And we are back!!!

We are back from our trip and one word sums it up... WOW!!! It was a fast and furious trip thru 3 countries, 4 hotels, 5 flights over 10 days!!!

First stop: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Here we stayed right in the city, within view of the Petronas Towers. We toured the city, went to see another area where the government offices are located, and we went to a historical site to see some history on Malaysia.

Some Highlights:
Shopping Malls!!!! Yes, just like Somerset Mall back at home.
Food that is familiar from home.... We ate at California Pizza Kitchen... Yep, CPK!!
Highways that are like back at home... and the drivers actually follow the lines in the road and stay in the lane. Coming from India, that is a novelty!!!

Next Stop: Pattaya, Thailand
Here we stayed right on the beach that was about 2 hours away from Bangkok. It was a great break from the city life in Malaysia. We relaxed.....

Some Highlights:
The beach.....
Foot massages on the beach....
Fresh fruit delivered right to you beach chair on the beach (mangoes and pineapple!!) YUM
Vim had spotted some interesting sights on the beach as he went exploring. I will let him tell you all about them. If you do a little research on Pattya you will find that parts of it can be a bit questionable, I will leave it at that. Fortunately, where our hotel was located, we were in a decent area.

Next Stop: Bangkok
We had 2 nights in the heart of Bangkok. The big difference between Kuala Lumpur and Bangkok - Bangkok was far more crowded. Traffic was worse, the streets were filled. But a great experience.

Some Highlights:
Shopping.....
The food....
There were temples .... EVERYWHERE!! The best part is that the locals will take the time to pray at these temples. There was one right outside one of the shopping malls. What do you think that they are praying for outside the mall??? Maybe a good sale!!
The night market....there was some great shopping here!!! Knock of purses galore!! This put Canal street in NYC to shame!!
The Buddha temples were beautiful!! We went to 4 temples and the Palace... Very nice!
Did I mention the Shopping???

Low light in Bangkok...lost our camera. Actually not lost.... but stolen!! We left it in the cab that took us from Pattaya to Bangkok. That was the last we saw of it. And of course, the cab company has 'no record' of a camera being left in the cab.

Last Stop: Singapore
Singapore was by far the most orderly city that I have been too. Is it possible to say that it was 'too clean' and 'too orderly'. It almost seemed 'too perfect'.

Some Highlights:
Shopping!!
Good Food!! Mexican food!!! Chips and salsa!!!
Bird Park (like a zoo)
Night Safari

Over all the trip was great! The best part of the trip was that the kids were real troopers!! We did a lot of walking and moving around and they kept up with every move!! They did not complain (ok, maybe a little) but overall they were really good!! Another good part about the trip..... No Indian food for 10 days!!! It was a welcome break from the curries for all of us.

I will post pictures soon!!