Day 4: Off to Singapore

For those joining in late, please see here for Day 1, Day 2 and Day 3.

On Day 4, we left early from Genting Highlands and travelled to Singapore by bus. It was a long journey spent mostly in sleeping. When we reached the Singapore border, we got down, went through immigration and customs and got back into the bus for our ride to our hotel.

We had an option of a Night Safari that night. We didn't take this option. I had been to the Night Safari before and knew that the experience was not all that great. So we skipped that and instead went to Clarke Quay by metro. The metro system in Singapore is really good and you can travel to most parts of Singapore through the metro.

Clarke Quay is a must visit in Singapore. As the name suggests, it is the riverside. While it is good to sit there in the evening, its a great party hub at night. Go to Clarke Quay in the evening and stroll around, have a drink and enjoy dinner at the many different restaurants (all types of cuisine) there. You can also take a river cruise which is a fabulous experience.

Dress: Globus

Happy Birthday, Darling!

The travel posts are being interrupted for a very special occassion ----

Hubby Dearest's birthday!!!!!!!!

Birthday's are such beautiful, special days. You get an year older, but you celebrate :D
We have nothing planned, but will definitely have a nice, quiet dinner and be with each other. That makes it special for us :)

I always end up reminiscing during birthdays. So here's a quick one.

I met hubby when in my first job. We became good friends. Then I left to do my MBA in Gurgaon. We continued talking everday, and he became my best friend. We never realized when two best friends fell in love :) And 8 years after we met, we got married - the best day of my life!

I know its birthday post - but I just want to share some pics of the two of us together.

In Eze village (near Nice)



Day 3: Batu Caves + Genting Highlands

On Day 3, the agenda was Batu Caves and then on to Genting Highlands.

Batu Caves are natural caves which were converted into temples in 1980. To reach the caves, one needs to climb 272 steps. The steps are heavy and my suggestion would be to take it easy while climbing. You will definitely be tired when you reach the top. There is also a 140 ft high statue of Lord Murugan which is the main attraction at the caves.

It was wonderful to visit Hindu temples outside India. :) Hope you enjoy the pictures below after which I will write about Genting Highlands.

Dress - g.u. (bought in Japan), Bag - bought in Japan, ring - made by my niece, Sunnies - IDEE, necklace - H&M

Day 2: City tour of KL + Shopping

After an early night on day 1, we were ready bright and early for our city tour of Kuala Lumpur. As per the itinerary, after the tour, we would be dropped off at Bukit Bintang for shopping. Since hubby and I had been there the previous day, we knew exactly what to shop for! :)

During the city tour, we saw the Palace, the twin towers (close-up), the chocolate boutique, went to the top of KL Tower and saw the whole of KL, and took loads of pics :). I will leave you now with the pics. Hope you enjoy them!

The Palace

Day 1: Arrival in Kuala Lumpur

Sadly, my vacation is over and I am back to the grind :(

But the good part is that I get to share my experiences and photos with you :)

The posts related to my vacation will be more of travel posts with a bit of fashion included. I will give details on places to visit in each city, interesting facts, places to shop and any other titbits that seem important. And yes, these posts will be quite picture heavy! Hope you guys enjoy reading the coming 8-9 posts :)
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Day 1: We had a Singapore Airlines flight from Mumbai to Kuala Lumpur (KL), with a stopover at Singapore. The flight was a bit tiring since we were flying at night and did not get much sleep. Also, makemytrip (through which we booked our package) had chosen seats for us on the flight which were not together (I will do a post at the end on my experience and rating of makemytrip.com). So that was a big disappointment (since the flight was full, we could not get 2 seats together).

Anyways, we landed in KL and were taken to our hotel there - Sunway Putra. We reached the hotel by around 2pm and the rest of the day was free. The good surprise here was that we had a suite instead of just a room - and the view was awesome (of the twin towers!). So we showered, had a bite to eat and decided to explore on our own.

There was a train station just a minute away from our hotel. So we took a train to Bukit Bintang which is the shopping destination in KL :) There are around 7 malls here which range from the very high end (Pavilion mall) to the reasonable (Lot 10 and others). It was fun just going around the malls and window shopping. We had real fun just browsing and deciding on what we could buy (I had a shopping list from my family which had to ticked off!). The day ended with us returning to the hotel, going for dinner and then early to bed - due to lack of sleep and jet lag.

I'm leaving on a jetplane....

All my bags are packed, I'm ready to go

I'm standing here, outside the door ...

 

I am leaving today ...

 

Outfit of the Day - Family Day

Sunday was Family Day at office. We could take our family to the office so that they could see where we work :)

I took my parents and hubby dearest. They saw the desk where I spend 12 hours a day (boo to me!) and then had loads of snacks in the cafeteria. My parents were really happy to see where I worked and that made me happy :)

Photos were not allowed on the premises. So hubby and me got home and took some pictures at home.

I wore casual clothes with a bit of zing and added my favourite chunky necklace of pink stones. Let me know what you think! :)

Hubby's T-shirt - US Polo, Trousers - Indian Terrain

Top - United Colours of Benetton, Jeans and shoes - Forever21, Necklace - Colaba Causeway, Purse - bought at Tokyo Airport