Langkawi, Malaysia 2011

Here are some photos of our fall break trip to Langkawi, Malaysia.

We spent a wonderful week with the Hargreaves clan on the beach and poolside! We met our great friend Tara and her wonderful daughters Kyana and Chloe. Chloe was born last October so it was killing Amanda not having met her yet, despite numerous skype calls. We actually celebrated Chloe's 1st birthday during the trip and what better way to spend your first birthday than a day in Langkawi with Uncle Les.

We stayed at the Berjaya Resort and it did not disappoint!!!!! It was, by my account, the perfect vacation lounging and eating all week. Although Tara is a Flames season ticket holder, it was tough to say farewell to her and the girls at the KL airport.

We enjoyed it so much that we are already planning a return trip in July 2012!

ShangHai

I was lucky enough to be able to attend the Learning 2.011 Conference in Shanghai at the beginning of September. It was a great conference and I really learned a lot about how to integrate more technology into my classroom.

As an added bonus I also got to spend some time exploring Shanghai. It is definitely right up there with Hong Kong as my favourite Asian city. It's architecture is amazing and the mix of old and new throughout the city is incredible. My favourite area was The French Concession. We found an amazing bakery with delicious treats...





Here is The Bund at night...









Here's me in front of the Maglev (magnetic-levitation) train. It goes over 400 km/hr and it's actually a magnet that levitates above the track...



We checked out The Jazz Bar at The Peace Hotel. Amazing music and mojitos...




Okay...in the French Concession Karen and I walked into a clothing store and I saw this cat. I thought it was fake. Not so...


In Fuxing Park my friend Karen and I tried our luck in this little beauty. We would not make very good hamsters...


We spent some time in Xin Tian Di and . AMAZING little streets and alleys lined with cool little shops and great restaurants with patios perfect for people watching...



Lots of yummy food...



I am very much hopeful that someday I will be able to visit Shanghai again (hopefully with my family). Next time...the Science Museum!

86. Learn some tai chi

There's a lot of tai chi around these parts. Any given morning in any given park you can see individuals or groups of people practicing tai chi. When we were on Halong Bay they offered early morning tai chi on the deck of our boat and Lynn and I eagerly signed up. Kylisha slept. Lynn and I both really enjoyed it and I can see why people readily do it here. It is peaceful and calming.

Here is a ridiculous photo a lady took for me specifically for the blog...








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