12/52 - a little late

Week 12 of 52
View from my hotel room
Berjaya Hotel
Langkawi, Malaysia

This past weekend I went to Langkawi, Malaysia for a birthday weekend with a friend.  We take a trip each year and we typically like to do some exploring but we have both been very busy with work this year so opted for a quieter weekend this time.  If you are interested in a quick trip from Singapore that will bring you pretty scenery and some much needed relaxation I recommend the Berjaya Hotel.

We didn't leave the hotel grounds the entire weekend.  It is a sprawling property that has done a nice job of incorporating the hotel into the landscape instead of mowing everything down and starting over.

We had a funny time on Friday night when we checked in.  It took us three rooms to get to one that had two beds and we could get into but it ultimately turned out to be very nice.  We stayed in the rain forest but with a nice view of the Andaman Sea.  Instead of a large building with all of the rooms in it like most hotels they have chalets.  Most of them are single buildings either in the rain forest or on the sea.  Ours had four rooms in the building but we never heard anybody else.

Our Saturday consisted of the following...
-sleep in...
-breakfast...
-hang out by the pool...

-enjoy a fruity drink at the swim-up bar...

 -see a Dusky Leaf Monkey up close for the first time...

This little guy kept turning his head at the exact moment I would hit my shutter button...finally got him though...

-Enjoyed a relaxing massage at the spa...
-Sat on the balcony and had a glass of wine to toast my friend on her birthday...
-Watch the sunset while enjoying an amazing Thai dinner...

 Sunday was a similar day except we had to fly home...