Sandakan, Malaysia

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We see a water village as we get close to Sandakan Oil tanks Oil tankers and a tug A temple on a hill in the distance Local fishing boat Another water village Houses on stilts Close up view Our tour bus driver has some interesting trinkets Some sort of conveyer Flea market A typical billboard with a mix of Chinese, Malay, English, and Dutch One of the nicer neighborhoods Sandakan WWII POW memorial park--only 6 POWs survived An old boiler that the POWs sabotaged An excavator that was also sabotaged Vine Ants Memorial stone marker Bamboo growing wild June and Linda enter the museum Lest we forget Pretty pink flowers Local kids look at the exhibits Stained glass in the museum Pete at the top of the stairs Pretty flowers Linda on the wooden walkway June stands on the covered bridge The walkway is like mahogany furniture The bus drivers wait for us to finish Billboard for bread A tiny mosque We approach a water village Shacks These houses are a bit nicer Walkway into the water village This house has a kitty Some sort of meat hanging outside Hanging out the wash to dry Our tour heads deeper into the water village helo Sandakan Mosque Auto parts shop at the side of the road One of the streets in downtown Sandakan The Sandakan Central Market Vegetables Condiments Onions Fish Fish laying on top of a wall Fish of every type Squid Sharks Our tour guide buys some bananas Lemon grass and limes Variety of vegetables Coconuts June tries a micro banana Women wearing colorful clothing Cute kids hang onto their Dad Fishing boats pull right up to the Central Market building Street market The main street in Sandakan Welcome to the Agnes Keith house The author Agnes Keith's house English tea house Outdoor tea Norfolk pine Tea house wait staff June and Linda under the bridal arch June and Pete Bus driver's knick knacks