I am back from my travels! I am browner (marginally) have puffier hair (extremely) a case of pimples (humidity will do that to you) and an oversized tummy due to the amount of food I ate while away.
I kept a travelogue (sometimes very vague due to exhaustion) but could not seem to get it updated to Blogger, so here are the posts I wrote - hope you have fun with me on my travels and I hope you don't get tired of hearing all about my trip!
Day 2 in Malaysia and we have gone from not having any sleep- to oversleeping this morning.
From not having any money from the ATM to swiping our credit card gleefully at a pewter factory - a spending frenzy.
To be fair: how often are you going to come across an original handmade, airtight pewter container? My point exactly!
This container has 4 sides, each depicting a different flower. These flowers are represented in Chinese Art & literature as the 4 qualities believed to be traits of a gentlemen or scholar:
Chrysanthemum:- Personifies simplicity, honesty & perfection.
Bamboo:- Resilience & Humility
Orchid:- Perfect cultured individual due to the orchids beauty & fragrance
Plum Blossom: Perserverance, courage & willpower
This is something I will be able to pass on to future generations & I am so glad I bought it!
This pewter factory is one of the largest factories in the world and all the pewter items are handmade. The craftmanship is exquisite - we all had a go and it was not as easy as you wuld think.
Each worker gets their andprint on the walls of the museum once they have been there for 5 years - which I thought was a nice touch.
For Tee’s birthday I bought her a gorgeous set of chopstick holders- 2 pewter fishes. Lovely in their detailed prettiness.
We visited the Batu caves (after a 272 stp climb) and snapped some shots of the various gods.
We also got ourselves gorgeous Henna tattoos.
Tonight is a cultural tour of Malaysia and a visit to another temple.
The city is not very pretty, but the sights out of town are beautiful.
ahh welcome back!! Can't wait to hear all about your trip and see more photos, the tattoo looks gorgeous!
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we leave in 5 days! eeek!
You must have an awesome time! Cant wait to see what you thought of it!
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