Kundasang

　　On the way back from Poring Hot Spring, we took a rest at Kundasang. At the distance of two hundreds meters along the road there was an outdoor farmers' market. Kundasang is located at a higher altitude than KK, and I assumed that's why I felt cool and comfortable there. The picture of the signboard of Kundasang police station was taken to identify where I was on the net after coming back to Japan. Actually, the point of the signboard was found on the map later. The flags in the first picture are the flags of the State of Sabah which Kundasang belongs to. I didn't know whether they raised them for their Independence Day or at any time, but the flag itself and the act of raising their own flags are beautiful.
　　We came by a roadside restaurant, from which I was able to view the village. That would be why N chan's father chose this restaurant. I'll upload three pictures taken from its balcony. The first one is of the village, and the second was shot toward Mt. Kinabalu, but the mountain was behind thick cloud. When I was disappointed, a bug, which I hadn't seen before, came to me. This tiny bug drove my desire to walk in the jungle at the base of Mt. Kinabalu and reach its summit. By the way I found distinguishing features in some waitresses. They would be indigenous. I really wanted to chat with them, but didn't have enough time.

(Vocabulary)
Kundasang  クンダサン(地名）
feature 《通例複数形で》 顔だち, 目鼻だち
She had a small face and delicate features. 彼女は小顔で上品な目鼻だちをしていた．
indigenous　〈人・慣習・文化などが〉（土地）固有の, 土着の;〈動植物などが〉 自生の

マレーシア旅行記：　クンダサンにて

ポーリング温泉からの帰り、クンダサンで小休止。付近の路上マーケットを見学した。この辺りＫＫに比べて標高が高いためか熱帯であるのにもかかわらず涼しく快適。警察の看板は後日居場所を確認するための目印。この地点は帰国後にグーグルマップで正確に特定できた。最初の写真にある旗はボルネオ島北部サバ州の州旗。独立記念日直後のためかいつも掲揚しているのかわからないが、州旗を掲げるという行為も州旗も美しい。

食事を摂るためにクンダサンの村を見下ろすことの出来るレストランに寄った。バルコニーで撮った写真を３枚呈示するが、最初の風景がクンダサンの村。次はキナバル山方向にカメラを向けて撮影。この向こうにキナバル山が見えるはずなのだが、ご覧のように雲で隠れている。がっかりしていたら見たことも無い虫が飛んできた。キナバル山麓を歩いてみたい衝動に駆られた。レストランのウエイトレスの一部がシナ系でないことに気がついた。おそらくは先住民族なのだろう。いろいろと話を聞いてみたいが時間が無い。