A DAY AROUND BRUNEI

To make up on our previous day no-stroll moment, we geared early to wander around Brunei.  At 9am, we’re off to Bandar Seri Begawan (BSB), Brunei’s capital, for a day tour.  From the bus station, we crossed the market by the river called Tamu Kianggeh but we found no take home loots as most of the products sold are for household, kitchen and garden use like vegetables, dried fish, plants, etc.  Locals from Kampung Ayer and other water villages use river taxi to get to BSB and the sight of it as it skid and break the water was already an attraction.

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A NIGHT AT KK AND IN TRANSIT TO BRUNEI [KOTA KINABALU TO BRUNEI]

It was a rain filled evening on our last night at Kota Kinabalu but despite the throbbing in every inch of our bodies after our Mt. Kinabalu climb, we managed a hobble stroll around Tanjung Aru Beach and the night market seafront of KK. 

Tanjung Aru open-air restaurants by the beachfront are ideal for people who prefer a private quiet meal.  But located at the middle of the cozy dining place is a hawker area for locals or tourist on budget.  It was here that we tried their local barbecues and drinks.

After our short Tanjung Aru tour, we rode a cab to Kota Kinabalu’s night market seafront with wide selection of restaurants - from as classy as Waterfront to as thrifty as the sailor’s corner.  We chose the latter where we dined with sails docked beside us.  I was amazed by the sight of king crabs, tiger prawns, giant lobsters and fishes of different kind all served at the night market.  Back at home, even the seafood restaurants rarely offer these types.  Wow… a testimony of the richness of Borneo seas. 

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