Today, we went down to town for some shopping and sight seeing. First stop was at the Gaya Street Sunday Market which is about 5 mins walk from Padang Merdeka.
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| Padang Merdeka |
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| Entrance of Gaya Street |
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| A great place to practice bargaining! |
Then it was off to Suria Mall (which is a 10mins walk) from Gaya Street for lunch, continued by a walk towards the central market and handicraft market which took another at least another 20 minutes.
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| Suria Sabah Mall |
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The view from the food court
The central market. Lots of fresh stuff sold here for those intending to took their own meals
Sea cucumbers galore
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Waiting for the shuttle back to the resort
We were so tired by the time we walked back to our pick up point. What we thought was supposed to be a mere 15 mins walk turned out to be much longer. Also shopping at the handicraft market was only so-so, most of the stalls there were identical, selling the same stuff and not only that, the price over there was double (some even triple!) compared to prices at Gaya Street.
And as for the rest of the day, we just relaxed by the beach with the gorgeous view of the ocean and sunset.
