Across Russia to Japan and Malaysia - Part 11/12 (Malaysia)

Our time in Malaysia was spent resting, eating and chatting with relatives, although we did find time for a couple of excursions.

 Reading the local newspaper.

Photographer Henry.

 Modern love - Khuan-Hoong and girlfriend with their phones.

 Jia-Yen with her phone.

 Kwan with her phone.

 Jia-Qi without her phone.

 Kwan and Theng-Theng enjoying dim sum.

Kwan took us to a school fundraising concert, which was done most professionally, if rather loudly.

 Saxophonists in the school band.

 A flamenco dancer.

 An erhu player.

 And two pipa players.

We also dropped by the Penang Butterfly Farm, where we were supposed to get a butterfly to help H-M with her book. 

One of many butterflies.

We were in Malaysia on my birthday and the relatives arranged a very nice meal.

 The whole gang.

 Some of the dishes in close-up.

 Shrimps.

 Fish caught on Henry's ill-fated off-shore fishing trip.

 

 Lotus root.

 The birthday boy.

And that was that... The next day we flew with Malaysia Airlines back to Europe. Malaysia Airlines has had some troubles in recent times but I've used them for nearly twenty years and have always been very happy with their service. Finnair, however, has gone rapidly downhill and they managed, not for the first time, to lose our luggage, on the last leg from Paris.  It did, however, arrive safely a couple of days later.

Our luggage has arrived and it's all over!

In a sense, our journey was a trip-of-a-lifetime, but having been born under the star sign of Leo makes me a cat and cats have nine lives, so if I'm lucky I should be able to manage a few more expeditions yet.