Sarawak. But is has something: the sea. Kuching has a riverfront, Kota has a seafront with the bay view with many small islands.
In the evening on the coastal promenade they organize one huge eatery. And they eat, eat, eat… Bon apetit!
In the city center between two attractions: clock tower and observation platform there is little street full of backpackers institutions. Here I stay in the Garden Hotel. Rooms are crampy and some of them has no windows. Wi-fi internet is only in the corridor. But the room with bath and a/c here costs only 22 USD.
It is VERY hot during the day! Tomorrow I will go to the interior hoping to see the biggest flower in the world – I just got the confirmation: it is in blossom since yesterday
