Quick update

It’s been quite awhile since we’ve written anything for the blog, so this is just a quick post to catch up on what’s happened in the meantime.  After the Mekong Delta we spent a relaxed week in Kuala Lumpur catching up on sleep and exploring the city and the surroundings.  Then we flew home for my parents 60^th birthday party, and what an even it was!! There were 80 guests, a band, presents for everyone and fun had by all.  Conveniently the trip home also meant we were able to go to Jason’s family reunion and my ten year school reunion (now I feel old).  It was great to have a chance to catch up with everyone and remind ourselves why Sydney is really where we want to live.

From bicycles to motorcycles

From the land of whole families being driven around on bicycles to one where they've added a motor. We started off with a few days in Kuala Lumpur revelling in being somewhere that felt like home (albeit a little bit more modern in parts). It helped that we were staying in Chinatown which probably feels the same everywhere... plus large numbers of tourists and a public transport system that works. Ok, that's not like Sydney but maybe one day. We spent one day to go up the twin towers and take in the view from the skybridge. We had expected this to be a 2 hour affair at most... but after queueing foran hour and a half we secured tickets for the 12:45pm visit. The skybridge is free as they bombard you with advertising for Petronas. We spent the time we had to wait exploring a shopping mall... with shops we recognised!!! Oh, the things we find exciting now, it's quite sad. The view from the bridge was spectacular and I spent a long time watching the fountain display from on high. We also indulged in our first cinema viewing experience in months!!

From there a quick flight to Cambodia brought us to the hottest place we have ever been!! Walking for 2 minutes leaves you dripping with sweat from places you didn't know sweated, and few places have air con so there's not much relief. We did decide to splurge on a room with a/c for that reason (a whole $13 for a double). Although we are now somewhere where they drive on the right again, it's not so noticeable here as you have to look every whichway when crossing the street including on the pavement.