Ranau Things to Do

After a bit closer inspection of the fish I decided that it maybe was good that I didn't need to buy any fish. The flies on top of the fish that seemed to have a good time there, which didn't seem like the most hygienic circumstances to me. I guess even buying fish was a bit of a culture shock for me, LOL :-)) This was totally different than those well-refrigerated fish I am used to buy at home. Hahaha, but then again..... I probably would be eating this very same fish tonight at dinner at the lodge, like I had done every evening during my trip in Borneo. And I can happily say that I haven' gotten sick of it at any time, so it probably wasn't that bad as it looked ;-)

In this more quiet part of the market, around the corner of the fruitmarket, they were selling fish and meat. On the one side of the street it was life chickens that they kept in cages. And on this side of the street it was fish, fish and more fish.

The owner of this fish stall was clearly proud about his fish. They seemed so nice and friendly and so proud of their shop, it made me wish I needed to buy some of their products. Now if they were selling fruit, hahaha, I wouldn't have to think twice. But I had no use for fresh fish at that moment ;-))

The streets in Kundasang were not that impressive. At least in the part where I was. This is still the market area, but away from the 'main street'. The road is bumpy and on either side you can see the little shacks of the market. Quite a few pick-up trucks were driving around here, full with local produce or with some people in the back of the truck.

At the end of the street I saw this group of men playing some sort of board game. They seemed to have a lot of fun playing it. They didn't mind us watching them for a while and me taking a photo. Hahaha, I guess they were too much caught up in the game to really notice it anyway ;-)

Okay, one more 'strange' fruit, hahaha, for me anyway. This is the jackfruit, and it is huge! I think it is the largest fruit you can find. I have no clue how it tastes though, or how you can eat it. But 'different' it is for sure.
Besides that I saw lots of other fruits, vegetables and spices.

One fruit I didn't try was the durian. I had read so much about this fruit here on VT, that of course I had to try it. But... but... somehow I never got round in doing so. I guess I have to wait for a next trip Asia :-))

This fruit caught my attention because of its wonderful colour and prickly shape. These are rambutan (nephelium lappaceum). They don't taste bad, the taste reminded me a lot of lychees. Hahaha, but I found them more fun to watch than to eat :-))

The area around Kundasang is very fertile and all the products sold on the market are from this area. While wandering around here I saw a lot of market stalls selling the fruits directly to the people. But when I walked further on, the market started to change slightly. Instead of fruitstalls there were many places were they were making these big bags full of fruits and vegetable ready for transport.

I love to walk around in places like this and just take in the atmosphere. It's great to see all the different things they are sellling, to watch the people and the difference in cultures.

Under a colourful umbrella, protected from the burning sun, I saw this shy little girl. She looked so cute! I just had to take a photo of her :-))