We decided to continue our exploration of Malaysia with a trip to Penang. The inner part of George Town (the capital) is a UNESCO World Heritage Site, so we really wanted to check it out. Overall, I really enjoyed the city. However, it wasn't as sleepy and unique as I envisioned it to be. Definitely more modern than historic. |
| Off we go on a red-eye flight. Let the fun begin! |
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| Entertaining the silly jet lagged little gooses while we wait for our hopper flight. Luckily, it doesn't take much to keep them giggling. |
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| Exhausted (but not for long) Bean upon arrival. |
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| The energizing power of a hotel pool. |
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| Ribbit. |
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| Having one of their "deep" conversations, which usually involves the great debate on which one of them is a faster runner or if in fact the Hulk is the strongest superhero. |
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| The beach was very nice for walking but we were a bit disappointed that there were no seashells to be had. The boys really enjoyed collecting them last year in Langkawi. Noah tried to compensate with rocks- but they really didn't compare. |
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| Noah once again taking all of his naps pool side. |
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| Part of Noah's water dance. |
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| Drinking coffee at the pool bar. Kai absolutely loved having his afternoon tea here. |
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| Sprinkles for breakfast! Kai justified being allowed to eat them since he paired them with salad. |
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| This was the first time we opted to stay at a total kid friendly hotel, complete with a small water park. The kids has an amazing time and enjoyed it so very much. Naoto and I - hmm not exactly so much, but of course the vacation wasn't about us. We were smart to stay at two different hotels though- one for the kids and one that was more suited for vacationing adults. |
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| Taking on the water slides at warp speed. |
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| Continuing our quest for the perfect selfie. |
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| Handsome little firecracker. |
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| Some head first action displayed by Kai. |
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| Apparently getting pelted in the face with blasts of water is really only fun for children. |
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| I love watching how much this kid loves the water. |
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| Walking on water. |
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| Butterfly farm. |
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| Crazy looking frog that looked like a leaf. |
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| View of the city from Penang Hill |
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| Random monkey walking about. |
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| Hindu temple. |
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| Lovely lunch at Penang Hill. |
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| Kai spied this frog as we were eating. |
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| Having a rockin time at the Hard Rock. |
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| Happy 5th Birthday Kai Finn! |
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| Attempting to pretend he has not been caught drinking pool water from a paddle. |
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| Pool crashers |
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| Hitting the hotel pool- Kai style. At one point he completed his look with a set of oars. |
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| Never one to be out done. |
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| Our wild rickshaw tour of George Town. |
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| Taking in the sites while our driver dodged traffic. |
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| Noah using the tour as his opportunity to nap. |
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| Even as we were right in the midst of traffic while being bicycled around by men who weighed about 90 lbs. That little guy can pass out just about anywhere. |
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| Fort Cornwallis |
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| Trying to look royal while touring a historic mansion. |
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| While this one attempts to confiscate the bananas on display. |
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| Kai striking multiple poses for onlookers. |
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| Trying to steal some quick me time - you can see how well that turned out. |
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| Sometimes their sweetness will simply melt your heart. |
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| Another great vacation coming to a close with the "I'm not touching you" game. |
