Bagan to the Bay of Benegal

I am so happy that we were able to come back to Bagan before it changes too much.  We had so many special moments here and it was lovely to see how moved the Hopkins/Fisk clan were everywhere we went.  Our final night Pipa really wanted to go see a Puppet show, as they are special to Bagan and I am so happy we did.  It was an amazing experience, a few tears were shed and we shared the restaurant with a group of Monks.  It was fabulous.  

 Sebastian loved loved the puppet show.  I thought he would be a little scared but he just laughed and jumped the whole time.  He loved the dancers as well, it was just a wonderful evening.  

We have now moved to the beach, the Bay of Bengal.

Beautiful Bagan

Back in beautiful Bagan after three years with some special people.  We loved this place when we came three years ago and it is safe to say the magic is still here.  So happy to share it with the Hopkin/Fisk clan and of course Sebastian!

 This place is truly the most amazing place.  The temples, the river, the calmness, the beauty, it really is just a special place.

Hopkin?Fisk?Shwedagon Pagoda

Our annual Hopkin/Fisk adventure has begun! This time it takes us out of Thailand and to nearby Myanmar.  Bagan is one of Luis's favourite spots in Asia and we just knew that they would love it there.  Through in a little beach time and everyone is happy.  They flew in yesterday morning and we went straight to the biggest temple in Yangon before flying out to Bagan.  Advent readers might remember that we thought we went to this temple three years ago only to learn we went to a much smaller one.  But we made it eventually!

 It was very impressive, and even more impressive is the Hopkin/Fisk team up for over 30 hours and still enjoying the adventures in the hot sun.

It is so wonderful to have them with us!

Yangon, Myanmar

We arrived in Yangon yesterday evening after a crazy week with friends and then settling in the house sitters.  Every second of the day was taken up.  But we made it!

Fantastic airport hotel, for next to nothing and one sleep until the real fun begins!

Brad's Birthday

It was a busy five days but I think we were able to show Mandy and family some of the best bits of Phuket.  We loved having them to stay, we enjoyed the beach days, games nights and getting to know their kids a bit better.  The last day here was Brad's birthday and I love birthdays so I was on it.  Beach, Blue Tree and Tatonka dinner with Dairy Queen ice cream cake for the win.

They left today for Bangkok and I hope they left with some great memories of this leg of the trip.  Miss them already!