Easter Holiday to Australia - Sydney Part 1

This Easter holiday, we went to Sydney and Canberra with my family. My whole family was there except for one of my sister and my brother. My sister has to care for the 2 dogs at home and my brother has to care for the business while my father is away. It was a relaxing time for all. I'll let the pictures do all the talking.

The moment we checked into the apartment, the kids already felt at home. Jumping up and down from the sofas and we had complaints from the neighbours.

We stayed at 76th floor and had Darling Harbour view.

Walking to Darling Harbour. There were 10 of us, big and small.

Photo at Darling Harbour.

At the zoo with the alligator in the background.

Walking to lunch

Reflection from the funny mirrors. 

They had so much fun with the mirrors.

Not a day is complete without visit to the playground. Coming from Malaysia, the playground is impressive and very well maintained.

Another day in playground.

Inside an aquarium.

Dominic and Albert Einstein.

My parents with Jacky Chan - in Madam Tussauds.

Their best positions, in front of TV.

What a view at night! we get to watch fireworks on Saturday night.

Deciding which dragon to buy. After that, Lucas lamented that the dragon (AUS$39) is the most expensive toys I have ever bought for him.

The kids with their loots!

Nice shopping mall, an old building with nice shops.

Pancakes on the rock.

Family photo in front of the iconic building.

The kids had fun too.

Clowning around.

Another favorite spot to take pictures in the apartment.  

Stinky fish market….NOT.

My oyster and sashimi.

Deciding what to eat.

Mud crab - the biggest I have ever eaten so far.

Nice grill fish but can't remember the fish type.

Oyster .. so so. I had better.

Lobster!!! It would taste better if it is grilled.

Enjoying our food but the rain dampened the experience a bit. We had to take shelter when it rained.

The sea gulls are waiting for their food.

Feeding more sea gulls.

When it rained and they can't go to playground, they either go for a swim or had bubble bath.

A day is not complete without a trip the the playground.

Taking the train to Canberra.

First Trip with Girlfriends

I took a weekend trip to Bali 2 weekends ago with my primary school and secondary school classmates. Friends I've known for more than 30 years!! We sure had lots of fun and vow to take more trips together.

Sabah

The kids are on their summer holidays. 6 weeks to be precise. The day after last day of school, we took a trip to Sabah, in Borneo Island, off East Malaysia. It was a nice holiday. We stayed at a resort by a white sandy beach. The sea is calm, the water is clean, it is not crowded. Nice. We visited the Kinabalu Park, the base to climb to the highest mountain in Asean. We had some nice and cheap seafood. It was a not fuss and not so stressful holiday.

Boarding the plan. The flight took 2.5 hours. Not too bad.

 Waiting for our room

 



Family picture in front of the highest mountain in ASEAN. I wonder I will concur the peak of the mountain.....NOT!

In Kinabalu Park, a huge reserved park. We were only at the civilised area of the park.

 Kinabalu Park.

 

The seafood restaurant that is above the water.

Sunset from the balcony of the room.

 They discovered the magic of sea. They were never a fan of the sea until...

they found out how much fun the waves can be.

London

This post is very late, but better than never.
We managed to snugged out for a few days in London without Lucas & Chloe. The grandparents were busy entertaining them while we were away.
In London, everything was good except for the weather.We managed to do all the things we planned to do and even did some shopping and eating out.
We were at Harrods and Selfridges. We were at Mark & Spencer. We were at Russell & Broomley. In another word, we had our shopping list.
We ate at Harrods Food Hall, a nice Indian restaurant, English pubs and grabbed sandwiches from Mark & Spencer and cafes. We ate all the food we wanted to eat without thinking too much about the money. After all, it is rare to get a chance to eat the food of our choices.
We watched a play and visited a friend and collected our wedding gift.
New places I've visited this time - Oxford, Portobello Market, Regent Canal and Paddington area.
We flew First Class to London on Airbus 380 and we flew Business Class back to KL on Airbus A380. Sheer luxury and pampering and now, let's get back to reality - work and kids. Holiday's over!

First class - Dom Perignon and lobster.

Dominic's suite in A380.

Yes, oyster, caviar and salmon.

That's my oyster. It was delicious.

One of our nice shoot.

We visited Dominic's college. In the background was used to be his dormitory.

Dominic's college Dining Hall a.k.a. Harry Porter's Dining Hall.

Simple ribeye and tomatoes from Harrod - sooo good.

Another of our nice shoot. We arrived on Paralympic Opening day.