Poring Hot Springs

Still within Kinabalu Park. The springs are natural sulfur springs, developed into baths by the Japanese during the WW II occupation. A great place to recover from mountain climbing (or at least start letting some of the legs pains go.
The 1st 2 pictures look at the baths and the stone pool of the complex. The other 2 pictures are of the Rafflesia flower. It is unusual to see these as they bloom randomly. They just happened to be in bloom now. The plant takes years from seed to bloom, and then the bloom only lasts a week. One pictured boom is in day 3. The other is at about day 5 as the petals have started to turn black and fall off. This is the flower famous for its horrible smell. Rightfully.Leggi altro