Old town George Town, Penang, Malaysia
View of the mainland from Penang – the weather was hot and heavy downpours are not uncommon
Houses on stilts – Penang, Malaysia
Penang, Malaysia
riding in the afternoon rain – Penang, Malaysia
charming streets with street art, Penang
Jalan Alor, eating street in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia – very festive at Chinese New Years
amazing street food, Kuala Lumpur
Durian comes in different varies and is prized in this part of the world. You can’t miss the pungent odor. Although it is a delicacy it is not allowed into most buildings.
older apartment buildings, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
it seems young people in Asia are constant filming themselves and posing for photos
Hindu temple complex at Batu Caves in Kuala Lumpur features the 140 ft statue of Lord Murugan-about the same size as the Statue of Liberty. People are climbing 300 steps to the caves above. The temple complex is visited by local macaque monkeys see below…
So many monkeys!
Batu Caves, KL, Malaysia
Petronas Towers, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Moorish architecture in Kuala Lumpur – the Sultan Abdul Samad Building
A famous dish in KL is Claypot Chicken Rice. Ours is being cooked out front of the restaurant over charcoal embers giving it a smoky and delicious flavor.
Sooo smoky! Worth the wait.
The iconic Marina Bay Sands Hotel in Singapore – meant to look like a shop on top.
Singapore Botanical Gardens with the so-called Supertrees which are vertical gardens,
Bananas! Fruit in southeast Asia is amazingly delicious, especially when consumed in the form of smoothies.
Red bananas
Singapore has a sizeable Muslim population. This year Ramadan coincided with Chinese New Year.
Selfies of course!
Colorful shophouses in Kuala Lumpur’s Little India neighborhood.
Shophouses in Chinatown, Singapore
Eating at Singapore’s infinite number of Hawker Centers – basically open-air food courts with excellent local street food of all kinds. Here I’m eating the iconic Singapore Chicken Rice. The food here is truly amazing…
Colorful market Singapore.
Matt and Heidi on the road... 
So very colorful, Heidi. My impressions of Singapore had been all new skyscrapers but there is so much more diversity and color from the many groups of people who live there.
A reluctant spring s coming to Andover with rain today -snow is almost gone. The election season is upon us with town elections on March 24. I am a poll worker. Hil and Harper are off to a week in Paris on Sat. Hil has business there for Fletcher School/ Tufts. and this is Harper’s graduation gift.. We are watchig the war that Trump and Netanyahu have started with no end in sight. I have noted that you will be back on March 18. All is well with your house. I have started many seedlings for garden season. to give me hope. TSA folks are not getting paid, I think. might be long lines for you. Your photos convey so much of the color of the far east! Safe travels, Alix
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Great pics. We were recently in Thailand and the colors look very familiar.
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