tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-45916459715795344612024-03-13T13:44:27.948+10:30Our Malaysian AdventureNadege,http://www.blogger.com/profile/10676529511623967527noreply@blogger.comBlogger23125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4591645971579534461.post-59841256362506016692011-05-14T08:28:00.000+09:302011-05-14T08:29:19.244+09:30Our Last Day In Malaysia...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">Our last day in Langkawi. Our holiday is coming to an end. We take a taxi down to Pandai Kok and the <a href="http://www.telagaharbour.com/">Telaga Harbour Park</a> for a bit of last minute sightseeing. It is a beautiful sunny day and the free roaming buffaloes are enjoying the green grass near the marina. It is amazing to see them there. The harbour is filled with many expensive looking yachts, further down near the Headland Watch Tower, a few fisherman's boat are also tied up along the piers.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">We make our way back to the resort to check out of our room, our transfer will be here later to take us to the airport. It is a shame we have run out of time as there quite a few more areas of Langkawi to explore. It's certainly, a tourist's paradise and quite different to Penang.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">It has been a wonderful holiday with plenty of new experiences, sightseeing and shopping. The people here are so helpful and friendly, they work hard for a living but seem happy with their lot.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">That is it, I have enjoyed putting this blog of our trip together. Still have plenty of photos to go through, but I think I have included some of the best of what we have seen. See you for now, until our next adventure.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br />
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</div>Nadege,http://www.blogger.com/profile/10676529511623967527noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4591645971579534461.post-63355945539310454272011-05-10T13:16:00.001+09:302011-05-14T08:29:19.244+09:30More from Day 11...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"></div><div class="MsoNormal">This afternoon, we took a taxi to <st1:placename w:st="on">Kuah</st1:placename> <st1:placetype w:st="on">Town</st1:placetype> to do a little souvenir shopping. We walked down to the jetty , then went and had a closer look at the Lang Eagle; a very popular tourist destination. Bought an ice-cream at the local shop and we had to eat it quite quickly as with the heat it was melting and dribbling everywhere. We took a short walk through the lovely <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:placename w:st="on">Legend</st1:placename> <st1:placetype w:st="on">Park, very peaceful place. We manage to find a beautiful leather bag for Richard at the Langkawi Fair Shopping Mall. T</st1:placetype></st1:place>hen back to our hotel by taxi. The trip by taxi cost 36RM one was, which we thought was very reasonable considering the distance traveled. All fares are set by the government; all the different areas that you want to visit have a set fare attached to it. </div><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Back at the resort for a little downtime, before returning to the Oriental Village for our dinner. This place is so peaceful and relaxing, it will be a shame to leave it. But leave we have too as I trip is coming to an end.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
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</div>Nadege,http://www.blogger.com/profile/10676529511623967527noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4591645971579534461.post-2232665158980646992011-05-06T22:27:00.000+09:302011-05-06T22:27:25.325+09:30Day 11...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"></div><div class="MsoNormal">Breakfast at the Dayan café where we see little squirrels clambering all over the tree branches. Last night on our way to the village, we came across a family of monkeys which had just come down from the rainforest.</div><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">We make our way back to the oriental village to get on the Langkawi cable Car. The cable car will take us to the top of Mat Cincang Mountain. It's an </span>awe-inspiring<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> journey and we get a panoramic views over Langkawi and neighbouring Kedah Provence. The car takes us up 709 metres and the journey covers 2.2 km at an incline of 42 degrees. It is quite an exhilarating ride to the top as we see the beaches and the islands retreat into the distance. It is a shame that the humidity in the air has created a typical tropical haze, reducing some of the views.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUtY2LFi4RmCjz8zlhnW7Rvs4blaKdeOD4m8F3W5_n0TS3O0nH0Q2s774ykpiTg9jwP20uT-N_uYqi-n-eymym2Zq9MTpjFYZRgU8bTfyOQ1SnAqMQdxiapQX5afBNZuZmSXv-n4mtJ90/s1600/102-cablecar.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUtY2LFi4RmCjz8zlhnW7Rvs4blaKdeOD4m8F3W5_n0TS3O0nH0Q2s774ykpiTg9jwP20uT-N_uYqi-n-eymym2Zq9MTpjFYZRgU8bTfyOQ1SnAqMQdxiapQX5afBNZuZmSXv-n4mtJ90/s640/102-cablecar.jpg" width="424" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Riding up to the top on the cable car</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: justify;">To get to the hanging bridge, we have to descent some very steep stairs. The view from the bridge is also breathtaking. We had to make a few stop on the way back up as my legs were aching from the strain. We grabbed another car to the second viewing platform. The views from there are even more exhilarating.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: justify;">This afternoon, we will be taking a taxi to Kuah Town for a bit of sightseeing.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div>Nadege,http://www.blogger.com/profile/10676529511623967527noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4591645971579534461.post-11302649715226611102011-05-05T21:35:00.000+09:302011-05-05T21:35:58.222+09:30Day 10...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"></div><div class="MsoNormal">As we are being picked up at 11am for the airport, we decide to have a late breakfast and spend some relaxing time in our room till then. </div><div class="MsoNormal">The airport is undergoing some reconstruction, so things are a bit messing and confusing but we get through to the ticket counter and security and then have to wait quite a while as our flight is a bit late for boarding; we are a bit frustrated while waiting as not much information is given.</div><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: justify;"></div><div class="MsoNormal">A very short flight and we are in Langkawi. It is so different here, quite the tropical island with plenty of open space and rice paddocks. The traffic is calm with good roads, but still plenty of scooters around with sometimes three sitting onboard, the kids don’t seem to wear helmets around here either. </div><div class="MsoNormal">Our driver takes us to our hotel <a href="http://www.berjayahotel.com/">“The Berjaya Resort”</a>. Our little chalet is in the middle of the rainforest, well appointed with all the modcond. The weather is now quite hot and humid but we are refreshed by a complimentary fruit juice and then taken to our chalet by shuttle.</div><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: justify;"></div><div class="MsoNormal">Later, we make our way to the<a href="http://www.langkawi-beaches.com/oriental-village.html"> <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:placename w:st="on">Oriental</st1:placename> <st1:placetype w:st="on">Village</st1:placetype></st1:place></a> to get our bearings, look through some of the shops and decide to go back there for tea. To our surprise, by the time we come back, most of the shops and cafes are closed, but we do find this friendly cafe in the foodcourt which serves up a delightful plate of prawn fried rice.</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
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</div>Nadege,http://www.blogger.com/profile/10676529511623967527noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4591645971579534461.post-87343266817748342072011-05-03T21:22:00.001+09:302011-05-10T13:21:56.357+09:30More images from day 9...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">After spending some time at the Kek Lok Si temple, our driver takes us through the narrow street to next impressive temple of Wat Chayamangkalaram. This temple has the largest Reclining Buddha statue in the world, around 33 metres in length. There is also some exquisite statues of Devas and other mystical creatures around the temple grounds.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Just across the road, is the Dharmikarama Burmese Temple. This temple is the favoured venue for the Songkran festivities -Thailand's traditional New Year Day - celebrated in April. Absolutely beautiful, I wish we had a bit more time to have a better look around. But the tour must go on.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: justify;">A visit to a pewter factory, where we purchase a gift for Tom, then onto an exclusive chocolate factory where we get to tryout some amazing chocolate.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">This has been quite a day and we are glad to get back for a great cup of coffee and another swim in the hotel pool. Later in the day we take a quiet walk along Tanjung Bunga beach, down to the Floating Mosque. Malaysian first floating mosque which can accommodate up to 1,500 worshipers. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioNPHTPrAIaTEmaI4soaUGW87zSMfc2MxXHVZRHwdI-IXq1hI4q9wn972f135OQLUlGd6jN8PtpocDOzoWov-IuciaWtXCzPV5QJpGVNsQdN6CZv0XB1XeEdrnmyHBLRBHckQySP6AgVY/s1600/093-FloatingMosque.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="398" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioNPHTPrAIaTEmaI4soaUGW87zSMfc2MxXHVZRHwdI-IXq1hI4q9wn972f135OQLUlGd6jN8PtpocDOzoWov-IuciaWtXCzPV5QJpGVNsQdN6CZv0XB1XeEdrnmyHBLRBHckQySP6AgVY/s640/093-FloatingMosque.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">The Floating Mosque</div>Nadege,http://www.blogger.com/profile/10676529511623967527noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4591645971579534461.post-17733154076944173072011-05-01T19:33:00.001+09:302011-05-02T19:59:10.756+09:30Day 9...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">Today we are doing a tour of the Penang Hill and some of the temples around the city. Unfortunately we have to take a jeep ride up to the top of the hill as the funicular train is being upgraded. The ride up is amazing as the road is quite steep and narrow. A few monkeys appear on occasion. It is quite a panoramic view from the top; it is a shame that there is a lot of haze covering most of the view over the sea and the mainland. A quick drive back down to the bottom to our awaiting driver, and we are off to our next destination of the Kek Lok Si Temple.</div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYfiHTUb1X00ZS_9VfzcQF5dmffSr4XfDoij9cx7I0-2URyf9AMMJQjsHF0UwizpKHpTeNldJzdKtUidtOehdaKhWNn6fGfFOWg-EZSDqQnnbAhVOOsw2GZOWhDDWRTS6vOX05vgBddCU/s1600/079-PenangHill.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="424" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYfiHTUb1X00ZS_9VfzcQF5dmffSr4XfDoij9cx7I0-2URyf9AMMJQjsHF0UwizpKHpTeNldJzdKtUidtOehdaKhWNn6fGfFOWg-EZSDqQnnbAhVOOsw2GZOWhDDWRTS6vOX05vgBddCU/s640/079-PenangHill.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">View from Penang Hill</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: justify;"></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">The drive to the temple takes us through the busy city streets, past the Chinese heritage Centre and the State Mosque. The Kek Lok Si Temple is an amazing complex, the seven-storey handcrafted “Pagoda of Ten Thousand Buddhas was completed in 1930. The Pagoda is considered one of <st1:place w:st="on">Penang</st1:place> most beautiful architectural wonders with its Chinese octagonal base, Thai middle tier and Burmese Crown.</div><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: justify;"></div><div class="MsoNormal">We make our way to the Funicular train to get to the top to view the bronze statue of Kuan Yin which was completed in 2002.</div><br />
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</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaqRqKKiGx3a0kSP3xdW7JRdstug5aMvAs2ZEtdW06epjjEkyENpt5ndvYKZ_ufXFeHQNlj4IOCY-QT9-nD74WMvrjOeMUprAudetGa6aLUyaxgUMdFHMKE70Xc3YU5sR1cO0jkLNKkVo/s1600/085-KuanYinBronze.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaqRqKKiGx3a0kSP3xdW7JRdstug5aMvAs2ZEtdW06epjjEkyENpt5ndvYKZ_ufXFeHQNlj4IOCY-QT9-nD74WMvrjOeMUprAudetGa6aLUyaxgUMdFHMKE70Xc3YU5sR1cO0jkLNKkVo/s640/085-KuanYinBronze.jpg" width="424" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">30.2m Kuan Yin Bronze Statue</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">completed in 2002</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">That's it for tonight, but there's more to come...</span></div>Nadege,http://www.blogger.com/profile/10676529511623967527noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4591645971579534461.post-551905017950851992011-04-29T20:29:00.005+09:302011-05-01T18:18:46.857+09:30A few more images from George Town...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwB_qovYb1AzaXIbzakdAvB4vZa8hyHvRP0X4r4pfdRONZvjK93FSc9S15orqyaiuQRaEj19NYOuOEo6dYURloZEmdHaeL7p2a7QCcT1spOJ-HQKLtI7rWye6k63YTjCGig8-owmPC-Uo/s1600/073-kapitankelingmosque.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwB_qovYb1AzaXIbzakdAvB4vZa8hyHvRP0X4r4pfdRONZvjK93FSc9S15orqyaiuQRaEj19NYOuOEo6dYURloZEmdHaeL7p2a7QCcT1spOJ-HQKLtI7rWye6k63YTjCGig8-owmPC-Uo/s640/073-kapitankelingmosque.jpg" width="438" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Kapitan Keling Mosque</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNy3Z34Y1NCi7Tp_AayWFubl6X0rP1SqTIH0jssW649ijiVDH7wkhpxDVxwheucE60wd7wPeY8WwIYvsMUc728DGWL9b7WO07pHCyDkV5GszbHY2RqYpl8MWlvyQE0xfvyl66Ir6UXiG0/s1600/074-teochew.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="424" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNy3Z34Y1NCi7Tp_AayWFubl6X0rP1SqTIH0jssW649ijiVDH7wkhpxDVxwheucE60wd7wPeY8WwIYvsMUc728DGWL9b7WO07pHCyDkV5GszbHY2RqYpl8MWlvyQE0xfvyl66Ir6UXiG0/s640/074-teochew.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Teochew Temple</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: justify;">On July 2008, George Town was awarded UNESCO World Heritage status. Founded 200 years ago, the city certainly has an impressive collection of historical buildings representing the cultural heritage of Penang's various ethnicities: Chinese, Indians, Arabs, Malays, Siamese, Burmese and Europeans.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">We are surprise at the differences between the pristine colonial buildings and the Chinese Quarters with their narrow streets, lack of pavements and open sewers. At times, the noisy, busy streets and the varied smells are quite overpowering.<br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: justify;"></div><div class="MsoNormal"><div style="text-align: justify;">Further walking through the street of George Town before we find the spot to catch the bus back to the hotel. A nice swim in the pool to finish the afternoon off, then we get a bit adventurous and decide to take a ride on a jet ski. What a thrill, well worth the 60RM.</div></div><div class="MsoNormal"><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div></div><div class="MsoNormal"><div style="text-align: justify;">We go back to our little café for our tea, as yesterday the service is great and so is the food.</div></div></div>Nadege,http://www.blogger.com/profile/10676529511623967527noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4591645971579534461.post-16500966028918807322011-04-27T20:34:00.001+09:302011-04-27T21:00:51.206+09:30More images from George Town...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfb8y_HdvM8eX4GXbF_hrUZGAApBWbyuLTIsv_wFEzf-afJGXxnhVCEPfAgMzUJ4pkU0n-C4H5za92_0UkDoSAIWX8x2MAGhehBYqFjsZpHadnH5ETQRWzvvEEBQIUVeFA9eHrA7c4mjU/s1600/062-canon.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="318" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfb8y_HdvM8eX4GXbF_hrUZGAApBWbyuLTIsv_wFEzf-afJGXxnhVCEPfAgMzUJ4pkU0n-C4H5za92_0UkDoSAIWX8x2MAGhehBYqFjsZpHadnH5ETQRWzvvEEBQIUVeFA9eHrA7c4mjU/s400/062-canon.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">One of Fort Cornwallis many cannons</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div>Nadege,http://www.blogger.com/profile/10676529511623967527noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4591645971579534461.post-17249668230561559102011-04-26T20:51:00.002+09:302011-05-05T21:43:43.128+09:30Day 8...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12pt;">Today after a hearty breakfast, we decide to take the bus to <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:city w:st="on"><a href="http://www.penang.ws/penang-attractions/placevisit.htm">George Town</a></st1:city></st1:place> to have a look around. It only takes ½ hour to get there and cost 2RM each. We start the Heritage Walk by the residence of Ku Din Ku Meh (1848-1932), a Kedah Malay who was the administrator of Setul.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">As we walk along Jalan Sultan Ahmad Shad, we come across <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:placename w:st="on">Cheong</st1:placename> <st1:placename w:st="on">Fatt</st1:placename> <st1:placename w:st="on">Tze</st1:placename> <st1:placetype w:st="on">Mansion</st1:placetype></st1:place>, a grand and intricate estate built by one of the wealthiest tycoon of the turn of the 20<sup>th</sup> century. The mansion is a fusion of Oriental and Western architecture.</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12pt;">We walk past the Cathedral of Assumption, <st1:placename w:st="on">Penang</st1:placename> <st1:placetype w:st="on">State</st1:placetype> <st1:placetype w:st="on">Museum</st1:placetype> and <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:placename w:st="on">St George’s</st1:placename> <st1:placetype w:st="on">Church.</st1:placetype></st1:place></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12pt;"><st1:place w:st="on"><st1:placetype w:st="on"><br />
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</div><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12pt;">Then turn into <st1:street w:st="on"><st1:address w:st="on">Esplanade Road</st1:address></st1:street> to checkout the Town hall and City Hall.</span><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Quietly walking along the seaside, we come closer to <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:placetype w:st="on">Fort</st1:placetype> <st1:placename w:st="on">Cornwallis</st1:placename></st1:place>. This fort was built by Francis Light after his landing on the island in the early 19<sup>th</sup> century; it served as military and administrative centre of the British east India Company, then was used by the Sikh police and now is a well looked after tourist attraction. We were surprise that the admittance cost was only 2RM each.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: justify;">That is all I have time for tonight. I will be back tomorrow with more photos of our walking tour of the historic city of George Town.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
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</div>We take a walk down the street to get our bearings and get a few things from the shops. The streets here, are certainly not as clean as in Singapore. The traffic is quite heavy and the pavements are not very wide; there are plenty of little roadside eateries, but I am not sure I would be happy to eat at any of them. The standing of hygiene is not quite the same as ours. We walk back to the hotel, taking a detour by the beach where to our surprise there are fishermen’s shack laying all along the beach, with their boats just anchored off shore.<br />
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</div>Nadege,http://www.blogger.com/profile/10676529511623967527noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4591645971579534461.post-66469173582578074762011-04-23T20:04:00.002+09:302011-04-27T20:54:58.472+09:30Day 6...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12pt;">Early start today as we get picked up at 8.00 am to go to the Zoo. The bus ride is quite comfortable and our guide is very knowledgeable. As we drive along, we get a chance to look at some of the areas of the city we haven't walk through. The zoo has a fantastic set up, as most of the animals are kept in near natural environment. We first take the tram around the zoo to get an idea where the animals are kept.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: justify;"></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">A thunder storm comes over and we have to take cover for 15 minutes before the sky clears up again. We, then walk across the bridge to the Marina Sand Hotel for a ride up to the Skypark.</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">We purchase our tickets and ride the elevator to the 56<sup>th</sup> floor. A very quick and quiet ride to the top. The view from up there is amazing. It’s a shame that the weather is now a bit grey, but it still worth it, and I think it would be great to stay here for just one night so you could get to swim in that swimming pool and look over the edge.</div><br />
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</div>Nadege,http://www.blogger.com/profile/10676529511623967527noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4591645971579534461.post-11809087802981000572011-04-22T19:52:00.000+09:302011-04-22T19:52:35.378+09:30More Photos from Day 5...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiY3Nbk67oqp_WrBPLlMZGZpmXgVATTHy2jv72IBY1WX4Qfe5CKyHAnjNFLC8U0CiEXsrEIgz5MrAyqpOXjdvgjriP7CyBrVsvbdScP78tYtWReG5i-Q-jE-FntzwpxxbjIUBcMoB5Ma3U/s1600/033-BirdofPrey.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiY3Nbk67oqp_WrBPLlMZGZpmXgVATTHy2jv72IBY1WX4Qfe5CKyHAnjNFLC8U0CiEXsrEIgz5MrAyqpOXjdvgjriP7CyBrVsvbdScP78tYtWReG5i-Q-jE-FntzwpxxbjIUBcMoB5Ma3U/s400/033-BirdofPrey.jpg" width="265" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Birds Of Prey Show</div><div style="text-align: center;">Julang Bird Park</div><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">We are off to the zoo tomorrow so stay tuned.</div>Nadege,http://www.blogger.com/profile/10676529511623967527noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4591645971579534461.post-68206243005471861432011-04-21T21:43:00.004+09:302011-05-05T21:54:14.983+09:30Day 5...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">Another great start to the day with breakfast at the hotel. Everything is so well set out and organised. There is plenty of food to choose from or you can even get the chef to cook a fresh omelette or some French toast.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"></div><div class="MsoNormal">We have decided to take a taxi to the <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:placename w:st="on">Jurong</st1:placename> <st1:placename w:st="on">Bird</st1:placename> <st1:placetype w:st="on">Park</st1:placetype></st1:place>. It’s about ½ hour away from our hotel and the taxi rides are cheap here.</div><div class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></div><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"></div><div class="MsoNormal">Some quiet moments spent in our room, looking over the photos I took, some did not come out as well as I hoped. Never mind.</div><div class="MsoNormal">We again take a leisurely walk down to Clarke Quay; it is such a lovely area by the river with plenty of shops and restaurants to choose from. A little further and we again end up in <st1:place w:st="on">Chinatown</st1:place>. After another good look around and spending some money, we go back to our favourite little Chinese man on Temple St for our $5 plate of noodles and seafood, Richard even tries out the Malaysian Tiger Beer.</div><div class="MsoNormal">More photos tomorrow.</div>Nadege,http://www.blogger.com/profile/10676529511623967527noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4591645971579534461.post-91517502157589317622011-04-20T20:45:00.001+09:302011-04-27T20:57:42.255+09:30Day 4...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"></div><div class="MsoNormal">Another very appetising breakfast before our driver picks up right on time at 8.45am. Only takes 45minutes to get to the airport, so we have plenty of time to get our bags and flight organised. Stopped in to get a coffee and hot chocolate, then went on through to security to get to the waiting area for our flight. Again, we didn’t have too much to wait till we had to board. A short and sweet flight to <st1:country-region w:st="on">Singapore</st1:country-region>, those ear plugs that I purchase back in <st1:city w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Adelaide</st1:place></st1:city> are certainly doing the job, my ears have not given me any trouble this time.</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: justify;"></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">We have a nice lunch at a local restaurant then go on to further explore the place, next comes a visit to <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:placename w:st="on">Cheng</st1:placename> <st1:placename w:st="on">Hoon</st1:placename> <st1:placename w:st="on">Teng</st1:placename> <st1:placetype w:st="on">Temple</st1:placetype></st1:place> – the only place where you can find 3 major doctrines of local Chinese belief under the same roof, ie Taoism, Buddhism and Confucianism. We then take a stroll along Malacca’s Jonker Sreet, which ends by the banks of the <st1:placename w:st="on">Malacca</st1:placename> <st1:placetype w:st="on">River</st1:placetype> near the <st1:city w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Christchurch</st1:place></st1:city> plaza. Being a Saturday the Plaza is a hive of activities and plenty of tourists are taking advantage of the tri-shaw to get around. Our final stop before our return trip, is at the full size replica of a Portuguese Galleon which exhibits the varied maritime history of Malacca during its seven eras; Malay Sultanese era, the Portuguese era, the Dutch era, the British era, the Japanese era, the British again and finally the Malaysian Independence in 1957.</div><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: justify;"></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">A quick stop, at the request of one of our fellow passenger, at a market stall, to give all of us the opportunity to try a Malaysian fruit known as durian, not that pleasant to smell or taste. All in all, a very pleasant day spent in very good company visiting a lovely, busy and at time loud place.</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">We are moving on to Singapore tomorrow, so after our dinner at our little cafe down the road, we return to the hotel for a well earned rest.</div>Nadege,http://www.blogger.com/profile/10676529511623967527noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4591645971579534461.post-1974159614016369582011-04-18T21:15:00.002+09:302011-04-18T21:18:01.914+09:30Day 3...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">Today we are going on a tour of Malacca.</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">We get picked up right on 8.45am and quickly make our way onto the main highway to Malacca. Our driver has us speeding along, following miles of palms and coconut tree plantations. Everything is so green and lush. Two hour later we find ourselves into the old city of <st1:city w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Malacca</st1:place></st1:city>. </div><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12pt;">Making our way through narrow streets, we first visit the <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:placetype w:st="on">church</st1:placetype> of <st1:placename w:st="on">St Peter</st1:placename></st1:place> (1710) – the oldest Christian Church which is still in use now. We then, travel towards the largest <st1:placename w:st="on">Chinese</st1:placename> <st1:placetype w:st="on">Temple</st1:placetype> and cemetery outside of <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">China</st1:place></st1:country-region>, which is located at Bukit Cina (Chinese Hill), a quick stop to check out the temple and the Sultan’s Well and climb the small hill to view some of the old graveyard site.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
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</div>Nadege,http://www.blogger.com/profile/10676529511623967527noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4591645971579534461.post-43061105002729197622011-04-14T19:45:00.002+09:302011-04-27T20:48:11.036+09:30Day 1 of our trip...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"> Time to pack our bags and get organised to leave, even Buster thought he should come too.</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">We took the bus to the airport. The ride was quite rough due to our driver being a bit of a lead foot. I actually got to go on the O’bahn, not bad considering it has been running for 25 years, and this was my first time on it. We got to the airport with plenty of time to spare, no queues and going through custom was a breeze.</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">We didn’t have much time to wait before we were called for boarding.</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"> The flight was uneventful apart from some occasional turbulence. Our travelling companion who sat between me and Richard was on his way to <st1:city w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Vienna; h</st1:place></st1:city>e and Richard had some good conversations. The service was excellent with great food and deserts. I watched a movie and read some and was also able to walk around which helped my back and legs. </div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">We landed at the airport one hour ahead of schedule. What an amazing place, so clean and well organised except we went looking for our baggage in the wrong place; never mind.</div><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"> We were taken to our hotel by taxi, black car and uniformed driver. A four lanes highway took us all the way into the city, with a couple of tolls to be paid for, along the way. Once in the city, the traffic was frightening with cars and scooters going in all directions with the appearance of complete disregards for others on the road. It was a case of the quick or the dead.</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">Finally in our room with the unfortunate 911 No, it is good to relax with a good cup of coffee then off to bed.</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
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I think the best way for me to put down our memories of our trip on this blog, will be to post our impression and images daily over the next few weeks. Hope you enjoy those memories with us.Nadege,http://www.blogger.com/profile/10676529511623967527noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4591645971579534461.post-16679924945359790052011-04-06T12:00:00.001+09:302011-04-15T20:42:26.980+09:30From Singapore with love... Just too hard to post as I go, so post of photos and memories from our holidays will just have to wait till we get back. Currently waiting for our flight to Penang and further adventures in Malaysia.Nadege,http://www.blogger.com/profile/10676529511623967527noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4591645971579534461.post-7010823967198569482011-03-30T14:43:00.001+10:302011-04-15T20:42:26.983+09:30One More Sleep... That's right only one more sleep and we will be off on our adventure. We have been overseas (New Zealand) before but this time we are going quite a bit further out. Our flight from Adelaide to Kuala Lumpur is a seven hour direct flight, not sure that I am looking forward to that, flying is not one of my favorite thing. I have started to get things ready but won't pack till morning..... Can't wait to get away. It has been a long time between breaks and after a difficult 2010, it is nice to have something to look forward to.Nadege,http://www.blogger.com/profile/10676529511623967527noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4591645971579534461.post-82620192261166853042011-03-29T15:47:00.002+10:302011-04-15T20:42:26.986+09:30Blog under construction...<div style="text-align: center;">Not much to see here just yet, thought I would get the blog up and running before we leave on Thursday.</div><div style="text-align: center;">Also I have finally worked out how to link it to my photoblog, "<a href="http://nadegewauchope.blogspot.com/">Moments in Time</a>"<br />
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