Things are starting to speed up - less than 4 months left in Singapore before we leave. Craig has been travelling a LOT - he was away most of the last two weeks in Geneva then Mumbai. He spent two days with us and has now left for a week in Sydney. We have 3 big trips planned between now and July, and family coming to visit in May and June. I've already inscribed Zoe into school in Collonges sous Saleve starting September and Craig and I are revisiting all the insurance policies and paperwork we have to reinstigate ...... UGH.
The three day Easter weekend (we extended to 4 days), we spent in Penang, Malaysia with Diane & Chloe Di Gemma. We all had a lot of fun and more than a few laughs. We did a bit of sightseeing, lots of eating, shopping and swimming. The Easter Bunny even managed to make it to Penang, bringing the girls Easter eggs (thanks Diane!). The resort was very nice, right on Batu Ferringhi Beach. The main town - Georgetown is UNESCO Heritage listed, but it was SO hot, our 'sightseeing' entailed being peddled by a 60 something year old man with few teeth for 2 hours around the main sights of Georgetown in a tri-shaw ( like a rickshaw). Our guy kept telling us 'we' were the king of the road - all the cars and buses would get out of our way.... I can tell you the cars and buses in Penang don't see it the same way, and cries of terror escaped my lips on more than one occasion. Anyway, we live to tell the tale.
The night market ran along the main road in front of our hotel each night and sold all sorts of things. Chloe had her hard-earned pocket money to spend and was an inspirational bargainer. I learned how to bargain from a 9 year old!
All in all, it was a super break, made even better by seeing and spending time with Diane and Chloe in Singapore and Penang.
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