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and something to hope for.Kent and Leisyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02137648647691605446noreply@blogger.comBlogger1547125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4585327879778743654.post-28063803068355028612017-02-08T02:36:00.000-05:002017-02-08T02:36:01.113-05:00ketut's hideaway!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
We had some good friends who had been to Bali and found the coolest place called 'ketut's hideaway'. Ketut and his family met us at their waterfront 'hideaway' for the day and took us snorkeling, on a water tour, and fed us lunch!</div>
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in the back is one of bali's famous volcanoes! the weather and water here were our favorite in all of bali! there was a breeze from the water and it wasn't crowded at all!</div>
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Ketut's bungalow had places to relax and enjoy the views! our family had the place to ourselves for the entire day!!<br />
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We had fresh coconut water (which I think is kind of yucky).</div>
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But Mack thoroughly enjoyed it :) </div>
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we got a boat all to ourselves with Ketut as our captain!</div>
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It was so nice to have a 1 to 1 ratio for adults to kids!! it made our day exponentially better.<br />
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I loved the area with mountains and beach! <br />
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this was our kiddos' first experience snorkeling!! they all did really well. Metta was initially terrified- but ended up loving it! Zeb was a natural.<br />
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mack mostly enjoyed checking out the fish from inside the boat!!<br />
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there's nannie, gramps, and metta!<br />
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there really is something so incredible about snorkeling. seeing an entire new world that exists under the water is magical!!<br />
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I loved the shore with all of the palm trees and thatched roofs.<br />
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After spending a couple of hours in the water- we got back to shore in time to watch ketut's family make some amazing balinese dishes for lunch!<br />
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I have never tasted food like this. Bali has such original spices- and for the most part wasn't too spicy!!<br />
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fried little breads- I think! they were bright yellow!<br />
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this one- a sweet and nutty- chicken was my very favorite!<br />
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we ate until we were stuffed!!!<br />
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I'd never even heard of most of the vegetables we were eating!!! it was crazy for my tastebuds!!</div>
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coconut chicken and rice was cooked in the banana leaves!!</div>
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here's ketut's wife teaching us all about the dishes!</div>
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this is snake skin fruit and the only place in the world it grows is the west coast of bali! there's something about soil content and water percentages that suit it perfectly!<br />
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<span style="text-align: start;"> it's kind of like an apple inside- but a lot softer. They try to grow it in other spots on bali- but it never tastes as sweet or flourishes.</span></div>
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Zeb and Ike bought a balinese chess set and played every free moment we had! I still don't know how to play chess!!<br />
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After dinner- we learned how to create large offerings made of leaves and fruits for the Gods.<br />
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It was insane to watch these girls create masterpieces out of banana leaves!! their cutting and weaving was so speedy- yet so intricate!!<br />
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this carrier of flowers was pretty cool. they tried to teach me how to make one- but I was NOT a good learner.</div>
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look at the bottom! they threw this thing together in five minutes!!</div>
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we absolutely loved being a part of Ketut's family for the day. They were so hospitable and the day was perfect!!</div>
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<br />Kent and Leisyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02137648647691605446noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4585327879778743654.post-2587727318918450522017-02-08T02:08:00.001-05:002017-02-08T02:08:58.915-05:00villa griya and goodbye!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
Our airbnb in central Ubud was located in Penenstan- a small village on the outskirts of Ubud (the bigger town). It was a two house villa on the property of a lovely Balinese family who took very good care of us!</div>
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these pictures are from their site- but here is the family! we saw them every morning and evening when we left and came home! they were so lovely!<br />
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This is the view from the front gate down towards the main road.</div>
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and- this is the main road :)<br />
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every morning the family brought us fresh breakfast of fruit, smoothies, toast, and the most amazing banana coconut pancakes EVER. I still think about them!!<br />
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I took these pictures on another early morning run around the village where we stayed! there were more temples in bali than anywhere we've been. Literally every corner has one.</div>
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and these small offerings are left on the front step of every home in bali! they family members make them every day.<br />
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I'd never seen a flower like this before- but I loved it!<br />
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this is the path right out our front door! </div>
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and this is the entryway to our villa! the grounds were so lush and vibrant. there were papayas and bananas growing on the trees!! </div>
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there was also a little cafe called 'cafe vespa' on the corner of our little village. I had the best salmon, beet, feta, walnut, and avocado sandwich!! it was SO tasty. Balinese food was definitely the tastiest and most flavorful of all of our vacations!!</div>
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I don't know what I'm going to do after living in asia if we move somewhere dry and brown all of the time! these tropical locations are so beautiful!!<br />
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Saying goodby to our place was so sad! for our last day in Bali- we drove back down to southern Bali near the airport for some final shopping and one last stop at the beach!<br />
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we spent some time at Kuta beach- one of the most touristy- and were not impressed! too many people and rough water! luckily- it had a great market :)<br />
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and, of course, fabulous popsicles!!<br />
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we dropped my parents off at the airport late afternoon- and made one last stop at Jimbaran beach for seafood and an ocean sunset send off! we should have just gone to the airport!!<br />
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The beach was beautiful and the boys loved running around-<br />
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but Mack was OVER our vacation. So tired and ready to go home :) Ahh, the joys of traveling with children!!<br />
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kadek- our pal and driver- dropped us off at the airport and we said our goodbyes! he was the best guy ever!! we loved having him take us around and we really hope to go back one day and visit him again!! Bali was the best. I am so glad we had my parents with us, too. such a wonderful vacation!!<br />
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I was most excited about our villa in Ubud because of a place called campuhan ridge! It was a perfect distance (just under 2 miles) from our place- and just over a mile long so I could get in the most beautiful sunrise run of my life!! I read about this place on a blog and realized it was super close to our villa. I woke up early one morning and after a lot of online landmark studying (with pics on my phone- but NO gps!!) I took off for a run!!</div>
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I got worried a couple of times about where to go- but eventually found the landmarks I was searching for!</div>
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running in new and beautiful places is one of my favorite things in life! Running is about the only time/place I can find my zen. I didn't love the heat and humidity so much- but early in the morning it wasn't so stifling.<br />
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it was so quiet out on the path!! I thought for sure there'd be a few other crazy tourists!!<br />
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but I had the morning to myself!!!<br />
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there are a couple of restaurants at the far end of the ridge that weren't open yet!<br />
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Oh, how I wish I could run with my giant camera!! the phone pictures will have to do!</div>
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look at this place!!!<br />
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How was I the ONLY one here?!? <br />
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you can see by my sticky and sweaty red face just how hot it was getting! <br />
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it was probably the most beautiful place I've ever run!<br />
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by the time I ran back and found my way back to the main road- the little villages had awoken! the streets were buzzing and full of motorcycles! It was a little more hectic getting home- but I found my way!!Kent and Leisyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02137648647691605446noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4585327879778743654.post-81403909169046767482017-02-06T06:58:00.000-05:002017-02-06T07:01:44.715-05:00tegalalang rice terraces<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
Ubud, Bali is probably the most beautiful place I've ever been. The rice terraces of Tegalalang should be a wonder of the world. every time I turned my head- I was shocked by the beauty. It was 'take your breath away' incredible.</div>
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From the moment we stepped onto the first step down the terraces- I was mesmerized. and couldn't stop taking pictures. We arrived early so the place was nearly empty.</div>
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kadek carried mack everywhere. <br />
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I actually have some of it on video- but my mom was walking this very same path and stepped right into the muddy rice water! she was up to almost her knee in mud!! it was pretty funny.<br />
kadek was worried about mack on the steep slopes and watery paths- so he carried him all morning!<br />
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rice farming is INSANELY labor intensive. can you see the grooves between the rice plants? those are made by fingers. and every field and every plant is taken care of with this much precision.<br />
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look at how amazing this all is!! I wanted to stay here forever. I could have explored for days.<br />
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we parked over by those buildings and then climbed down the terrace steps, back up the other side, and then through the terraces. I love Ike in the sunglasses.<br />
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this lady was so happy to pose for my picture! and then demanded money. 😂😂😂😂<br />
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these workers tend to EVERY plant!!! it's bonkers. I will never look at a grain of rice the same way again.<br />
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because we came early in the morning- it wasn't incredibly hot! the longer we were there- the more we started sweating!<br />
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we really are living the dream life right now. I am so grateful for the Air Force and the path it has helped us forge. </div>
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Ubud monkey forest is one of the main reasons I wanted to go to Bali. I have gotten plenty of monkeys in Asia- but this place comes with so many great stories!! we've had a lot of friends return with tales to tell. One friend had a teenage son who was aggressively jumped on and then bit so badly it cut an artery. Luckily a passerby happened to be an ER trauma doc from the states and administered a tourniquet with his belt. He was then taken the the balinese hospital and underwent emergency surgery!! After hearing these stories- Kent was less than excited about this place.</div>
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I promised to keep our kids food free (mostly problems arise when people hide food from the monkeys or get nervous when feeding them and then jerk away).</div>
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The place was astounding. SO MANY monkeys live here.</div>
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the vegetation is also pretty amazing!!<br />
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little baby monkeys are ridiculous. If you don't think they are adorable- you are dead inside. I loved them so much. They are nearly impossible to photograph because they move constantly!!</div>
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look at this crazy tree!!!</div>
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the monkeys that live at this place are definitely accustomed to fighting for food. they are not the friendliest creatures.</div>
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I know this picture is crazy blurry- but it's the best picture of the entire vacation!! Kent is SO the instagram husband. he calls me a picture snob. I require that every photo look great (what's wrong with that?!!?) and that he take all of these perfect photos of me. He was SO bugged that I wanted a picture with monkeys on me. I'm not even sure what happened here. I no longer had a banana stuffed down my shirt so they weren't going for that! I think they were just fighting each other and I landed in the middle. It was a little terrifying!! but so worth it.</div>
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selfie with a monkey.</div>
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this guy had had enough paparazzi.<br />
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Everybody needs to see monkeys in the wild before they die! I think my favorite monkeys EVER are still the Nagano snow monkeys- but these guys come in at a close second :)Kent and Leisyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02137648647691605446noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4585327879778743654.post-33822286675022464022017-02-06T01:40:00.002-05:002017-02-06T06:15:31.288-05:00waater temple<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
Indonesia is famous for Luwak coffee. We aren't coffee drinkers- but still visited a coffee plantation to see the process. They also grow cacao plants for hot chocolate! I'm pretty sure oompa loompas actually come from Bali! </div>
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Luwak coffee is so famous because it's coffee brewed from the beans that have passed through a 'Luwak's' digestive tract first. In hindsight I realize this is probably a very non animal friendly process. Luwak's are like feral crazy cats. This plantation joked that their coffee is 'Cat-Poo-ccino'. they eat the beans and then they process the poo and brew coffee from those beans.<br />
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Here are the boys sifting through some of the beans that are out drying.<br />
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and mack with his best pal, Kadek. They really were such buddies. they were obviously having a very intense discussion about something here!<br />
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this coffee plantation had some pretty great views!<br />
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They give free samples of all their freshly brewed drinks! the lemon tea and hot chocolate were divine! metta grabbed some coffee on accident and was not impressed :) !!<br />
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After the coffee plantation- kadek took us to a burning festival. Once a year the communities gather to honor those who have passed the previous year. <br />
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their giant burning piles were pretty cool.<br />
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one of the last temples we visited on our trip was the water temple. high on a hill above the temple is the house of the Balinese President!<br />
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These waters are said to be healing and cleansing! I was tempted to get in and join them but didn't want wet clothes the rest of the day!!!<br />
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I love all of the statues in Asia that portray lots of children! they always make me feel so normal!! unlike many other Asian countries- Balinese tend to still have larger families.<br />
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these kiddos were so happy and nice to our kiddos.<br />
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Besides having to be carried all of the time- mack was at a pretty good age to travel. He's a lot of fun and quick to smile. <br />
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I think this trip was the last time I saw a twinge of red in this kids hair. He is pure blonde, now.<br />
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and Zeb is the best age to travel!! still young enough that he doesn't cost much or eat much- but can take care of himself!<br />
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Don't you just want to walk up behind zeb and shove him in to the water??<br />
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family picture at the water temple entrance!</div>
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I love all of these pictures where Ike has gramps' sunglasses on. He thought he was pretty cool. and please note mack's peace sign. I still love it!</div>
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thankfully we found ice cream the market after the temple visit. It's kind of a trade off when travelling with kids. We make them do something they think is boring - and then we buy them ice cream. They are going to be very disappointed when we return to America and there's not ice cream at every boring historical attraction.<br />
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These pictures are a mish mash of a couple days adventuring in central bali! temples, waterfalls, and hiking :)</div>
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we stopped briefly at a roadside temple called the 'bat cave'. Once we showed up the name became very literal.</div>
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the temple was in front of a giant cave with SO MANY BATS. It was pitch black in the cave and this picture is with a flash and zoom - but it's the only pic I could get to even come close to showing all of the bats!!<br />
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another temple we visited near Ubud was the elephant cave temple. I never figured out why it was called elephant cave. There was a cave but I never saw an elephant!<br />
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our driver (kadek) got us here early so it was nice and quiet!</div>
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I wish we would have gotten kadek in more of our pictures! we loved him!! so much. every night when we'd go back to our villas- mack would ask about him and was so excited to see him again in the morning!!<br />
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all of the giant broken rocks in the bottom of this river are the pieces of a giant buddha!!</div>
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this carving was dug into the side of a dirt mound. They must come and clear out the lines regularly.<br />
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I don't even remember where this pic was taken but I love metta's giant smile!</div>
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more fabulous kid faces at the entrance to the elephant cave (that had no elephants!).</div>
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gramps on the steps.<br />
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after the elephant cave temple- we went hiking to tegenungan waterfalls! we trekked down SO many stairs to get to the falls- and then up a jungle path to get to the top of the falls!<br />
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this was the perfectly jungly hike for kids. For whatever reason- none of the other tourists hiked to the top- so we had the trail and views to ourselves! and it was only 10-15 minutes to the top and super green!<br />
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Here's the view from on top of the falls! good thing we aren't paranoid about losing kids over the edge.<br />
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kent may have been a little nervous here!! luckily we left mack below with gramps!!</div>
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It was awesome up there!</div>
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the halfway point!<br />
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mack finally figured out where we all went!!</div>
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after the hot and strenuous hike back UP the crazy stairs- we were drenched in sweat. have I mentioned how hot bali was?! so, of course, we got ice cream.</div>
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Bali is an island in the country of Indonesia. There's a small part of the island that is down south and it has most of the touristy shops and markets and beaches. we stayed in southern bali for 3 days and visited the big stuff there- and then the rest of our time (5 days) we spent in central bali in Ubud and on the East Coast.</div>
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One of the most famous temples in Bali is Uluwatu.</div>
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Japan has the coolest temples and shrines in all the world! bali has the best locales and views at temples- but their famous 'uluwatu' temple was fabulous because of the backdrop- not because of the temple itself :)</div>
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these pictures are reminding me how HOT we were hiking around the temple grounds!! we were in bali for their 'cool' season and it was crazy hot!! </div>
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kadek, our driver, warned us about the monkeys here- but I was SO hot and it was SO bright that I paid no heed to the instruction to remove my sunglasses. I was snapping picture of this monkey back in the trees when suddenly- out of nowhere- he was in the branch above my head- and dropping down to SNATCH MY GLASSES OFF MY HEAD!!! <br />
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ahhh. those were target sunglasses!! that kent got me in alaska last year!!!! and he just went at them. chomping and scratching them to bits. boohoo. I was so mad! and it was only our 2nd day on vacation!!<br />
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some balinese guy came up and threw some food at the monkey and he ended up dropping my glasses to get to the food. I got them back- but not before the damage was done. I still wear them- but they are hard to see out of. look at those gnarly teeth scratching away.<br />
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I think these pictures with the statue monkeys were actually a premonition of things to come!!</div>
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we were walking around the back side of the temple post mokey sunglasses scandal- when another scary monkey came racing out of a tree ( I wasn't even looking at him) and came after my flip flop!! he literally tried to yank it off my foot!! he was pulling and grabbing at me. monkeys are terrifying and have the scariest teeth!! kent was pushing the stroller and luckily had the wherewithal to shove it at the monkey. and also- luckily- mack wasn't in the stroller :). I was NOT about to give up my flip flop. these were 13 dollar gap flip flops- not your average 1 dollar old navy pair! monkeys can sense me and know I have a strange obsession with them.</div>
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The temple had a large row of markets and shops we were walking through when mack found some little boys at a shop playing with trucks and trains and he decided he HAD to play. He is so similar to baby Zeb in his obsession with vehicles!!<br />
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I'm pretty sure these little flower baskets are small offerings for Hindu Gods. They are EVERYwhere in bali. every morning the people put them out in front of their homes and businesses and temples. <br />
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These Next pictures are actually from the first day of our trip but I forget them in the first post. We got to bali early in the morning and waited until evening for my parents to arrive so we spent a half day at Nusa Dua beach near our villa. Nusa Dua is one of the most popular areas of Southern Bali and it's full of resorts and hotels. It's a nice place- but not very authentic. I really loved Bali- but was really disappointed in how cliche and touristy everything was.</div>
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I love this crazy picture of our family. <br />
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On one side of the beach they have a giant 'water blow'. When waves pound the shore- there are holes in the rocky reef that shoot water up and into the air! our kids loved watching and waiting for the explosions!!<br />
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after walking the coast for a bit- we were all hot and famished! luckily we can ALWAYS find ice cream in Asia :)<br />
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The day after Nusa Dua beach- we visited the famous 'padang padang beach'. It was beautiful. But surely the most crowded beach I've ever been to. it was kind of a nightmare. </div>
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I can't believe I didn't get any pics of the madness of the crowds. The people you see behind my mom and the boys is the calm side of the beach. Behind us was towel to towel packed tight. luckily- our kids didn't mind at all :)<br />
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All they need is popsicles to be happy! I love this picture because of my dad carrying mack. That as another fabulous part of vacationing with more adults! we don't have to carry kids as often!! thanks, gramps!<br />
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the highlight of this beach was the astounding beach food we found. I have come to realize that the best food in the world is often found in close proximity to a beach :)<br />
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Flying to bali was the first time I got to experience the fabulousness of Singapore airlines. It was unbelievable. They got us a seat for Mack (even though we didn't pay) and put us in the extra legroom seats. We got hot towels at the beginning of the flight, had our own tvs and the food wasn't half bad!! we flew from tokyo to singapore and then singapore to bali.</div>
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once we got to Bali- and made it to our airbnb villa- we were astonished. the place was beautiful. I stole this pic from their site because my pictures don't do it justice. </div>
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we arrived early in the morning and my parents arrived later that afternoon! it was so exciting to have my parents come and meet us there! my mum is quite the world traveller and told us she'd meet us somewhere if it were to a country she'd never been. Indonesia was on her "never been list" so we all lucked out.</div>
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I bought the new harry potter book and saved it for poolside and beachside. I really enjoyed it! It is VERY different from the books- but SNAPE!!! so how could I not love it?!</div>
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our kids swam in this pool at every hour of the day. Early in the morning, late at night, and any chance they could get.<br />
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Southeast Asia has turned these boys in football jersey wearing fanatics. Every market we go to- we have to hunt for soccer jerseys.<br />
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This is our view from the Upper balcony of the house! there were three bedrooms- two upstairs.<br />
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Here's the room where Kent and I stayed! the boys and metta were in the other room upstairs.<br />
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view of the downstairs! the place was owned and run by a bulgarian couple named pepe and sonya! <br />
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our first full day in bali we visited a statue/flower/culture park. It really wasn't all that fabulous- but there was a cool dance to watch and see some native costumes! we got pretty bored and only watched the show for a 15 minutes- and then snuck out!<br />
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this costume was my favorite!!<br />
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we also noticed a lot of things in bali have 'crazy eyes'. Zeb and I are very good at the crazy eye thing :)</div>
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just up the road from our villa was a 'virgin' beach. I have to say I was NOT impressed with the beaches of Bali. they were REALLY crowded and touristy and not really great to swim in. But- this beach was surely the best we found! mostly because it was just us, the beach rakers, and a couple of rogue parasailers!! It was called Samabe beach. The water was THE most unbelievable color of blue I've ever seen. I reminds me of my favorite koolaid flavor from college- Berry Blue Lemonade!!<br />
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all of our stuff was set out right in front of this sign. While we were playing on the beach a chinese parasailor came flying in and crashed directly into the sign! it broke the sign to bits and scared us all! mack was sitting with my mom and my camera (I'm pretty glad she didn't nail my camera!!) when it all happened! we tried to help her and ask if she was okay and she didn't want any help!! it was bonkers.<br />
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these two boys are so lucky to have each other!!<br />
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the tutu swimsuit is adorable. could I pull one off? <br />
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there was a line of seaweed out in the water that we had to swim past to enjoy the water without screeching in fear every time the stuff brushed by our legs! am I the only one totally grossed out by seaweed?!</div>
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Metta and Nannie Annie and I went shopping for some fresh fruits for our villa!</div>
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One of my very favorite things we did in all of Bali was having high tea at the St. Regis. It was CRAZY fancy. The most highfalutin thing I've ever done!!! but so worth it. so delicious. </div>
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the contrast between life inside the gates of this hotel and outside the gates was shocking. everything in here was pure luxury.<br />
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I still don't know what was in our drinks- but it was ridiculously delicious. we tried to dress a little bit nicer than our typical beach wear- but luckily most of the other guests were pretty lax in their clothes, too. We don't really own ay 'resort wear' clothes I see on project runway!!</div>
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these guys were playing these balinese instruments out in the lobby!<br />
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I looked online and it appears St. Regis does their high tea all around the world! I plan on checking it out again somewhere else sometime.</div>
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this was one of my bucket list items! I've always wanted to see sea turtles and we got far more than that experience here! all over bali- fishermen find turtle egg stashes and bring them to the turtle education and conservatory to keep them safe and let them hatch there. It's located out on a mini island off bali. You can get there via a small bridge . It's a small center operated entirely by volunteers and is nothing fancy! but we loved it.</div>
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it's not touristy and is run by locals. It's completely free but you can make donations to adopt a turtle.</div>
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if you haven't held a baby sea turtle- you haven't lived!!<br />
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we got to watch several hatch and this guy was still attached to the placenta!!<br />
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They stay until they are a little bigger and then are released into the wild!<br />
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we adopted a little guy and named him (or course) crush. Isn't that what all sea turtles are named??<br />
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good luck crush!!<br />
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metta was enamoured by their cuteness. as was I, obviously.<br />
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We visited a few highly rated restaurants in bali and they are all worth documenting :)</div>
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the first was a place our driver, kadek, took us. This view in this picture is from the balcony. and that is zeb and ike down there in the pool!! this place had pizza, milkshakes, and the most amazing swimming pool and views ever. </div>
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the kids still talk about the pool. and I LOVED the milkshakes. Most asian countries have strange ideas of what a milkshake is. Often it's flavored warm milk. Or super icy. But- this place got it right. The chocolate shakes were SO GOOD. It was really hard dragging our kids away from this place.</div>
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There's a restaurant called 'Sari Organik' that I had heard of before we even went to Bali. It's all local and all plant based vegan fare. Honestly- the food itself was good- but a tad weird. But the ambiance was stellar. very laid back and natural. </div>
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I don't think I could EVER be a vegan!! It was for sure worth trying out and moreover- the place is famous not just for their food- but for the walk to get there! It's out in the rice fields of Ubud and the only way there is a dirt trail only wide enough for a couple of people.</div>
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I've never seen such amazingly unique scenery as we saw in Ubud. Rice fields are art. </div>
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because Ubud has a pretty even climate all year round- different fields of rice are in different stages everywhere. It was neat to see how they all differed.<br />
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Mack was over dinner so he and I went for a walk over to some of the farms that belong to restaurant. we found chickens and cats and lots of dirt.<br />
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like with a lot of other sights in bali, I could take rice field pictures forever!!!<br />
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This last restaurant will go down in the my life history filed under 'stories that make me angry' and 'biggest life regrets'. Kent told me several times that night that we'd laugh about later. I'm not sure I'm ready to laugh.</div>
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Having my mom and dad with us was wonderful. They helped distract our kids while stuck in traffic- we weren't outnumbered by kids like most of our vacations- and Kent and I could go and enjoy a few things without our kids!! on this night- we decided to head to a restaurant I had heard all about from tripadvisor and other Ubud blogs! our reservation was pretty late- so first we wandered the street shops of Ubud and watched a night bali dance show from the veranda of a starbucks (the show usually costs money- but I'd read you could watch from starbucks for free!).</div>
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the show was great- and afterwards we searched for a taxi to take us out to the jungle to a secluded fancy resort with an outdoor restaurant on the river! this is where the angst began. Our taxi driver was a jerk and didn't want to drive us for the price we offered. When we walked away- he relented and took us. But then (our fault) we didn't have exact change and he wouldn't break our bill for us! it wasn't worth the fight- so we just gave it to him. But i was bugged. it was only 3-4 dollars more- but it was the principle!!! and I'm the cheapest person you've ever met so not saving money makes me stressed and grumpy.</div>
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They put us on the back of a golf cart and drove us down these jungle paths until we reached the riverside restaurant. there are candles lighting up tables and the river rocks (I stole this pic from the internet). I think it's supposed to be terribly romantic- but I'm not the most romantic person so I thought it was neat- but I wasn't overly impressed!</div>
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Our food was actually REALLY good. expensive for Bali- but not so crazy that I couldn't eat!<br />
I got bali pumpkin ravioli with capers and it was superb. However- why is it that fancy food always comes in such small portions!? 6 ravioli?! I could have easily eaten 12!! but- we had purchased some desserts at starbucks for later- so it was okay.<br />
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I can't remember what kent got- but he loved it. Even though it looks so unappetizing. It tasted a little too much like herbs and spices to me- but it was very traditional balinese.<br />
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so the food was great- but here is where my night took a turn for the worst. we just ordered water to drink (because I'm cheap). I knew we'd have to pay for bottled water. we'd been paying for water our whole trip. But then I noticed they brought us a big bottle of water. and it was Evian. I should have never checked- but I grabbed the menu to see how much water cost (our water had already been poured) and my night was ruined. In hindsight- I was being overly dramatic. But guess how much the bottle of water cost??!! it was TEN DOLLARS!!! almost as much as my meal!!!!!!! I was SO GRUMPY. and to top it all off- do you see our starbucks dessert box in the pic? I took this pic to remember the water. We forgot the dessert at our table when we left!!!!! we got home and I was so devastated. Angry about the water and so disappointed over dessert.<br />
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I guess with my parents watching our kids- we saved on a babysitter so that money went towards our WATER!!!! ugh. I'm still bitter! I totally left a review on tripadvisor warning people about the Evian!!!!! <br />
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My favorite day in Taipei was the day we took a rickety old train (it cost us a couple of dollars) to get to the lantern towns of Shifen and Jiufen. The towns are famous from movies (none that I have seen!) and taiwanese history and culture! they were awesome.</div>
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we got off the trains and had a to catch a taxi that wound us up mountain roads to get us to the top of a large set of mountains. The views were stunning.</div>
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we started meandering up the side streets and alleys of jiufen and soon a cloud enveloped the entire mountainside. It was pretty neat.</div>
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for part of the morning- you couldn't see more than a few feet in front of you! we ate some super delicious asian fried chicken and bought some souvenirs.</div>
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the kids also found several rats running around and were enthralled. I still remember the first time I saw a giant rat when I was a kid! it was in disneyworld and it was HUGE. Kids are both so easy and so difficult to impress.</div>
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Something else we have noticed in our travels around asia is that they know how to do popsicles! everywhere we go has phenomenal popsicles! gelato pops or fruit pops or crazy shaped pops. they are all delicious.</div>
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Here are the taxis waiting to take tourists up the mountain to visit Jiufen!<br />
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shops line the tracks where you can buy food, souvenirs, and your own lantern to paint and let free!<br />
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we did some exploring around the little town and walked the river to check stuff out.<br />
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Taiwan is so beautiful. and so mountainous.<br />
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Every hour on the hour- the big trains come into town and you have to jump off the tracks and get out of the way!<br />
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we told the kids they were supposed to write their wishes and dreams on our family lantern- and they ended up making christmas lists!! of course. Zeb did include some of the kanji he learns in his japanese class.<br />
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On one side we did make them write words and messages that describe our family. They didn't enjoy it- but we forced them anyway. Isn't that what parenting is all about?!<br />
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and then we let our lantern fly!!<br />
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After watching our lantern fly away we hiked up the railroad tracks to find the shifen waterfalls.<br />
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the falls themselves were only so so but the hike was really beautiful and fun. besides the fact taht we had no idea where we were going and wandered aimlessly for a bit until we found a highway that we walked along for aways. It eventually led us to a road that we recognized and we spotted the traintracks that led us back to the station!<br />
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like I've said- international travel is lots of wandering and luck.<br />
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I love this picture of the lantern with all of the chinese characters for several reasons. I think kanji are beautiful! watching people write them is incredible. It's like art!! and takes FOREVER!! kent also has gotten to where he can recognize 700-800 of them!! I can't tell you how insanely helpful that is when we travel!! he's got quite the knack for languages and patterns.<br />
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When I found out there was a little town outside of taipei called Houtong- 'the cat town' - I knew we HAD to go. </div>
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The place was pretty small and weird- but worth the stop for sure!! It was along the train route to lantern town- so it wasn't out of the way- and we only stopped for an hour! and they were so many cute cats!</div>
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The little village is literally run by cats. They are mostly feral- but definitely some domesticated. There couldn't have been more than a hundred or so people who lived here- but there were definitely more than a hundred cats!<br />
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I got some adorable cat earrings from underneath this sleeping cat! <br />
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There weren't very many tourists here so I can't imagine they actually have much of an economy.<br />
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The cat fascination in Asia is pretty great. <br />
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the lady that worked at the shop with this real and porcelain cat was SO grumpy. She was so mad that I was taking pictures. What else did we come here for?!? of course I am going to take pictures!! <br />
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Taipei has one large temple downtown caled "longshan temple' that is so unique. It's full of bright colors and ornate carvings- all with the backdrop of a very dirty city! this old and beautiful temple is smack dab in the middle of a concrete jungle.</div>
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Before moving to Asia- I always found Asian decor a little tacky and strange! but now I can't get enough of the lanterns and dragons!! I wonder if my tastes will go back to normal after we have been away for a couple of years!!<br />
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We stayed an an airbnb in 'Taipei main station' that was great. The kids thought it was pretty boring because there wasn't a pool or jungle out back! It was super cheap and in the perfect location, however. This is a picture of the building it was connected to. Ours was next door.</div>
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There's a part of Taipei called Beitou that is famous for their hot springs! Japan took over taiwan for a period of time and a lot of the bath culture was picked up while they were there. The japanese love public hot baths. Luckily beitou had a few where we could wear bathing suits ;) kent loves the naked japanese onsens- but I don't like hot water or being naked- so it's not my favorite thing!</div>
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The entire section of the city is full of natural hot springs and museums and bath houses. This is one of the largest springs- but it is too hot to bath in.</div>
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Millennium public hot springs are where we went for an early afternoon soak. They have 3-4 sessions per day where they allow a certain number of guests. Admission is less than a dollar- and you can try out all the baths you want. Pictures were not allowed- but I snuck a couple as they let us in. The front round baths are freezing cold and the three baths in the back range from rather toasty (bottom bath) to scorching hot (highest). I really hate hot water- so mostly dipped my feet in with mack and metta. Kent said the top bath was insane. We went up just to dip a finger in and the taiwanese locals nearly lost their minds that our kids were even close to the water!!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHKl5kWDXfLqLcJPolpK2s7gmg75dTFIViVYvkzAyJ77Rl5c6rKPePa5EZ0dHVu3ahyphenhyphen6GzfBaPtNYNtTlPuGRO478TQvJ2Jr8gIVkgKcpGPLlezrDNBZScwzspCG5UjW2c9zjcb2ZZCu2c/s1600/DSC_0144-e1405842356710.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHKl5kWDXfLqLcJPolpK2s7gmg75dTFIViVYvkzAyJ77Rl5c6rKPePa5EZ0dHVu3ahyphenhyphen6GzfBaPtNYNtTlPuGRO478TQvJ2Jr8gIVkgKcpGPLlezrDNBZScwzspCG5UjW2c9zjcb2ZZCu2c/s640/DSC_0144-e1405842356710.jpg" width="640" /></a><br />
there were SO many mosquitoes swarming the paths near the springs!! once we got inside it wasn't bad- but the walkways were ridiculous. Taiwan is a lot more tropical than I had expected.<br />
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Here is a very obscured and illegal view of the baths before they let the previous group out! kent is convinced that one of these days were are going to get kicked out of somewhere for me not following rules. So far- so good- I say!! plus- everywhere besides Japan I feel like rules are made to be broken! the chinese and taiwanese might as well not even have rules due to the fact that they are so weakly enforced.<br />
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As I was getting ready to blog- I realized I took very few pictures of our gondola trip up the mountains of taipei. It was an absolutely beautiful morning. We took the cable car over a range of hills/mountains and then to the top of one large mountain. The views were awesome. <br />
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We were exploring the top of the mountain for awhile when there started to be some lightning in the distance. We then realized they were shutting down the gondola since it can't run in severe weather! Luckily there are lots of busses that run down the mountain and they are easy to use IF you read chinese or know the timetables!! We decided to start heading downward and walked down a winding road when we stumbled upon a beautiful temple. Just as were exiting the temple- a bus came to a stop outside. We decided to jump on since it was headed down and that's the way we needed to go. International travel tends to be full of a lot of guesswork and luck (bad and good!)!! Within a couple of minutes- torrential rains began to pour. we are SO lucky we got on the bus!! The rain was insane.</div>
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With another stroke of pure luck- it let us out near a complex of museums and parks. We hunkered down at the children's science museum and enjoyed an hour or two exploring giant intestines and piles of poo!</div>
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once the rain let up- we walked across the street to the 'taiwan children's amusement park'. Rides were 50 cents and piece and the kids LOVED it. Plus the place was almost completely empty!!<br />
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taiwan was a lot cheaper than we realized!! we spent an hour or two riding rides and then made our way over the National Museum.<br />
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This museum is Taipei's crown jewel. It was SORELY disappointing. Oh my goodness. There were busloads and BUSLOADS full of chinese tourists here. there was so little room- we could barely stand or see the displays. The chinese would walk and stand directly in front of you while we were looking at exhibits. All I wanted to see was the jadeite cabbage and it was GONE!!! travelling somewhere else for six months!! ugh. AT LEAST we got to see the meat rock. the kids thought it was really funny. I agreed. It really does look like fatty meat. Pictures of it were STRICTLY prohibited. this is one place the rules were VERY strictly enforced. </div>
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Mack threw one of his most hideous and loud tantrums of all time at this museum while we were in the pope exhibit. The exhibit itself was VERY fascinating and the Chinese weren't at all interested so it was calm and quiet. They had all sorts of robes and cloaks and scepters and crowns from previous popes on display. There were also several religious artifacts. It was REALLY cool. Mack was NOT impressed and lost his mind after a long day. There are signs EVERYwhere in the museum reminding people to whisper. Kent took mack out into a hallway to try and calm him down and a taiwanese guard followed him out- grabbed a sign that said "whisper please"- and repeatedly put it in kent's face. I was laughing SO HARD. seriously?! all of these chinese tourists are running around screaming and you're going to try and quiet a 1.5 year old monster?! </div>
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we didn't stay long- but found a children's wing as we were about to leave. The kids ended up playing there for almost an hour! it was certainly the best part of the museum!!</div>
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Taipei is just a quick jump from Tokyo and was the perfect spot for our 2016 SPring Break Adventure!!</div>
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Asia is always a crapshoot when it comes to rain- and we always choose sites during their driest season- yet somehow still seem to always get some rain. Taipei was no exception!</div>
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We started our trip at the palace to watch the changing of the guards. Most of our kiddos loved it. One in particular got a little bored and decided to liven things up by chucking his binky straight into the path of the marching guards. Luckily- they aren't easily distracted and pretended like nothing happened. We couldn't retrieve the bink until after the whole event came to an end. Mack is such a rascal. Travelling with a young toddler is always difficult and usually worth it. </div>
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the palace was HUGE. and the stairs were STEEP. I'm pretty sure my dad traveled to taiwan for work when I was younger. I have always known that there is a complicated history with China- but otherwise had NO expectations or ideas of the place.</div>
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these two are so incredibly lucky to have each other. And I love how close they are in age. They drive me bonkers with their bickering and playing and nonsense- but I'm so glad they have each other.</div>
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these guards are like those at buckingham palace. Not a flinch or a blink or anything. And Zeb and Ike tried to get them to crack a smile.</div>
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Here's our little blue eyed monster. loving the loud echo chamber and marble floors. The perfect place to throw things and scream to hear himself.</div>
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This binky was thrown while the soldiers were marching right past us. Directly under their feet!!! It was within the barriers set up- so we couldn't grab it until after the changing!! kids are so embarrassing!!</div>
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This picture truly embodies taipei. A brightly lit temple at night with delicious street food. This is the famous peppered pork bun of Rahoe market. Possibly my favorite street food ever. </div>
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look how cool this is!!! this is how they are baked! attached (only due to the stickiness of the dough) the side of a hot stone oven and pried off. They were SO HOT!!! I ate two. and had to wait in line in pouring rain to get them!!!</div>
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This temple at the pork bun market was my favorite night temple. it was astounding.</div>
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Taipei is also famous for 'Taipei 101"- the second tallest building int eh world when it was built. There are currently several other buildings under construction that plan to surpass it.We've been to the tops of a lot of expensive tall buildings in Asia and Taipei 101 was one of the most expensive (20 plus dollars per person!!). I did my research and found a trick! You could make reservations at Starbucks on an upper floor and simply buy a drink and snack and get the views for FREE! We had a city info booth cal and help with reservations- and on our last morning in Taiwan- made the elevator trip up!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoHU5ncvp9onU_FxlXGI5-xvnhmqi44jrJa2Dghizd-kAGpaIBU_GvFoVzFCFTwtMuqUsg6sq0VLLFdjdjY8nw3TYmFl3pvOj8bEkQUyW0xREDUMbYqGk3beT5KK9XVg4eHEM6ob4ELhIu/s1600/12998558_10156781991330075_8559786490166434038_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoHU5ncvp9onU_FxlXGI5-xvnhmqi44jrJa2Dghizd-kAGpaIBU_GvFoVzFCFTwtMuqUsg6sq0VLLFdjdjY8nw3TYmFl3pvOj8bEkQUyW0xREDUMbYqGk3beT5KK9XVg4eHEM6ob4ELhIu/s400/12998558_10156781991330075_8559786490166434038_n.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>
the building itself didn't seem especially tall to me- but I've been around a lot of tall buildings lately!!<br />
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The views were pretty great- but not much different from all of these big cities. Lots of concrete and lots of people!!</div>
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One thing that is SO incredible to me is that EVERY single place we've visited in Asia- We've found fellow military families. and they stick out sorely :) These kids were from Okinawa and were very happy to find some playmates who spoke english and were more interested in Uno than another lame view!!<br />
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I'm surprised this is my only picture of this spot- but it's the only one necessary to know exactly where it is. Ike and his texas roadhouse rolls. I was shocked to find out that Taipei had TWP texas roadhouses!!! Ike is just like me. A lover or barbecue and carbs! the food was so delicious. and Kent got the jukebox to play dixie chicks. It was perfect.<br />
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I think we visited four different night markets in Taiwan. It's one of the highlights of the metro areas in the country. Each market specializes in different types of food. I am very not adventurous when it comes to eating. I'm happy to take pictures- but I'm very picky when it comes to what I'll try!!!<br />
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we did eat lots and lots of different types of fruits and smoothies at the markets!! I love asian fruit.<br />
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Our poor kids were exhausted on this trip. Big cities are full of streets that need to be walked and stairs to climb and transportation to jump on and off. And even tougher- all of the great markets are at night :)<br />
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I am an insane traveler and we see everything. I LOVE lantern lit temples at night. There is nothing more 'east asian'.<br />
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this picture isn't actually stinky tofu- but it reminds me of it. Stinky tofu is likely the most foul smelling food on the earth. The smell carries entire lengths of streets. The steam coming off the pots assaults your nostrils. Taipei has SO MUCH STINKY TOFU. Fermented pots of liquid and tofu that is supposed to be eaten. I literally dry heaved whenever we'd walk past. I canNOT believe humans eat it. Kent wouldn't even try it.<br />
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Another INCREDIBLE food in taipei is fruit shavings from 'Ice Monster'. this humongous (the size of a small basketball) delicious mango ice cream/pudding/sherbet/fresh fruit was DIVINE. every bite was pure heaven. it was pretty cheap at only 6 dollars considering the ice monster in Tokyo sells them for 15!!! we ALL loved it.<br />
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Another food wonder (taiwan really is a food mecca) is a restaurant called Din Tai Fung. It's michelin star rated- but cheap enough for us to eat!! They sell famous chinese dumplings and the food did not disappoint. Honestly- a lot of Asian food is difficult for me. This place was incredibly tasty!!</div>
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They've got pictures all over of the famous people who eat here! Tom Cruise is their favorite. I'm pretty sure one of the mission impossible movies takes place near taipei 101 and the restaurant.</div>
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We took one day in Vietnam to be 'adventurous' and climbed marble mountain. It's not much of climb since there's an elevator- but there are lots of caves to explore and stairs to walk. Here in Hoi An it's relatively flat except for cluster of small 'mountains' that are more like mounds.</div>
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it's pretty much little kid paradise with all sorts of nooks and crannies to explore.</div>
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and, of course, shrines of every type.<br />
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this cave was ginormous. and there was a giant buddha in the upper corner along with several small shrines. just look how teeny Zeb is! I ran into some russians in this cave and I tried eavesdropping a bit so I could jump into the convo. There are russians all over Asia. I forget that eastern russia is part of Asia. vladivostok is not too far away from us!<br />
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this is probably my favorite buddha in all of Asia. I love when he's happy and perfectly plump. The idea of 'happy buddha' is wonderful to me. Always smiling and optimistic.<br />
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I loved the framing and set up of this picture. we were actually incredibly lucky to explore all of the areas of marble mountain just before a huge bus loads of koreans arrived! just a few minutes later- everywhere we went- my pictures would have been full of koreans!!<br />
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This part of Vietnam felt very non Asian to me! I have recently learned, however, that Vietnam was colonized by the french for a long period of time and maybe that's why these areas felt so different. My knowledge of Asian history (and geography for that matter!!) is embarrassingly slim and I am trying to remedy the situation little by little but there is SO MUCH of it.<br />
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Isn't Vietnam awesome?! Vietnam is one place FOR SURE I plan on returning with Kent. We didn't even get to see Ho Chi Minh City or Hanoi and I would really love to.<br />
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this place is called marble mountain because they excavate the marble (or did for years) out of these mountainsides and use it for carving and statues.<br />
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I love her smile. and those chubby little cheeks.</div>
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One of the last caves we explored was SUPER creepy. It was the 'entrance to hell' cave and lived up to it's name!! most of it was really neat- but some was really creepy.<br />
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Kent is such a great dad for carrying these sleeping sweaty children over the world while I snap photos and run ahead.</div>
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I have NEVER seen sunbeams this bright and intense before. It was awesome.<br />
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this is the stairway that led to the light entering the cave.</div>
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there were all sorts of tunnels and side paths to explore that were full of really weird and yucky statues. Here's a lady getting sawed in half.<br />
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the main shrine was lit up with neon flashing lights and felt anything but reverent or respectful!<br />
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After climbing marble mountain we set off to explore the neighborhoods surrounding the area. Everything was so colorful and bright. It made for some really amazing photos. </div>
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we found this little temple where the kids ran in and did some worship. They are all so used to temples that they know exactly what to do where ever we go!!</div>
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I loved the yellows and oranges against the perfectly blue skies.<br />
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After wanderomg the streets of marble mountain- we took off for Lady Buddha on the other side of town. We drove up winding roads and made it to the top of the entire city of Hoi An/Da Nang. </div>
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We found the largest Buddha I've seen to date. and that's saying quite a bit considering how many buddhas we've seen! </div>
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there is no way to accurately portray the size of this lady. she was a giant.<br />
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and check out this little chinese kid. he made my day. His selfie skills are on point. Also- can I tell you how proud I am of myself for learning to distinguish between people from different countries around Asia?! I usually need to hear them speak- but we have gotten really good at recognizing languages and cultural differences.<br />
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and my other favorite buddha. I loved this one so much I bought a wood statue of him. </div>
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The buildings are brightly painted and there's so much to see.</div>
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once we stepped off the main tourist path- we could wander in real neighborhoods and meet great people! there was a family with a little boy mack's age on the house to the left and they were so friendly!! even though we were basically peering into their open door :)</div>
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We actually spent our very first morning in Vietnam here at Old Town. The last couple of days in Cambodia I had started feeling not so hot and it was getting worse in Vietnam. Initially I had thought I was sore and hot from our half marathon- but pretty soon realized I had a slight fever and body aches. I felt most miserable at the airport in cambodia and didn't even get to enjoy a blizzard from the DAIRY QUEEN in the airport!! I am still upset about that. luckily- there was a pharmacy at the airport where we picked up some meds that seemed to start helping. Good thing Kent knew what he was looking for!!<br />
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Just seeing these picture reminds me how yucky I felt walking around. Several times I had to just sit and wait out the stomach cramps.<br />
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it was right here- taking this picture- that I nearly had an accident. I had to run to the nearest bathroom- only to find out they were pay toilets!! I begged to be let in without money because there was NO way I was going to make it to kent AND back without a major incident. they let me in and I barely made it onto the awfully dirty toilet. After a bit of time and an immense sense of relief- I realized there was NO toilet paper. of course. I found scraps of paper in my pockets and had to make do. Afterwards I made my way back to Kent and got some wet wipes to return to the bathroom (this time with money) to finish the job. Luckily-after all of this I felt SO MUCH BETTER and could enjoy the rest of the trip!!<br />
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The temples here were full of more bright colors and dragons and lanterns.<br />
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there was a light drizzle for part of the morning but it let up very quickly and the morning felt so refreshing compared to the week in scorching hot cambodia!<br />
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I love this picture of these women working in their store. the vietnamese people here were some of the kindest I have encountered in all of Asia. They loved our children and were so friendly.<br />
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the week we were there was the first week of christmas and lots of the shops were selling christmas decor! I got a straw hat wearing rice field worker santa for our tree :)</div>
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Our very last night in Hoi An we returned to Old Town for 'lantern town'. We got to ride a long boat out on the river and place family lanterns on the water!! it was so much fun.</div>
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Our family got our own little boat and our driver paddled us around for the evening! it really was the BEST end of the BEST vacation. </div>
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I love nighttime on vacations in cities around the world. It's a lot like early mornings in that you can really experience something so unique!!<br />
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Facades lit up at night in exciting locales always seems so magical to me!! it was a perfect evening.<br />
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after our boat ride we wandered the shops and I got a fabulous North Face rain jacket for super cheap :) Here we also found a large wooden buddha with lots of little children climbing all over him that I LOVE. I'd been on the hunt for the perfect Buddha and I found him here!!!<br />
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Our vacation to Vietnam and Cambodia really was the best ever!!! I would recommend EVERYone visit!! it was exciting and relaxing and adventurous and stunning all at the same time.Kent and Leisyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02137648647691605446noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4585327879778743654.post-62633212084748247002017-01-02T07:17:00.000-05:002017-02-02T04:43:25.639-05:00our place<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
Our airbnb in Hoi An is possibly my favorite airbnb we've stayed in. It was this gigantic cement and wood beam house with the back yard opening up onto Bang Tao beach. The beach was also phenomenal!! it was stunning and empty. After a week of crazy hot weather and constant go go go in cambodia- this spot was a little bit of paradise.</div>
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Our new friends mehn and tehn made the house EVEN better. They brought us fresh breakfast every morning! baguettes, fruit smoothies, fresh fruit, eggs, and even pho. Apparently I hate pho. It's so bad. I am not a fan of fresh herbs and this is a hot fresh herb soup. for breakfast. The herbs are spicy or minty or soapy or something. I couldn't handle it. But our cooks were absolutely lovely.</div>
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we were in Vietnam for four days and just relaxed. The beach is the best babysitter! I sat and read a book and enjoyed the fresh air. I think kent was watching the kids!<br />
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The waves were perfect for our boys- and vacationing with friends is the best thing ever if you ask them!!<br />
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this is one of my favorite metta pictures. I love it. Metta is so much fun and loved the water so much!! her spunk is very endearing and her gap toothed smile is the best.</div>
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Our weather in Vietnam was AHmazing. the perfect beach weather ever. the bluest skies and warmest sun. I did get a pretty bad sunburn on ONE leg. I wonder if I'll ever learn to apply sunscreen 100% effectively.<br />
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I got up early each morning for a walk or run on the beach and always found the best people! this picture was taken at 6 AM. I have no idea what these guys were doing- but I loved it!!! and they were happy to let me take their picture!</div>
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this guy in the bottom right pic was just out walking his dog in his pjs. I loved it. and I love early mornings on vacation! I feel like you can see the real people of any locale out early in the morning!!</div>
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I also found large groups of young adult men out in the mornings playing volleyball and running around with friends. Maybe t's cooler in the morning- or it's their only free time? I couldn't figure them out!!</div>
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Just a minute walk down our beach was a delicious restaurant called 'soul food'. It was perfect and I think we ate here every night! there was also a row of cheap massage places close by and kent and I would alternate going to get 5 dollar hour massages!! It was amazing. <br />
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this is the walkway from our house to the restaurants and massage places. This part of Vietnam is so quaint and calm and tropical.<br />
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the beach and restaurants were empty despite the perfect weather!!<br />
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doesn't this just look like paradise?!</div>
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Our beach house comfortably fit the three families we had. There was a large kitchen and common area- plus several private rooms. Airbnb is the best. Our rooms in both cambodia and Vietnam had creatures on the ceilings at night and I loved it!! At first we thought they were giant rodents! they squeaked and scampered about all night. Turns out hey were giant geckos!! pretty authentic if you ask me!!<br />
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Here's the backyard. Past all of the greenery is the ocean!<br />
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Here are the back porch and balcony. we left zeb's shoes on the balcony when we came home. We always leave something on every vacation.<br />
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this is the front door to our place!</div>
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I really love our kids and they are getting better and better by the day. They are rockstar travellers and pretty brave when it comes to trying new things.</div>
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The food looks a little sketch- but it was amazing. The vietnamese 'bahn mi" is a top favorite asian food for me. It's just a sandwich- but it's perfect and delicious. and spring rolls. The vietnamese know how to do spring rolls.<br />
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My favorite day in Hong Kong was possibly our day on Lantau Island. Our airbnb apartment was on this island so we took a quick bus ride over to the Glass bottomed gondolas one morning and had the best day. We've taken many Gondola rides here in Japan- but this one was truly astounding. It's 5.7 km (3.5miles) long!!! and with a glass bottom- it was one of the coolest rides I've ever taken! </div>
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we don't have any scaredy cats in the fam- so it was enjoyable for everybody! We totally lucked out with adventurous kids.</div>
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part of the ride is over water! it was so fun,<br />
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all of the views from the mountain top were astounding!!<br />
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At the top- there's a little commercial village leading up to Hong Kong's famous Giant Buddha!</div>
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I have no idea why metta was wearing so many jackets! It wasn't actually cold. </div>
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there were also random cows wandering about. I really like random animals.<br />
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There was also another Large temple on the grounds with the famous buddha. The intricate carvings and paint and colors were astounding.</div>
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I snuck the picture inside the temple with my camera!! up in front of the statues are huge bowls of ferrero rocher chocolates given as gifts/sacrifices!! what do they do with all of that chocolate?!?!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3M0iURnLaVs1lY51p6et6tfjV6NAd4I8-adITBpEEsZrMZ66FqiQDMkSIrQ5YWDMDx6ncqNnTOvqXpOFqDgGCzRzT1hKaE4O9qKXC0wAUctjBpLupEUH2JYz3XdObCZjYEOhWQVjoZM8U/s1600/12813955_10156624301495075_7777451955457569058_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3M0iURnLaVs1lY51p6et6tfjV6NAd4I8-adITBpEEsZrMZ66FqiQDMkSIrQ5YWDMDx6ncqNnTOvqXpOFqDgGCzRzT1hKaE4O9qKXC0wAUctjBpLupEUH2JYz3XdObCZjYEOhWQVjoZM8U/s640/12813955_10156624301495075_7777451955457569058_n.jpg" width="640" /></a><br />
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Just as I was taking this picture- a big piece of ash popped and blew off the top of this giant incense stick!<br />
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After our visit to the temple and buddha- we hopped on a local bus to head back down the other side of the island to visit the quaint fishing village- Po. Once there- we took a boat tour through the floating houses and out along the land pictured below to look for dolphins! we didn't see any- but the driver showed us some video he'd captured the week before :)</div>
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this guy makes the best egg waffles in all of Hong Kong from his garage or patio (I couldn't tell what part of his house it was!) I read it on some CNN- off the beaten path- blog! egg waffles are famous all over hong kong and they lived up to the hype! sweet and light and perfectly crispy and fluffy.</div>
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I really enjoy exploring and wandering around foreign places. the buildings and roads and people we meet are always fascinating.<br />
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I loved this old couple on our boat posing for pictures!!</div>
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One 1/2 day in Hong Kong we took the train out a little ways into the mountains and visited the 10,000 buddhas monastery. Everywhere we visited warned us of steep hikes and MANY stairs. I think Japan has conditioned us. None of the hikes or stairs felt steep or long!! We've hiked so many stairs and steep mountainsides in Japan that we are prepared for just about anything :)</div>
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The hike really was astounding! there were SO MANY BUDDHAS. I doubted the '10,000' number- but I'm pretty sure there were at least that many!</div>
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The big ones were pretty wild. All sorts of crazy faces, actions, and positions!</div>
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This was the buddha I felt like I could relate most to :)</div>
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Once up top- there was a small restaurant and some more statues. </div>
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The restaurant sold vegetarian sweet and sour 'chicken'. I'd read reviews that it was pretty tasty. I did not agree. It was pretty gross. Mack liked the rice. He is our favorite big buddha.</div>
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One of the main shrines up top was covered- ceiling to floor- wall to wall- with small buddhas. There are also little teeny buddhas in those cone looking structures. </div>
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Hong Kong temples are so ornate and over the top with color and decor! I loved it.<br />
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Our day at Hong Kong Disney was a dream come true. Really it was. I love Disneyland and always have! We went to tokyo disney last year and it was too much for me to enjoy. The Japanese are so extreme in their love for Mickey Mouse that the park is almost always insane. We went on what was supposed to be a 'calm' day and there were still 20 minute lines for popcorn!!! </div>
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Hong Kong was the exact opposite. The entire day was spent riding rides and NOT waiting in any lines! we rode every ride in the park!! some of them even 6-7 times!!!!</div>
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Disney has their own stop on the Hong Kong metro. and the cars are decked out all disney. It was so cool.</div>
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Doesn't this mickey hand ring just make you happy inside?!</div>
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as the crowd started to arrive- we were up front and somehow (maybe our pale skin and light hair and my extreme excitement?!) employees noticed us and approached us to be Disney's first family!!! we got into the gates early, got to open the park with a golden key!! and got our own meet and greet with mickey and minnie!!!!!!!! seriously. dream come true.</div>
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first stop, autopia. It's the only super super busy ride at HK Disney. </div>
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Mystic manor is similar to the Haunted Mansion- but totally different :) It was really cool and all of our kids loved it.</div>
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Buzz's astroblasters were great, too. I'm so glad mack could enjoy most of the rides this time! last year in tokyo- he could only ride 2 or 3!</div>
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the jungle safari cruise was awesome. They offer the ride in cantonese, mandarin, and english. You just choose your line and get on the right boat! </div>
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Metta probably wouldn't have been so shaken had she not just gotten off space mountain!!! she was millimeters under the height requirement for space mountain- so we took her socks off- shoved them into her shoes under her heals- and we got on :) She was a champ. but a little shaken up. She still says she loved the 'space ride'- but I think that's mostly because Zeb and Ike loved it so much. There were some tears as we finished the ride (and maybe for the duration of it).</div>
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I think Ike went on it 4 times in a row!! There's a little area inside the ride where one adult would wait with mack- and the employees just let us keep switching off between Kent and me! there wasn't a line- and they were happy to let us go again and again and again!</div>
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My favorite ride was grizzly gulch. It's a lot like thunder mountain railroad- which is my favorite traditional disney ride! only on this one- you get sucked into a cave and come to a sudden stop at the top of a hill- and then you shoot BACKWARDS through the rest of the ride!! so fun- and so unexpected.</div>
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the old mining town that surrounds grizzly gulch was also pretty cool!</div>
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the late night new parade was awesome. and mack was enamoured by the giant mack truck. Truly this is why he's named mack!!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVps_kGDAKxudOGXq2W564AJBmkbKxEOuKzAyg_Omr__sXbzRcw4wQUdnyHTil7nM5UMyH5CNmfHbikSI2SXL23N2keKOc7-zDBa3ctOWZBxnfH3kLsrr47ay41SrTRmyc4mX1VDhn8ift/s1600/10291202_10156624322940075_4284421134228096060_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVps_kGDAKxudOGXq2W564AJBmkbKxEOuKzAyg_Omr__sXbzRcw4wQUdnyHTil7nM5UMyH5CNmfHbikSI2SXL23N2keKOc7-zDBa3ctOWZBxnfH3kLsrr47ay41SrTRmyc4mX1VDhn8ift/s640/10291202_10156624322940075_4284421134228096060_n.jpg" width="480" /></a></div>
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The show on the castle with fireworks was magical. Disneyland is such a wonderful place. surely the happiest place on earth.<br />
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At closing we meandered down main street and got our last disney snacks! the kids got mickey waffles and I got the most delicious ham and cheese on melon sweet bread sandwich!! </div>
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I LOVE the talking garbage can. this garbage can spoke English, Chinese, AND Japanese. Those were just the languages we heard while we were standing conversing with him!!</div>
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The winnie the pooh ride is the MOST popular HK attraction. It even has fast passes. How strange is that?! It was pretty boring- but mack was enthralled.<br />
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we loved the popcorn here- but passed on the flattened korean squid!!<br />
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The shows here were UNREAL. We saw Lion King and it was spectacular. Basically front row tickets to a shortened broadway production. Only bigger and better!!!<br />
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Toy story land was so cool. Everything looks JUST like the movie. I was the only one who wanted to ride that giant orange ride in the background! It's like a giant hot wheels track ramp! and I LOVED it. The entire family got to ride the slinky dog ride pictured here.<br />
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look how cool the tinker toys and strung lights and scrabble letters are!!<br />
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Ike couldn't figure out if these guys were real. I love that you can just barely tell they are asian!! Asian green army men are the coolest.</div>
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Here are the wimpies in the slow teacup. Metta, Ike, and I went CRAZY in ours.</div>
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I had such a perfect day. I love disneyland so much!! I have vowed to just fly to hong kong instead of heading into tokyo when I want my next disney fix!!<br />
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<br />Kent and Leisyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02137648647691605446noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4585327879778743654.post-804745794506821892016-04-03T21:15:00.001-04:002016-04-09T22:03:49.788-04:00Hong Kong part 1<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
Hong Kong was the best vacation. I've had a bit of beef with Hong Kong for more than a decade when my parents took ALL of my sisters there just after I got married but didn't invite me (so rude, right?!). Since then I've been a little grumpy when anybody mentions that vacation or even the city in general. Upon moving to Japan I realized this would be my chance to finally love Hong Kong. And now I can truly say- I love Hong Kong!!!</div>
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The flight was direct and wasn't long- plus tickets were very well priced on Japan's Vanilla Air. It's a discount airline whose mascot is spongebob!?! Oh, Japan. </div>
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We found a great apartment from airbnb on Lantau Island in Discovery Bay. This place felt like an Air Force Base! It's a mini oasis for ex-pats from around the world. There are American type grocery stores, restaurants, and other services and everybody spoke english. It was pretty amazing. Plus- at night we could see the Hong Kong skyline light show and Disneyland's fireworks!!! it was perfect.</div>
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Here was our daily morning view from the balcony!</div>
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and nighttime.</div>
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In the mornings we'd take a quick ferry ride over to the other islands of Hong Kong. The entire city is situated on the water along coasts and small islands.</div>
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Just the rides over in the morning were so much fun. </div>
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Hong Kong felt a little more like Chicago than it did Tokyo. </div>
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but- once we started exploring side streets- the Asian feel returned quickly. I LOVE roaming back and side streets of large cities. Squished walkways with all sorts of strange shops and weird trinkets. You can't see in this pic- but the road was VERY steep. Much of Hong Kong is on steep coastline that goes straight into mountain. </div>
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there was one part of the steep incline that has a giant escalator running straight up the city!!! it was very strange to have a giant escalator running through a narrow big city alleyway. it was really long and quite the adventure to ride.</div>
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it's 800meters long and runs down in the morning and up in the afternoon/evening.<br />
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we had some misty days- but mostly perfect weather!</div>
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Mack learned a new word here. It was 'truck'. We had to stop at every construction site and large truck to see what what was going on. Truck is now his very favorite word.</div>
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Kent gave the kiddos a mini anatomy lesson at this shop.</div>
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At this market a lot of the fish were still flapping around erratically and our kids could not stop staring. Ike kept asking: "are those real?". metta could not believe they were still 'alive'.</div>
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I'd heard a lot about shopping in Hong Kong but we were rather disappointed. The markets were nothing like other great cheap markets we've been to in Asia. They were pretty expensive and people did not want to barter.</div>
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China is famous for their dim sum but I can't stomach it. Dim sum is steamed everything. Buns, meat, veggies, etc. But everything is so moist. and tastes moist. and really- who even likes the word moist?? let alone to describe all of their food!!! kent bit into a dim sum bun full of mystery meat and started dry heaving. I just stuck to egg rolls. I'll take my food baked or fried.</div>
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The temples in Hong Kong fascinated me!! they were full of very large coils of burning incense. I loved them. The smells and smoke were a bit overwhelming- but they looked so unique in comparison to other Asian temples we've visited.</div>
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I could have taken pictures for hours if my eyes hadn't been watering terribly after just a few minutes!<br />
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ALL of these coils are burning!!!<br />
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We were there prior to the Chinese New Year and the temples were making preparations for it all. I loved the ducks at all of the altars.<br />
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sometimes I'm so tempted to just grab a piece if fruit off these altars/offerings!!<br />
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we got around the city mostly by ferry and subway. I love this picture of our family and a Chinese family squished onto one subway bench!! they were really friendly.<br />
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Somehow we lucked out that in the month of January (when we were there) all city museums were free entry!! It was perfect and the museums were great.<br />
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The arts and culture museum had exhibits on Bruce Lee and traditional children's clothing- along with a big hands on children's floor!</div>
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I think this one was calle the maritime museum. Mack was fascinated with all of the model boats.</div>
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this museum was out on one of the piers and the kids could look out onto the water,<br />
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The children's science museum was my favorite. There were so many exhibits and things to do.</div>
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The culture museum also had a paper airplane making exhibit where you flew your airplanes into a giant fortune cookie!! this was our kids' favorite.<br />
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For the second half of Laney and Taylor's visit- we decided to spend more time in rural Japan. Tokyo gets exhausting fast. There's plenty to do- but sometimes it all starts looking the same.</div>
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First stop was Kamakura and Enoshima. We've been to both- but never checked out the island and missed a few shrines, The weather was perfect and most of the drive was traffic free.</div>
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First stop- Big Buddha. We should have just named Mack Big Buddha.</div>
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The sky was beautiful this day! One of the reasons that I love my birthday is because it's usually also the turn of winter to spring! the sun is shining and people are happy because it's starting to warm up and colors are starting to pop up!</div>
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one of our stops included a mountain cave with a baby shrine. Taylor barely fit.<br />
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There's a small island off the coast here that you can access by a bridge. The island is full of things to explore- and we spent the rest of the afternoon here.<br />
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There's a lovely shrine that you can access by hiking- or by paying a few hundred yen to ride elevators up the entire mountain!!! the japanese are so resourceful.<br />
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We always try to get mack's picture with his fellow dragons! This kid is our bravest little soul. He loves giant dogs, big slides, and running full speed down hills and ramps :) Dragon is a very fitting middle name for him (Ryu). <br />
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The back side of the island is a little explorer's paradise! Sea cliffs and caves and fun little restaurants.<br />
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at this cave they gave us handheld candle lanterns to see our way! we traveled to the back of the cave and found a giant dragon who bestowed good luck upon us. The Japanese are the luckiest people on earth for sure. The other cave continued on and on but eventually had gates to stop you. They say it goes all the way to Mt. Fuji. I'm not sure if it's true- but it was pretty cool.<br />
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My favorite part of the hike was this Japaenese Zen yard full of cats. If you haven't played 'Neko Atsume' yet- you are missing out. This was an exact scene from the app!! there are the cats 'peaches' and 'spots'. but really- get the app. you can thank me later.</div>
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and the ocean! our kids always love the water.</div>
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we visited an old Japanese village with thatched roofs and little shops. It was empty this day and so much fun.<br />
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The best part of the day- for sure- was dressing up in traditional Japanese clothes!! I was so excited!! and doesn't metta look so grown up here?? she's the best.<br />
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the little kld japanese ladies were so kind and so funny.<br />
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she was so sweet to our kids, too.<br />
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metta opted for samurai gear instead of a kimono! she's an adorable samurai!!<br />
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They had a hard time fitting taylor. Which made my sister and I laugh. a lot. The poor lady had to get up on her tip toes and taylor had to kneel down!!!!!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggVHOnFUJbrzIB9apqR_Y5Loefx5TkFxfi2_2AJNSVvm4Hf78iEob69YH2wg0u-f5usiiKKvhii-8jSQFy5Olxn-37ejPXdNIvv8HX0hDUavG_c7daBGDcdqgGFBIWVJSMzGzS7Qyj0eQi/s1600/12928348_10156723327050075_771873856966103812_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggVHOnFUJbrzIB9apqR_Y5Loefx5TkFxfi2_2AJNSVvm4Hf78iEob69YH2wg0u-f5usiiKKvhii-8jSQFy5Olxn-37ejPXdNIvv8HX0hDUavG_c7daBGDcdqgGFBIWVJSMzGzS7Qyj0eQi/s640/12928348_10156723327050075_771873856966103812_n.jpg" width="640" /></a><br />
mack was not so happy to be dressed up- but got used to his little outfit!<br />
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Dressing up was so much fun. The samurai's were rather uncomfortable with their heavy hats and breastplates- but the ninja costumes and kimonos were quite comfy.<br />
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Ike was having a hard time with visibility.<br />
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The japanese countryside is such a lovely place. So much less stressful than downtown. I'm still a little anxious after losing zeb :)<br />
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Taylor's giant hair hat was the best. I love this picture so much.<br />
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We make a lovely Japanese family.<br />
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Fuji is such an amazing mountain/volcano. Mostly because it's so out of place. I'm sure she wouldn't be nearly as impressive nestled into the mountain at home next to Timpanogos- but here in Japan- she is so majestic. Nothing in the entire country even compares. Everywhere we travel- we can see Fuji!! <br />
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Our last stop was in downtown Fujiyoshida. It's a small town at the base of fuji. We found an incredible giant shrine where you can actually start the hike up the mountain. We drove up part way and started from fifth station when we hiked Fujisan- so we had never seen this shrine. It was stunning.</div>
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and we were the only people there!! which can be quite the rare occurrence ANYwhere in Japan!!</div>
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This tori gate was SO big. Tayl<br />
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or is 6'7" and looks to be rather tiny standing under it! It was the first thing in Japan that dwarfed him :)<br />
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Since we've been here so long- I've been lazy with my camera!! I should have gotten more pics with my sis!!! but here's one of our birthday celebration! I had the most delicious grilled steak and avocado sandwich. Sometimes (okay- A LOT of the time) here in japan all I want is some delicious American food and this sandwich was perfect. AND I found a piece of carrot cake at Magnolia Bakery in Ometasando- so basically my birthday was perfect. Good food and good company!!</div>
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oh- and for lunch! how could I forget?! It was possibly the most delicious food I've had in Japan so far!!! and isn' t a good birthday all about good food?? we went to the Ameyoko market in tokyo for shopping and had the most ridiculously delicious steak and chicken gyro wraps that have been created. I am still craving them.</div>
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Kent and the boys tried to win me a stuffed cat for a present!</div>
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and when they didn't win- got me a little plastic cat figurine from the vending machines instead :)<br />
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The day- and week- were perfect!! Laney and Taylor only stayed a week- but we did so much in those 7 days that I;m still exhausted a week later!! </div>
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When my twin sis and her husband came I was worried we weren't going to be able to find enough new things to do!! I am not a fan or repeating places and things and since we have spent the last 1.7 years exploring Japan- we are starting to run out of ideas!! I should not have doubted Japan. We found PLENTY of new and exciting things to do!!</div>
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The Tsukiji fish market and Robot Restaurant are my two new tops favorite Tokyo adventures :)</div>
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The robot restaurant is in downtown shinjuku (the brightest and busiest japan nightlife) and was probably the most insane show/event I've ever experienced. It's all crazy. all japan. all amazing. It's a must see if you ever go to Tokyo.</div>
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It's a combination of a light/laser/pyrotechnic show with power rangers, sharks, and giant robots. It is a little bit arts and crafty with some of the robots being held together with tape and random fabric pieces- but that made it all the better.</div>
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Japanese anime and their fettishes with silly animals and bright colors is really a lot of fun. The whole show was major sensory overload. Mermaids, rabbits, daruma dolls, unicorns, you name it- the show had it.<br />
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even the walkways to get into the show were seizure inducing!!<br />
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The room for the show is pretty small- so every seat is a good seat. we had to duck out of the way for the giant t-rex and dragons!! It was so much fun.</div>
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all of the different costumes are outrageous. this girl looked like rainbow brite!!<br />
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some of the stuff we watched- I couldn't even process. here there was a shark battling a robot with a group of fairy nymphs. They were trying to save the earth from some evil monsters (who looked a lot like terribly costumed and poorly choreographed power ranger bad guys).<br />
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a continuation of saving the earth. This dinosaur/dragon was SO big. it took up almost the entire room. we had to watch our feet and heads so we didn't become additional casualties.<br />
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the final parade of robots was more like a disneyland electric light parade! if the show wasn't quite so long and so loud- I thnk our kids owuld have loved the show!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiR41qHGk4R_kr1m1Gid1X-YcH00NIL4ndCef75m3Ytn2LX6iVunfmXCDeiyCem1BRgvfDjalYhBgwFNDLCG70Mcqw5QeG6kCjPnbMntan-RZNQ4Y_gM5AXHXbJyt_049RQQq-DMkzVT2fn/s1600/12938135_10156723361545075_6298376247262130953_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiR41qHGk4R_kr1m1Gid1X-YcH00NIL4ndCef75m3Ytn2LX6iVunfmXCDeiyCem1BRgvfDjalYhBgwFNDLCG70Mcqw5QeG6kCjPnbMntan-RZNQ4Y_gM5AXHXbJyt_049RQQq-DMkzVT2fn/s640/12938135_10156723361545075_6298376247262130953_n.jpg" width="480" /></a></div>
we even got our own dancing glow wands!<br />
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Shinjuku! We haven't been able to do a ton of nighttime tokyo exploration thanks to our kiddos- so it was s much fun being there late at night.</div>
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We spent an extra 2 days in Tokyo with Laney and Taylor celebrating our birthdays and enjoying typical Japan.<br />
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I can't believe we hadn't done the Tsukiji fish market yet! it's the world's most famous fish market and is being torn down this year!! the Japanese are really angry about it and want to turn it into an UNESCO world heritage site!! it really was astounding.<br />
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The wholesalers do NOT like tourists in their market. There are lots of rules about going in and you have to stay out of the way. No strollers. no sandals. no loitering. and no kids. we totally broke the rules. we carried our youngest monkeys and swore the boys to non-shenanigans. They loved the market, too.<br />
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metta plugged her nose all morning. I think I have been completely desensitized to the fish smell here. I didn't notice a thing. Laney commented several times that locations all over the city were stinky.<br />
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almost all of the world's blue fin tuna comes through Tsukiji. I'm assuming that's not the tuna that comes in my 'chicken of the sea' can!!!<br />
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the market is full of little motorized carts driving maddeningly through the aisles and roadways. I think we almost lost a kid to one of them at some point. I'm the only one that got honked at, though. I was in the way while snapping pics.<br />
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I can't even imagine how much fish comes through here every year.<br />
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I REALLY want to come back without kiddos so I can focus on taking pictures. It was really hard to get good pics while holding a kid or trying to keep one from being run over!<br />
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Here are the little carts I was talking about!<br />
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are these scallops?? They were 800 yen a piece. I can't believe the strange sea creatures that people enjoy eating, <br />
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FISH EVERYWHERE!!!</div>
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this old man was so bothered by all of the scurrying tourists! the wholesale market is only open from 4AM-10AM- and only from 9-10am for the public! I can understand why the Japanese who actually want to buy fish don't love us.</div>
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I saw THREE separate people with bloody fingers at the market!! there are almost as many sharp knives as there are fish!!<br />
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Just outide of the wholesale warehouse there are rows and rows of outer markets selling fish and other weird foods. </div>
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Tradition dictates that after walking the markets- you have to stop and and have sushi and sashimi for breakfast!</div>
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this guy is a famous sushi man. I was hoping to see him! but we only found his statue.</div>
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we did stop and eat the obligatory fish market sushi- and laughed so hard tears streamed down our faces. I laugh a lot when laney is around.</div>
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She tried her first raw fish sushi.</div>
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and nato. Nato is the world's most terrible food. really- it's #1. Fermented soybeans sitting in their own waste. we gave laney some nato sushi and told her all the kids love it. It's the go-to japanese breakfast for them. She nearly died. I don't think she stopped dry heaving for five minutes. This picture is so terrible but describes perfectly how it all went down. it really is BEYOND terrible. We caused quite the ruckus with our insane laughter.</div>
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Outside the markets we found a really unique shrine dedicated to the fishermen. We see a lot of shrines here- but haven't ever seen any with the giant dog/dragons.</div>
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we also spen part of an afternoon and evening checking out typical crazy tokyo. Taylor stood out like a sore thumb on the subways!!</div>
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shibuya is the famous busiest pedestrian intersection and square in the world. It's like a sea of ants!! and I loved this picture of a kimono dressed woman getting into a taxi :)</div>
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We hung out on the upper floor starbucks to watch the crossing at shibuya as it got dark and then decided to take the subway back to our hotel. The subway is on the other side of all that craziness. By the time we walked over- it was dark- but Zeb wanted to take a look at the 'hachi' dog statue right near the green train car in the center of the picture below. We all shuffled over together but Zeb and Kent made it first. Just as Kent turned to see where we were- Zeb disappeared in the mass of people. He said he was looking around at everything and didn't realize that he kept walking.<br />
It was slightly terrifying. There were SO MANY PEOPLE. and it was dark. and he's short.<br />
Kent and taylor were standing up on a cement flower bed next to the hachi statue screaming Zeb's name and trying to spot him- Laney was searching on the ground- and I was trying to search and maneuver my way through the crowds with mack in the stroller and Ike's hand gripped (now VERY tightly) in mine. THERE WERE SO MANY PEOPLE. You couldn't see past the head in front of you. just look at the picture and imagine a little boy lost in there! <br />
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I'm not sure how much time passed (it was probably 5-7 minutes). It felt like forever. Luckily we had bought Zeb a 4-5 foot skinny bamboo rod as a souvenir and I caught a glimpse of it above the crowd. I left Ike and mack and ran towards it- only to have it completely disappear again. Seriously- it was like a movie! And now I had been separated from Ike and mack!! I ran towards where I thought the stick was going- but made it to the road and he was nowhere to be seen. I was panicking. I ran back towards my other kiddos and saw Kent up on the concrete barrier shouting "zeb!" and jumping down. He'd found him! ugh. it was terrifying. Zeb realized- after a few minutes- that he'd become separated and was making his way back to 'Hachi'. We've talked to the kids MANY times about what to do if they get lost. STAY PUT. Zeb knew he was still very close to Hachi and was returning to him so he could stay put there. We'd all uttered several prayers and I'm so glad Zeb was calm enough to do what he knew he was supposed to do! the Subway there has several lines and leads in every direction!! who knows where he could have ended up!!<br />
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Here's another terribly crowded spot :) Harajuku is a must see for visitors- but gets SOOOO busy. You just can't imagine how many people are here!! and this day happened to be a japanese holiday.<br />
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The craziness of Harajuku is always fun!<br />
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and we always stop for treats at 'candy a go go'.<br />
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I've got more of our non city adventures that I'll get to later today!! It was SO MUCH FUN having laney and taylor here. I really do laugh so so hard when they are around,Kent and Leisyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02137648647691605446noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4585327879778743654.post-14419160844408714182016-03-14T08:36:00.003-04:002016-03-14T08:37:02.904-04:00the end of Cambodia.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
I am really missing cambodia right now :) </div>
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One of my very favorite things about Cambodia was the fruit shakes. EVERYwhere you go you can get a fresh fruit shake for 1$. they take the fresh fruit right off the cart in front of you and blend it up right there. They were SO good. Mango and pineapple were my favorite. I go places like this and realize that even though I hate to admit it- maybe I do love tropical places and warm weather because it means fresh cheap delicious fruit ALL YEAR LONG!!</div>
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oh- and cheap massages. this fish massage was ridiculous. it also cost 1$. creepy is the only word to describe it!! it took every ounce of will power to keep my feet in this tank. as you can see from the look on my face!!! metta would not even try. and zeb and ike dropped their toes in once or twice. <br />
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I think it was so hard for me because the fish LOVED my feet. they swam away from everybody else and directly to me once my feet entered. Those gnawing little mouths felt SO STRANGE!!! <br />
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here's a pic of the boys when they first tried it!!! zeb and ike's soccer outfits came from the market, too. They cost 8$ for the whole outfit. Their friends have them and they were so excited to get their own. Ike got Germany and a Messi set and Zeb stuck with Brazil like his dad.</div>
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we also got leg/foot massages at the market in downtown Siem Reap. They were also 1$. can I move to cambodia?!</div>
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it's got to be a sea creature, right? I just have no idea. Our kiddos couldn't stand the smell long enough to find out.<br />
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It was so hard for me to see all the cheap fruits and veggies and know we were going to have to go back to japan where everything was so expensive :(<br />
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there is an area of Siem Reap full of tourist shops, restaurant, and even a few street shows :) This father/son duo was pretty cool.<br />
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Several people stopped and took pictures of this tuk-tuk full of crazy kiddos!!<br />
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I love markets and shopping. There is something so exciting and fun (and sometimes stressful) about searching and bargaining for the perfect souvenir!!! we got a cool wooden carving of a head from the Bayon ruins here at the night market.<br />
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I think miss metta looks like such a ragamuffin here! and I love it. we were so dirty and tired from all of the excitement. <br />
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Our last night we visited a small 'made in camboodia' market that guarantees their goods are handmade by locals (not just chinese imports). It was here we found one of our favorite purchases on the trip! This is a local artist who draws scenes from the temples. He used a simple cheap mechanical pencil to draw this!!! The Bayon temple was my favorite and I was so happy to find the picture.<br />
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the next few pictures are from "angkor wat". I have to admit- this temple was the least impressive to me and was kind of a let down after the hype! It was definitely amazing the morning of the race- and it is astounding- but it was crowded and over hyped :) I much preferred the less crowded and less roped off temples!!</div>
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Plus- it was REALLY hot this day. and we were out in the direct sunlight. But- it was really amazing to say we were there- at angkor wat!!!<br />
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and I loved the monkeys all over the grounds. I'll never tire of monkeys.<br />
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the baby monkeys are my very favorite.<br />
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the very tallest portion of angkor wat is restricted to children under 12. so we took turns going up. and the kids played games down bottom. They were such a spectacle and people loved them.<br />
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There's a temple a ways outside (I think it was called Bantey Srei) of Siem Reap that we also visited. This place had the most intricate and astounding small carvings. Mack wasn't impressed. He just wanted to play in the red dirt.<br />
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but- honestly. these temples just got more amazing. each one had something that made it unique.<br />
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we tried to find every spot of shade that we could. This was mid day and it was scorching!!<br />
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when I was taking pictures at this corner of the temple- Zeb overheard a German tourist nearby. Zeb stopped and asked him if he'd ever heard of the story about JFK eating a 'berliner' for breakfast. The tourist thought it was so funny and impressive that Zeb knew that little tid bit of history. I didn't even know it!! I had to ask Zeb what he was talking about!!<br />
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metta bought her favorite souvenir here. A stuffed elephant mom and baby. she has to buy things in families. She's so weird. Also, I love this picture of mack and his buddha belly. I'm sorry that you look weird here, kent :)<br />
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I should have taken more pictures of all the craziness we saw on the roads here!! we saw entire families on one motorcycle!! there were toddlers standing up on motorcycle seats between parents all over the place!!<br />
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On our last day in Cambodia- we took a boat ride out to Tonle Sap. It's a fishing village that is located on the water. the houses, schools, and stores float.</div>
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The giant Lake is full of snakes- and these people wanted us to pay them to take a picture of theirs.<br />
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Once aboard the floating store- we did take some pics with this guy. I'm quite certain these types of snakes are NOT living here in in the wild- but they made for a good picture :)<br />
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The city was pretty cool. I don't know if the people enjoy having tourists came and 'stare' at their way of life- but the ones we met were pretty friendly.<br />
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this little girl was the daughter of our boat driver and she was so much fun.<br />
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Cambodians are some of the friendliest and happiest people I've come across. I loved their country, their food, and their hospitality!!</div>
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The very last thing we did- before heading to the airport- was take a giant stationary air balloon up into the sky to give a farewell to Siem Reap!</div>
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Our days in cambodia were unreal!! I would LOVE to go back one day and see other parts of this country.</div>
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