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<\/a><\/a>Chinese names are not easy for me to memorise \ud83d\ude09 . Left Aric’s nephews
Zhen Ee and Chun Yee. , right his two sisters Aei Ling and Aei Yong and in the middle a Kwai Loh, my nickname.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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<\/a>Two nephews<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li> ![\"\"](\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/2019-12-22-10.30.16.jpg\")
<\/a>One Kwai Loh<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li> ![\"\"](\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/2019-12-22-10.23.48.jpg\")
<\/a>Two sisters<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n Around 4 pm we arrived in Kangar, the capital of Perlis, where Aric had booked comfortable rooms in Federal Hotel Kangar. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
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<\/a>One for the album<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li> ![\"\"](\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/5-2019-12-22-17.01.07-1.jpg\")
<\/a>Comfortable rooms<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n After a short rest we went to Kuala Perlis for our dinner in the Hai Thien seafood restaurant<\/a>. Aric and I had been here a few times before and we liked the (Thai style) food very much. It was crowded, we had to wait a bit for a free table.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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<\/a>Waiting for a free table<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li> ![\"\"](\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/2019-12-22-19.32.51.jpg\")
<\/a>Choosing the dishes <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li> ![\"\"](\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/2019-12-22-19.54.36.jpg\")
<\/a>The kids playing<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li> ![\"\"](\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/2019-12-22-20.06.30.jpg\")
<\/a>The men drinking beer \ud83d\ude09<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n The food was delicious as usual. The advantage of eating with a larger group is that you can order many different dishes!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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<\/a><\/figure><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\nThe next morning we had time to explore Kuala Perlis. There is not much to see, but there is a nice pedestrian bridge, crossing the Perlis river, with good views of the surroundings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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<\/a>View from the bridge<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n ![\"\"](\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/2019-12-23-10.16.58.jpg\")
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<\/a><\/figure><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\nThe Al Hussain mosque is quite attractive, and sometimes nicknamed Floating Mosque.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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<\/a><\/figure><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\nThe ferry is relatively small, it was interesting to see how the experienced crew managed to fit so many cars and lorries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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<\/a><\/figure><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\nThe crossing to Langkawi takes a few hours. The weather was perfect and there was a small canteen where you could buy drinks and snacks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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<\/a><\/figure><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\nAround 4 pm we arrived at our Airbnb, a nice, modern house, located in the outskirts of Kuah.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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<\/a><\/figure><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\nSpacious, many rooms to accommodate our group.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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<\/a><\/figure><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\nUsually we decorate our condo in Damansara Perdana during Christmas and this time we had taken all the Xmas stuff with us. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
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<\/a>Aric in action<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li> ![\"\"](\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/2019-12-24-10.01.43.jpg\")
<\/a>Kwai Loh and Zhi Ying<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li> ![\"\"](\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/2019-12-24-10.31.17.jpg\")
<\/a>The result<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n The plan was to have our Christmas Eve dinner in Western style. There are not that many restaurants in Kuah that serve Western food, but Aric had found one, the ARTS Cafe<\/a>. He called them to make a reservation and they asked us to come over already to select what we would like to eat the next day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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<\/a>The ARTS cafe<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li> ![\"\"](\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/2019-12-23-18.51.38.jpg\")
<\/a>Perusing the menu<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li> ![\"\"](\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/2019-12-23-18.53.01.jpg\")
<\/a>What to choose?<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n After we had made our choice, we looked for a suitable restaurant for our dinner. Our original choice , the Wonderland Food Store<\/a> , was too crowded, we found a good alternative in seafood restaurant TEO<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
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<\/a>Seafood Restaurant TEO<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li> ![\"\"](\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/2019-12-23-19.33.34.jpg\")
<\/a>Selecting the food<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li> ![\"\"](\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/2019-12-23-20.15.31.jpg\")
<\/a>Enjoying the food<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li> ![\"\"](\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/2019-12-23-19.38.13.jpg\")
<\/a>And the (Dutch) beer<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n Another elaborate selection of tasty food<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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<\/a><\/figure><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\nThe next day, after our breakfast we first visited the Durian Perangin<\/a> waterfall on the slopes of Gunung Raya, Langkai’s highest mountain. I had visited this waterfall in September 2007. Now there was a lot less water, but still enough to enjoy a nice bath.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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<\/a><\/figure><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\nI took a lot of pictures. It was a good place to frolic around.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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<\/a><\/figure><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\nThe waterfall was a very suitable background for modelling photos \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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<\/a><\/figure><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\nAfter spending almost two hours at the fall, we drove to the top of the Gunung Raya, at 881 m the highest point of Langkawi. There is a view tower from where you are supposed to have a 360\u00b0 view of the island. We were also expecting a cafe there for lunch. But everything was closed, already since February 2018! <\/p>\n\n\n\n
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<\/a>Gunung Raya<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li> ![\"\"](\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/2019-12-24-13.35.43.jpg\")
<\/a>Beautiful view<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n ![\"\"](\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/2019-12-24-13.42.34.jpg\")
<\/a>View tower<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li> ![\"\"](\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/2019-12-24-13.41.25.jpg\")
<\/a>Closed!<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n Next we drove to Cenang Beach for KFC(!) lunch and the tax-free shopping malls. After that back to our Airbnb for a short rest.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Before we left for our Christmas Eve dinner, there was time to take an official family picture.<\/p>\n\n\n\n