Gahh sleeping at the airport with old bones is no joke! Apparently there are rest areas within the airport, but since online check-in is not doable for Malaysians, we had to wait outside until the counters opened at 5am. Which meant napping on a hard bench. JE didn't bother with it and just walked around the airport.
Reached home smoothly. Our loot: Socks (good quality and cheap at just rm3 a pair if you buy more), snacks to share, souvenirs for friends and JE's usual popmart - rainbow thing this time.
Our loot
A few more pictures... there were so many HBAF almond stores! Most stores had samples but usually the same, more popular, ones. I was happy to score unusual ones like 'carrot cake', 'soy sauce chicken' and 'matcha red bean', as I wouldn't dare buy whole packets of those. Erm no, I wouldn't be buying either after trying. Prices didn't seem lower than what I could get online so just bought a few home for friends.
Chicken-flavoured
Toffee latte flavoured
Now, why the hype over cherry blossoms when there are other pretty ones?
Magnolia with large white flowers
Plum, this one in intense pink
Hi Stacy, your photos are beautiful.
ReplyDeleteI don't travel and I certainly wouldn't like to sleep at an airport or on a hard bench. If I did travel I would probably enjoy going on a cruise ship.
However, after hearing about people on a cruise ship recently with the Hantavirus, I guess I wouldn't want to go on a cruise either.
I do enjoy seeing your lovely photos and learning about the places you visit. Thank you so much for sharing. 😊
Thank you for reading! When my hubby was around, I did think of a cruise as well. Saving those for the future now.
DeleteI agree with you, Stacy about all the hype in regards to the cherry blossoms. The plum blossoms are gorgeous.
ReplyDeletePlum and cherry are actually similar from afar. Cherry blossoms have serrated petals though, and we were examining them in the hope of catching a cherry! No luck, all plum. :)
DeleteNice to bring things back for friends and relatives. I don't even know HBAF, have to look it up 😂
ReplyDeleteShopee is a good place to buy haha. I have been buying them for years as the nuts are fresh and crunchy. The usual flavour is honey butter, I also like seaweed/laver. Wasabi is good just that I am not a fan.
DeleteI think it is a cultural thing. Japan really grow or cultivate the cherry blossoms trees and they will have picnics underneath the many trees with lots of cherry blossoms overhead and on the ground. Really beautiful. Need to go Japan to experience their culture of admiring and enjoying cherry blossoms.
ReplyDeleteI was hoping to sneak in a cherry blossom experience in Korea and consider it DONE without trying to catch it in Japan!
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