NORTH BORNEO RAILWAY - KOTA KINABALU

North Borneo Railway - Kota Kinabalu.

It was the weekend Hari Malaysia. We flew to Kota Kinabalu for a short vacation. Nak try naik keretapi steam, the North Borneo Railway.

Shot dari tingkap hotel. Water village di Kota Kinabalu.

Memang sangat suka langit di KK. Biru sgt! 

Sebelum naik train tu, check names against lists and were given [mock] passport.  

Train sebelum depart. We were escorted dan ditunjukkan where our gerabak was.

First look at the inside of the train. Love it! 

Kipas ceiling!

Since train belum nak gerak lagi, kami turun ambik2 gambar :). 

Haaa.... this the part of the train that I am particulary interested in. Good thing tak de langsung restriction to take photos :)

Dalam dapur pun saya masuk.. hehehe. 

Mereka semua sporting betul. So friendly and accommodating :).  

Aaaa... the much needed cool drinks. Panas pagi tu.  

Kipas yg very cooling.

Love their uniforms :) 

Cool drinks with pastries served :) 

Nak kopi atau teh panas pun boleh. Served pakai thermos dulu-dulu yang saya noticed very authentic siap dengan calar-calar dan kemek-kemek from long use. 

Such a friendly service :). 

Julang kamera tinggi2 dan shoot! Hahaha.... 

Speed tak laju. Just nice to enjoy the sceneries. All windows are wide open. Easy for photography :)

Yum! 

Orang KK yang friendly dan ramah.

Bila sampai or passed through a few small towns, our mock passports will be stamped with the name of the town :).

Bila keretapi stopped at one town, saya pergi lagi ke bahagian engine. Boleh masuk bahagian tu dan ambik gambar. So dapat yang close up. Tapi tak boleh lama. Panas sungguh! Macam dalam sauna! 

So sporting! :)

Lunch will be served dalam tiffin2 ni :).

Dapat ambik shots kepala train tu from a few more angles.

'Moment' shot.. hehe. 

Let me tell you lahhh... when they gave us these cool wet towels, it was like the best thing ever!

Setting up for lunch. 

Semua crew tengah busy.

Orang sabah memang sangat peramah. Sure lambai bila the train passes by. Ni masa mereka tengah ader majlis kenduri agaknya :)

Shots yg memang sgt dah plan dari rumah lagi nak capture.

So happy me got this shot lah! :)

Shots of people as we moved in leisurely speed from one town to the next. 5 towns actually. 

Bila nak patah balik, kepala keretapi tu akan separate from the gerabaks, moved to this turn table and pusing ke hala opposite.

Masuk terowong.

 Tiffin Lunch!

Papar Central Market.

Sunset di KK International airport adalah sangat cantik.

Begitulah catatan perjalanan kami naik keretapi stim. Memang la harga tiketnya agak mahal kerana keretapi ni memang betul-betul guna stim. Tapi pengalamannya adalah sangat la best :).

Syukur Alhamdulillah.

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