Holiday in Borneo: Day 3 (part two)
LUNCH, BEACH and a GREAT DINNER
After the Aquarium, we headed into the center of Kota Kinabalu. We were hungry, and we decided to eat in the Italian restaurant inside the Jesselton Hotel.
The Jesselton Hotel is positioned as the premier "colonial" hotel. Somewhat like the Raffles in Singapore and the Eastern and Oriental in Penang.
Regardless, the food was really good. And arriving after lunch hour meant some discounts!
It was a very hot and sunny day. So we spent a while in some of the shopping centers in the heart of KK. Bought the usual stuff (pirated DVDs, fake football jerseys etc.).
When it was approaching evening, we drove south towards the airport in search of Tanjung Aru beach. Definitely worth hanging out there...
After a few hours on the beach, we headed a short distance to the Shangri La Tanjung Aru Resort. We checked out the buffet dinner; it was ok, but we thought that the price of RM88 was too high given the average spread.
Instead, we went to the Shang Palace and had perhaps the best Chinese meal of our lives (so far!).
After the Aquarium, we headed into the center of Kota Kinabalu. We were hungry, and we decided to eat in the Italian restaurant inside the Jesselton Hotel.
The Jesselton Hotel is positioned as the premier "colonial" hotel. Somewhat like the Raffles in Singapore and the Eastern and Oriental in Penang.
Regardless, the food was really good. And arriving after lunch hour meant some discounts!
It was a very hot and sunny day. So we spent a while in some of the shopping centers in the heart of KK. Bought the usual stuff (pirated DVDs, fake football jerseys etc.).
When it was approaching evening, we drove south towards the airport in search of Tanjung Aru beach. Definitely worth hanging out there...
After a few hours on the beach, we headed a short distance to the Shangri La Tanjung Aru Resort. We checked out the buffet dinner; it was ok, but we thought that the price of RM88 was too high given the average spread.
Instead, we went to the Shang Palace and had perhaps the best Chinese meal of our lives (so far!).
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