Today was the Eid holiday to mark the end of the month of fasting and the start of a three day local holiday. I left my hostel at 8.30am and had to make my way to the airport for my lunchtime flight. I was looking for something to eat for breakfast and most places were closed this early and because the Eid prayer had just ended so they didnt have time to open up yet.Near the bus terminal I spotted a McDonalds. Normally I never go there but since it was the only p...

Today was the Eid celebration (called Hari Raya in Malaysia) to mark the end of the month of fasting. There is a morning prayer held at Mosques to mark the end of the fasting. Fortunately I was able to find a local Mosque close to the hostel yesterday where I would be able to go in the morning and pray.They told me the prayer was 7.45am but when I got there at 7.30 the placed was already packed full, the rear overflow was full, and it was just standing room at th...

Having rested and slept a bit at the hostel to avoid the midday heat I now went out late afternoon for something to eat. I wanted to visit Signal Hill behind the hostel and some light drizzle had began. Typically it rains after 6pm after a long days heatAfter climbing the long staircase up I met some Koreans and we chatted in Korean a bit. I then returned to the waterfront to find some food.During the day only the Chinese restaurants were serving and only Chinese...

Back at the bus depot I switched buses to take me to the City Mosque at the opposite end of town in a suburb called Likas. The City Mosque has been nicknamed the 'floating mosque' due to its appearance floating on water.The bus cost 1Rm (.35 cents) and was blasting Bollywood tunes. Instead of driving along the coast directly to the mosque he wound thru the north of the city making me think he was going the wrong way.On arrival at the Mosque it was much more touri...

A short walk across from the Sabah Museum complex was the Sabah State Mosque. Although outwardly it has traditional Arabic features, the interior used many modern architecture features.The most striking unique feature was the large minaret whole base reaches down into a covered water garden.The same group of Spaniards from my flight yesterday showed up in a tour bus. One guy had a giant camera with a foot long lens so I thought he was a very professional photogra...