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Time flies and we were at the final day of our trip. We slept late and had a late breakfast. Jolyn was already feeling sad about going back.

We did some last minute shopping and bought a suitcase so that we would have enough space for all the stuff we bought.

We were then all set to leave.

After a shower and a quick lunch, we checked out of the hotel.

Jolyn was clearly exhausted from the activities and she slept soundly when we arrived at the departure hall of the Langkawi International Airport

Fortunately, she woke up before the plane arrived.

We had a final glimpse of Langkawi while waiting for our plane.

Not long after, our plane arrived. It was the same type of small aircraft which flew us here. We waited for the passengers to disembark before making our way to board the plane. I felt like I was taking the MRT.

Once safely tucked into her seat, Jolyn proudly declared that it was her second time taking an aeroplane.

We were soon airborne and Langkawi started to fade away.

Jolyn finally got fed up with having her pictures taken all the time.

We were happy to return to Singapore safe and sound.

That’s all folks. Thanks for reading.

…. continued from previous post.

We woke up bright and early on the second day. The Kuah Town slowly came to life.

With a quick breakfast and a change of clothes, we were off to the Langkawi Underwater World.

We saw lots of interesting marine animals at the Underwater World.

Nicole and Jolyn also became good friends with the King Penguin.

Nicole was fascinated by the sight of penguins swimming.

Then we met the world’s laziest fish…

and discovered the scary fact about how sharks are born.

There was also a huge commotion when the diver jumped into the tank to feed the fishes.

After emerging from the Underwater World, we did the most logical thing next…. We had our nails painted!

Finally, we were off to the beautiful island of Langkawi. If you just want to look at the pictures, click on the following album. Otherwise, read on.

The girls were, expectedly, very excited about the trip; especially Jolyn who had never been on an aeroplane.

When the aircraft finally arrived at the departure gate, we were slightly disappointed that it was such a small plane. I suppose not many people travel from Singapore to Langkawi each day.

I had the “good fortune” of sitting next to the wings of the aircraft. It was not a very spectacular view, but had the engines caught fire, I would be the first to know.

Nicole couldn’t wait for the plane to land and for the party to begin.

About one and half hours after we took off, the plane descended. We began to see land rushing up towards us.

Touch down! The Langkawi International Airport was a far cry from our Changi Airport, but it did had a rustic charm around it. We met a friendly Caucasian guy, who volunteered to take a picture of our entire family. We thanked him profusely. I wondered if my fellow Asians would have made a similar offer.

When we retrieved our lugguage, we discovered that the handle of our suitcase was damaged. We had to make a detour to the baggage office to file a report.

We finally cleared the customs and boarded a van towards our hotel. Our driver, Michael, was very chatty. After travelling with him for about 30 minutes, we learnt a lot about the history of Langkawi. Nicole and Jolyn were also hyped up because it was their maiden trip on board of a van.

During the trip to our hotel, I noticed that, although Langkawi is a popular tourist destination, most of the island remained undeveloped.

We arrived at our hotel room just in time to witness the Langkawi sunset.

Being full blooded Singaporean, we decided to do some shopping before retiring for the the day. Although Langkawi is a duty free haven, the only things which were really cheap there were liquor and cigarettes.

After some shopping and dinner, we returned to the hotel for a well deserved hot water bath and a good night’s rest.

Our hotel room was a picture of luxury.

That’s all for day one.