2009 What a year!!!!

What a year...... definitely one filled with hard work, excitement, happiness & joy!

We settled on a house in Jan 09 in Warfield & went about the stressful task of moving...even though we had movers who packed, the onerous task of unpacking at the other end, was enough for me to vow (again!!) never to move!! As we were moving from a semi furnished house to an empty one we had to buy everything, from toaster, microwave, washing machine to lounge, beds etc.... OMG what a mammoth challenge & to do all this in a month, as ah yes, I was 8 months pregnant & due on the 3rd of March. But after a lot of hard work on w/e's (yes we were both still working), we moved in, ordered all essentials & began to slowly settle in.

We celebrated a milestone on the 22nd of Feb, with David celebrating his 40th. The plan was to go skiing in the Alps, but with the little one due so close, we decided to stay home. My penance (yes it was my fault we were pregnant & impeding David's skiing!!) was to play board games with him all w/e!!!....

Well I think the stress of playing board games :) (not lovin it as much as DAC!!) lent to little missy (Inara Kay) arriving on Sat 28th Feb at 7.36am. Weighing in at 6lbs 14.5o & 53cm long. Healthy with a full head of hair!!!

Childbirth not loving it, but being mum to Inara is a such a joy! She is such a lovely girl, got David's lovely quiet disposition & am enjoying her grow & develop & discovering new things.

Met some wonderful girls as part of my antenatal class & we have all kept in touch after our babies were born. They have been my social network & a great support whilst journeying through motherhood. We have become stedfast friends, enjoying nights out, meeting up for coffees/lunches & generally keeping in touch. With my family & friends in Oz, this group of girls have been a great support.

Dac bought himself a car, after braving it in the little Peugot on the M4 for long enough, so we are now an Audi household.

In July, David & I celebrated our 16th wedding anniversary....wow! Still enjoying married life. Marriage Tip: be kind to each other.

We went for our 1st family holiday in August when Inara was 5mths to the Isle of Wight (island south of England). It was really great.... we drove all around the island visiting the sights, went for swims, long walks, ate great food, drank beer & wine and had a thoroughly enjoyable holiday.

6 months absolutely flew past, with that came, me facing work again & leaving Inara in a nursery. We gradually transitioned her into nursery part-time for a couple of months & then full time. The 1st month was hard on all of us. Leaving her at nursery was hard enough but then going to work, doing domestic chores etc... has been a bit of a nightmare. We are still trying to find a routine, which is extremely hard when both partners are working in demanding jobs. Still fine tuning the juggling!!!

Our plans had been to visit Oz in 2010 when we were more settled, but luck (good luck!) would have it, that our mate Bruce was getting married in Dec 09. With David as best man, we decided that we would all travel back to Oz for the wedding and of course perfect timing to spend Christmas with our families. More good to news to follow, my sister got engaged and as we were coming to Oz decided to bring up the wedding date so that we could attend. Too nice.

So on Dec 8th we caught our flight back home. As its such a long trip with a baby, we decided to spoil ourselves & travel business class with Singapore airlines. We must say the new A380 airbus is fantastic, so much space & Singapore staff were great....our trip was really smooth & Inara was a gem!

Being there for my sisters wedding was amazing! A great day, with the sun shining, great location & it was a wonderful family affair. A big thanks to them for having their wedding in December so that we could be there to share this amazing day with them.

We then headed to Melbourne for the week where we witnessed our mate Bruce marry Danielle. Another fine day & great wedding. David's speech was fab, a good dash of humour mixed with sentiment!!!

Then we headed back to the gong where we spent quality time with our families. Christmas was great & Inara got thoroughly spoilt. We had to get another suitcase just to bring home her presents (honest!!) We met up with friends, went to the movies, ate a lot & thoroughly enjoyed ourselves.

The BBQ on the 27th went brilliantly... it was threatening to rain, but the sun shone & we had a marvellous day, with loads of friends & family hanging out with us. Thank you guys for coming it was so wonderful to see you all, it was like we never left the country.

The last night ended with a high, as I had been dreaming all this time to eat my favourite food in the world - chicken curry with chillie from the Malay restaurant in Sydney, but being so busy, had unfortunately not been able to go & get some. So when my sister asked if I wanted anything before I left, I asked for the curry & she kindly bought it & delivered it to me in the gong...... oh my goodness did I enjoy that last meal in Oz!!! Still salivating!!! :)

Well the time came when we had to head back home.....tho' we still had a day/night in Singapore. We stayed at the Hilton on Orchard Road, highly recommend it & checked out the shops on orchard road....about all we could do in such a short visit....& sleep!!! We slept a lot!! So many designer shops on one street (actually in every mall), never seen anything quite like it! Would love to have spent more time in the country....next time!

When we got back to the UK, we were greeted with the cold weather & lots of snow still to come.....

Well I must say, 2009 has been packed with love, happiness, adventure.....

Looking forward to 2010....& all its surprises.

Next week.....

Can't believe it but next week we will be in Oz - cant wait!! Looking forward to seeing all the family and friends, introducing Inara to all of you & attending 2 weddings! Quite a fab holiday!

There'll be a BBQ on the 27th in North Wollongong, so please come with the fam!! Should be a great fun day!

Its cold, dark and rainy over here, so very much looking forward to some sunshine!!

See you all very soon xx

August Update!

Hi all, another very packed month. Doesn't seem like we've slowed down since Inara's been born. Well as all David's friends know, since Inara's arrival I have been using the A3 quattro (safer car) & David has been left with the little Peugot to drive to work. His drive takes him on the M4 & he hates driving this little car on the motorway. So he's been looking for a new car, which now comes with a few changed criteria - it needs to have more than 2 doors & big boot to hold Inara's equipment!! :) Well of course this was a challenge, as he wanted the performance of a sports car in a sedan... hmmm... Also, in England most sedans are diesel rather petrol, which of course affects the performance. After months of research & test driving, he found the one... he is now the proud owner of an Audi S8 Quattro. Its fully optioned up with things I don't even know about, but the Bang & Olufsen sound system can rival our home cinema, it doesn't need keys & starts with David's fingerprint, apparently ceramic disc brakes are expensive but I do love this feature that you gently push the door to close, & it closes automatically & very silently. It doesn't need to be slammed shut like ordinary doors!! Well its also petrol & I've been told not to ask about fuel economy, but the man is happy..... another new toy to play with!!

Well I think the guilt got to him, so he bought me a new Apple MacBook Pro as I have been whinging about my old Dell for quite some time. I love it!!!

Inara is doing great, growing up very quickly, 6 months at the end of August. She is sitting up on her own, so I can leave on her playmat with her toys & go into the kitchen to make a cuppa without taking her everywhere with me. She is quite contented playing as long as she sees me pottering around. This week, she has started solids, so quite a milestone!! She seems to enjoy eating, so crossing fingers that continues.

We went to Isle of Wight (island south of England) for a week long holiday & it was fabulous. We stayed at 2 hotels , originally at The Wellington in Ventnor on the beach & then at Lakeside Park Hotel & Spa in Ryde, so we could get some pampering. It was great to get away from the mundane day to day domestic stuff - let me tell you I still haven't come to liking this domestic stuff... but now with the bub do need to cook & clean more often than before. Do miss the lovely takeaway food in Sydney. Not much takeaway happening in England, only takeaway is junk food (Macca's, Pizza etc) Well getting back to the hols, Inara had her first swim, & like a good aussie it was in the ocean & not a pool. David bought her these aussie swimsuit(long sleeve top & pant) from Bright Bots & also a wetsuit (yes really a wetsuit) which goes over her cossie. Oh my goodness too cute. The ocean was cold, but after the initial shock, she loved it!!! & there were no tears. Her swim after that in a heated pool in the resort was luxury!!!

I went out on a girls night, with my NCT group of mum's. First time leaving boo with her dad for the whole evening & night & turned up home sufficiently inebriated & early in the morning. So still respectable partying for a mum!! :) Gotta keep young!! Tho' I must confess when we ended up in a nightclub where everyone was jumping up & down, I thought to myself, I ain't jumping, thats what an aerobics class is for...

Well we are certainly enjoying life. Summer is still going & its been wonderfully warm. Have been wearing T-shirts for months now, so hope it continues for a little while longer.

We are looking forward to some visitors from back home soon, so plan some hols....

Love to everyone xxxx

In Belgium...12-15Dec

Was getting restless, so it was time for a short break & we decided to visit Belgium. Also a 1st time travelling by Eurostar, which was great! Relaxing & rather civilised compared to the mad rush of an international airport! An extremely pleasant journey..

Arrived on Fri eve in Brussels and checked into the Marriot, opposite the historic La Bourse (stock exchange) built in 1873 like a greek temple. Took a stroll around Christmas markets, eating hot crepes.

We spent all Saturday walking around Brussels, seeing the sights. The Grand Place (the square) holds the major architectural buildings. Originally the houses on the square were made of wood until the French bombarded it in 1695 & flattened everything except the Hotel de Ville (the town hall). Also in the square are other amazing building like the Maison du Roi, which is now a museum, Le Renard the guild house of the haberdashers, Le Cornet very ornate the guild house of the boatmen, Maison des Brasseurs guild house of the brewers, Le Cygne the swan first a house then the guild house of butchers, then a cafe where Karl Marx held meetings of the German workers party.
Also, strolled to see the famous Manneken Pis, the bronze statue of the boy peeing!! The beautiful Galeries Royale de Saint-Hubert built in 1847, the frst shopping arcade in Europe! Walked up the hill to Rue Royale & saw the Palais Royal (C17th).

After a very long day, time to relax by watching what other than the hilarous (yet violent, serious) movie "In Bruges"; ready for tomorrow.

Sunday we caught the train to Bruges and took a leisurely stroll around the town, with its cobble streets, little shops of chocalates, lace & tapestry. Walked thru Markt (a square), saw the Belfort which has 47 carillon bells that are rung by a mechanism built in 1748. Then onto the Burg (another square) where like the Grand Place has some amazing buildings. The Stadius (town hall), the Heilig Bloedbasiliek (Holy Blood church), which contains a phial of Jesus' blood. Its the oldest building on the square & the phial is the holiest relic in Europe. Its supposed to have been given to Thierry d'Alsace by the patriach of Jerusleum during the 2nd crusade. Legend has it that it liquified every Friday, but the miracle is to have said to stopped working in the C15th. We hadnt planned it, but amazingly was there at the exact hr, the phial was being displayed for veneration, so went to check it out!
Then it was a lovely meal in a restaurant in the Burg and a walk around the pretty canals around Bruges.

Unfortunately, Monday came around too soon & it was time to be heading back home...

Yorkshire - North England - w/e 23-25/8

There's a lot fewer long w/e's over here than in Oz, & this one in Aug, is the last one till Xmas. :(
We went up to Ilkley, Yorkshire (4hrs north from Windsor), where my cousin lives. Checked into a lovely little hotel & spent time walking in the moors (yes very English!) & visiting family. My cousins son, Daniel was celebrating his baptism & his 13th birthday and we all had a really good time!
We visited Bolton Abbey (C12th) & did some nature trails around there along a river! Its been a long time since I've gotten outdoors & walked & loved it!! Definitely missed it, so plan to get in a few more walks!!

Another dose of Aussie - Paul & Sonya visiting!

Paul & Sonya from Wollongong, Australia were over on a big European holiday! Their last leg was a week in London, spending a couple of days with us!

Picked them up from heathrow on Fri eve, this time without any dramas!! A couple of days spent with us & friends & then enjoying London for the rest of the week, when they head back home. It was nice catching up & they had great news to share with us. Paul proposed in Como, so we have newly engaged friends!! Congrats guys!


Caught a couple of movies - Mummy, Tomb of the dragon emperor and Hancock! Also, went into London to see a show (39 steps) a murder mystery comedy. Very cleverly done!! A late night dinner in Chinatown finished off the evening!

Czubala's visiting!

David's dad George & his wife Weisia made a stop in England for a week on their world trip! It was an exciting start (not in the good way!), when David picked them up from Heathrow & was driving home. A semi trailer decides to clip the rear of the Audi, lots of bumper damage but luckily no one was hurt! The car is pretty solid, so it was still driveable! Scary if it had been the small Peugot!!

Well after that, the holidays for the week went well! They covered much ground & tired even us out, with their commitment to see everything! Went to Bath, checked out Windsor & Eton (including the castle), Tower of London, walked the London Bridge, London eye, Madame Tussads, cruise etc etc... I was impressed!!

They are now in Canada enjoying the next leg of their holidays...

The car is now in for repairs & we have nice black Benz E220 as a replacement car till ours gets fixed!

July Update!

Its been quite a month, hectic, so no individual blogs, just a rolled up account of the month!!

Kicked off the month, celebrating our 15th wedding anniversary! Well its certainly been quite a journey & we're both looking forward to a few more!

Went to Barcelona, Spain for a short break (4 days) & that was fantastic! It was a combo of relaxation (beach & poolside) and sightseeing! Beautiful hot weather (30+) each day! The resort we stayed at was impressive, right on the beach, amazing food, funky modern rooms with lots of gadgets, so it was hard tearing ourselves away to go & do the many tourist things on offer.

We concentrated on the architecture side of things this holiday & focused on the amazing Gaudi buildings (La Pedrera) & parks (Parc Guell), as well as the many cathedrals of Barcelona. It was awe inspiring! I like the quote Gaudi gave when designing & starting the build on the famous La Sagrada Familia (cathedral). When asked that this cathedral was going to take decades to build, past his lifetime, he said, "God is in no hurry". Its a nice philosophy to adopt!
Strolled the Las Ramblas, El Born & Barri Gotic (Gothic quarter) which still has some Roman ruins.

July, also saw me get another year older, none the wiser, and the realisation of how much I dont know and havent seen. Its like New Yrs resolution for other people, my bday tends to remind me of all the things I should be doing more of - reading, exercising, eating healthy, travelling, learning etc etc Well here's hoping!!

As an Abba fan, it was a treat watching Mamma Mia! The good olde songs & very nicely adapted into a movie! That was fun! I kept humming Abba songs for days after!

Formula1 this month has also been extremely exciting with Silverstone & Germany. Some really good races, seeing Lewis do real well & Weber being Weber! (I think he's cursed!) Ferrari need to pick up!! Lets see how the 2nd half of the season pans out...

Well thats it for me for now, another packed month coming up, but more on that later. As soon as David gets his act together, there's plenty of photos that need uploading!

Ireland

Landed in Dublin on Sat 24/5 in the morning & picked up our hire car (a Honda Accord) & headed south east to Glendalough (valley of the 2 lakes) in County Wicklow. We spent most of the day exploring the area & bushwalking up the mountains to get an amazing view of the upper & lower lakes. AD498 a monk named Kevin arrived to live a solitary life but he soon attracted disciples who wanted to hang with him. There are still monastic ruins here from 8th century, so extremely amazing!!

Well with my right foot/ankle still a bit dodgy (after the Ireland trip found out I had a fracture & torn ligaments on my foot) & with a long standing issue with my right knee, the walk down the mountain was challenging!! By the evening I had bruises all over the knee cap & foot!! :( Headed to Waterford for a very nice relaxing evening.

Sun 25/5 saw us checking out the Waterford Crystal factory & picking up some very nice wine goblets(they're huge! the more wine a glass can hold the better I say!!). Went inside Reginald's Tower(C12th), the oldest complete medieval defence building in Ireland & the 1st to use mortar, the city's main fortifications.
Waterford is Ireland's oldest city, a port where the Vikings landed & ruled till the Normans invaded & then the English. We then checked out the Museum, a little disappointing.
We then took a drive to the Hook peninsula & saw Europe's oldest working lighthouse & a late dinner in a charming pub, which served one of the best seafood chowders I have eaten!

Mon 26/5 we headed to Cork & Blarney castle. The castle (C15th) is quite large & very impressive, with dungeons & caves for a quick exit (truly!) Some really good photos in the caves, & the new Canon camera was impressive as the caves & dungeons were pitch black!. Climbed up fairly steep spiral stairs to get to the Blarney stone, lay down, held on & kissed the stone! Not sure if I now have the gift of the gab...Story goes Elizabeth I invented the term "talk blarney" out of exasperation of the chatty Lord Blarney. The grounds were incredible. Checked into a very nice hotel Montenotte overlooking Cork & had a well deserved soak in the spa/sauna. Then ate & drank way too much that night!

Tues 27/5 drove up to Killarney & drove the Ring of Kerry (178km circuit of Iveragh Peninsula). Australia's equivalent to the Great Ocean drive. The coast/peninsula's are very rugged, but not as esthetically pleasing like New Zealands south coast, or driving across Switzerland. Weather was fantastic, so had some great views. Stayed in Killarney for a couple of days. It was fantastic! A great town! Ok did way too much shopping here. Lots of wool purchases & ate really good seafood here. Also managed to squeeze in a movie (Indiana Jones - I was ready to be disappointed, but was surprisingly Not!!). Went to Ross castle (C15th), which is an amazing testament to restoration Then headed into Killarney National Park to see the Muckross estate - simply amazing. Built for Henry & Mary Herbert, who is quite an amazing painter (Mary that is). Lots of her watercolour paintings are throughout the house. Its straight out of a Jane Austin novel - I was like Elizabeth checking out Pemberly!! :) Had loads of fun here.

Thurs 29/5 a pretty nice drive back to Dublin & headed straight to the Guinness storehouse. The beer was really good (even I drank it - I'm not much of a beer drinker!) David of course had to try all the types they had available!! Gravity bar at the top, had a pretty good view of Dublin, though unfortunately anyone who has been to Dublin can testify, its not a very attractive plc. After Guinness storehouse, wandered around Dublin, checked out Temple bar, drinking more & eating more!!

Fri 30/5 drove north Bru Na Boinne, county Meath to see the Neolithic Necropolis (huge round structures, probably a burial tomb, remains were found in the chamber) . We checked out the site at Newgrange, with the round structure built with white stone walls and topped off by a grass dome. The roof was built up with stones (vaulted) and amazing solid, as earth/grass was placed onto it. It also has an amazing drainage system, which has not allowed a single drop of rain to penetrate the roof. It looks like its dug into the hill, but its not. The size is huge 80m in diameter & 13m high. It dates from 3200BC, making it older than the pyramids by some 6 centuries. Now thats impressive. We walked inside it, which had plenty of headroom (unlike the pyramids) but a very narrow passageway led to a central chamber. It contained 3 recesses which had shallow wide basins. This is where the remains were found. It is theorised, that this was the burial chamber for kings or a place of ritual. Above the entrance is a "roof box" an opening & when you go to the centre of the chamber, at winter solstice the sun shines through directly into the path & to the centre chamber. Given that builders were farmers, they would have been very familiar with the seasons. One of the amazing archeological finds!

Later that evening, went to a concert! Well I have been wanting to see Celine Dion in Las Vegas for a long time & when I heard she started her European tour, I managed to get tickets to her concert in Dublin. Bonus was that Il Divo was opening for her, & I love their voices!(ok they are also very easy on the eye!) The concert was taking place in Croke park (4th largest stadium in Europe), very impressive. We had incredible pitch seats, very close to the centre of the stage & could see her perfectly. She truly has an incredible voice! The stadium was packed & the atmosphere pretty special.

Sat 31/5 strolled down to Dublin Castle & then to Trinity College. Had a very quick witted 3rd yr language trinian be our tour guide (gave us lots of history about the college, so we had to help him buy a couple of beers!!). Went to the library which was incredible (couldnt take any photos tho, if we ever have a library, would love to base it on this one - took our breath away!). Saw a couple of pages from the Book of Kells - illuminated & hand written 4 gospels of the new testament. Dates back to AD800 & thus one of the oldest books in the world & produced by the monks of St Colmcille's monastery on the remote island of Iona, off the western coast of Scotland. Repeated looting by the Vikings the monks brought it to Kells, county Meath. We could have gotten a handwritten reproduction copy for £22k, but Rockefeller was out that day, so got a DVD with all the 800 scanned pgs for £30. Lunch & some more Guinness (a black velvet for me - Guinness & champagne), strolling Dublin & then headed off for the airport in the evening.

A fabulous holiday! North Ireland next time....

W/E 3-5 May in Paris!

The last time we were in Paris was 10yrs ago, so I was eager for re-visit. Landed in Paris (Charles de Gaulle), not the nicest of airports on Sat morning & checked into our hotel (Hotel de Suede) a boutique hotel conveniently located in Paris Central.

It was already a hot day, almost 30C, so we took a stroll from the hotel to the Eiffel tower & walked down de la Bourdonnais, past St Xavier church & the Invalides (an amazing building with the gold dome), crossed the river Seine onto Winston Churchill ave (yes there's a statue of him in France!). Saw the Grand & Petite Palais & walked down the Champs Elysees. Next checked out the Louvre & headed for a quick cool down in the Lafayette shopping centre.

We were meeting up with a mate from Sydney in the evening, so headed back to the hotel for a quick rest! Not much of that, as we got back to the hotel quite late, met up with Richard for a quick yarn & then got dressed to head out for some Parisian cuisine. Dinner at the Le Petit Lutetia was challenging as the menu was in French! At some "poshy totty" restaurants even in Sydney, I have difficulty figuring out what the dish is, let alone in French! Well I am there with my phrase book & at least knew Poisson (fish) & foie (liver), but then it got quite challenging, so got the waiter to read out the menu in English :) We had a ball that night & the crème Brule was to die for! After a few bottles of wine, we strolled down to the Eiffel tower to check it out in lights! It was a beautiful evening, with still many people out & about! After some artistic photos of the tower in lights, I was exhausted! Left Richard to enjoy the locals (scenery that is!) & we headed back to the hotel (it was about 3am by this time!)

Sunday was a day of climbing!! After breakkie (croissants & coffee) we headed to the Eiffel & decided to walk up the stairs, as the queues were too long for the lifts! Oh, am I out of condition.. :( it was also very hot & the drinking the night before, not too good!! Great views of the city from up there!
In the arvo, we did a bus tour of Paris, which was fantastic - & got quite a bit of colour (tan!) Of course, me not being prepared that it was going to be this hot, I stole David hat's (check out the photo of how he tried to escape sunburn! funny! he got looks..)
We then strolled down the Champs Elysees, & decided to walk up the Arc de Triomphe! Again lots of good views.
We then ate dinner in a restaurant on the ave & headed back to the hotel later that eve.

It was about 9pm, so a mad rush to get ready & get out to the Moulin Rouge. I had got us some reservations to the show at 11pm. Anyway the way they do it in Paris, is that you make reservations, but have to line up, no tickets are issued. When we got there at 10.30 there was a line of about 500m deep & then about the same behind us! I really wanted good seats, so David went about doing his thing! - I was impressed!! He sweet talked some bouncer (oh & also greased his palms sufficiently) that we skipped the lines & VIP'ed in to some great seats in the front! The show was fabulous, check out a snippet of the show (Feerie) on the website - www.moulinrouge.fr/home-flash-gb.html We drank lots of champagne & had a ball!

After the show, we found a great pub & ate & drank some more & then saw & experienced some things, best left unsaid...we ended up in the seedier part of Moulin Rouge!!!

Off to bed around 5am & got a few hrs sleep before we did some touristy stuff! Richard wanted to see the Mona Lisa, so off we went to Louvre, then to Lafayette & Printemps (new huge dept. stores), had a quick lunch & then off to catch our flight back to the UK!!

We had huge amounts of fun, with practically no sleep and the rest of the week was the same...more on that shortly!!

Bring on France again...next time it will be the wine region!!

Phuket, Thailand

Not long in the UK & we head back to Asia for a very special event! To witness the wedding of David's dad & his long time partner Weisa. Attending was us, David's brother Richard, Weisa's daughters Goshka & Monica & Monica's husband David & their kids Sacha, Sinead & Kiana & Helena a family friend. Dinner was had at Savoey, a fantastic seafood restaurant, which had a band playing all the corny love songs from the 80s - it was perfect!! After that a couple of us, went to checkout the nightlife of Phuket & came across the "stereotype" image of Thailand!! The bars & the girls were all quite brazen & when we did go into one, I ended up playing Plot4 & Jenga with the girls - if you can belive that (check the photographic proof!!)

We packed a lot in 1 week!!

David & I stayed at the Burasari resort on Patong beach & it was a lovely boutique resort! It has Floyds restaurant (Keith Floyd UK restauranteur), & the resort ambience was lovely! Besides spending time poolside (when it was raining! yes it was monsoon time!), we did a lot of sightseeing with the family. It started clearing up the last few days & so took advantage going to the beach! The water is so warm & had a great day getting some sun!

We went to the famous Fantasea tourist attraction, which has a spectacular show of tigers, dancers, acrobats etc. We took a drive south of Patong, to the scenic lookouts, visited the largest Gem factory in the world (there was a $14.5k diamond pendant that I quite liked, but David thought it was a bit big!! he he he!!) We also went to the James Bond Island (where Golden Eye was shot), took an ox cart ride (really!!) & visited the markets!!

Went to this restaurant called Baan Rim Pa (best Thai restaurant on the island) & it was amazing!! The restaurant was situated over the cliffs looking across the Andaman sea. Besides the location being spectacular, the food was amazing & the service top class - highly recommend it to anyone going to Phuket.

All good things must come to an end - so back to the UK to start planning the next holiday!! It was a great holiday & Congratulations to Mr C & Weisa!!! May you have a wonderful life together filled with happiness & joy!!