Kota Kinabalu for non-climbers
The Sunday market at Gaya Street is a must-visit in Kota Kinabalu. Haggling is a must too! (Photo by Richard Ramos) When my husband got free tickets from Air Asia to Kota Kinabalu, I didn’t hit the roof with excitement. But it is an amazing treat! So I figured there must be other attractions in this Malaysian city for non-climbers like me. True enough there were other adventures (albeit tamer) that we found to make our four-day stay truly awesome. Part One: Shopping at Gaya Street Our first adventure was the Gaya Sunday Street Market. All kinds of wares were for sale from the classic Muslim shawl to Sabah coffee and chocolates, to plants and animals including a dehydrated Persian cat. The street hawkers displayed their goods on tables under tents all lined up and down the street on a weekly market that is open from six in the morning till one o’clock in the afternoon. So I asked one seller, “Why do you close at 1 o’clock?” “Because it’s v