UK Trip December 2015 - Part 10 - Exploring St Andrews, Scotland and Ice Cream!

Continuation from:

UK Trip December 2015 - Part 09 - Albany Hotel, St Andrews, Scotland 

Next morning we started early to explore the small town of St Andrews. Typical British weather, dark and gloomy. Even the townspeople tend to stay indoors.

The gang with warm clothing on.

The city of St Andrews is not that big at all. Here is the map of the town. I guess you can cover the whole 'city' withing half a day of just walking.

Off we went.

Some ruin castle near the sea.

Was told that in summer, stage shows are held here.

The beach looks rocky. Unlike our sandy beaches in Malaysia.

I bet in summer this place would look just beautiful.

A typical street in the city.

The tea shop where Kate met Prince Williams.

The opera.

Every city review we visited, The Jannettas Gelateria was mentioned as the 'must-visit' place in St Andrews. Despite it being a cold December, we were in the mood for ice cream.

There are tons of flavours. We got the proprietor to choose the most sort after. We were not disappointed. A cup of hot chocolate can never go wrong too.

This was after we went through the town.

No rush, so we enjoyed sitting in the nice comfy ice cream parlour.

A family photo.

A typical creation - a sundae.

To be continued.

The 2014 Annual Company Trip - Destination: YTL Pangkor Laut Resort - Scenes from the resort - Part 8

 (Continuation. Please refer to the end of the report for links to the previous parts).

 These are some of the typical scenes you get to see at this resort.

The sea view is the best.

Relaxing at the few infinity pools in the resort.....

The wall clock at the lobby. A JLC!

To be continued.

The 2014 Annual Company Trip - Destination: YTL Pangkor Laut Resort - The journey by bus - Part 1

The 2014 Annual Company Trip - Destination: YTL Pangkor Laut Resort - The boat ride and lunch - Part 2

The 2014 Annual Company Trip - Destination: YTL Pangkor Laut Resort - The hilltop villas - Part 3 

The 2014 Annual Company Trip - Destination: YTL Pangkor Laut Resort - Gym and other common areas - Part 4

The 2014 Annual Company Trip - Destination: YTL Pangkor Laut Resort - Sunset cruise - Part 5

The 2014 Annual Company Trip - Destination: YTL Pangkor Laut Resort - Dinner at the famous Uncle Lim Chinese Restaurant - Part 6

The 2014 Annual Company Trip - Destination: YTL Pangkor Laut Resort - Jungle adventure walk - Part 7

 

The 2014 Annual Company Trip - Destination: YTL Pangkor Laut Resort - Sunset cruise - Part 5

(Continuation. Please refer to the end of the report for links to the previous parts).

That evening, I went for the sunset cruise on a special boat with a few of my colleagues. The boat was designed junk-style but powered with engine. An all wooden construction. The guests waited at the jetty for the cruise to start.

My colleagues trying out the 'Titanic' pose (sort of).

When we got on board, we quickly stationed ourselves at the bow of the boat. A group selfie....

We passed the Chinese restaurant.

Another restaurant, fine dining.

The setting sun, the reason behind this cruise. Lovely weather and we are able to enjoy it immensely.

Just beautiful. I can retire here.

The protective cove where it is safe to swim. The resort has ringed this cove with nets to protect swimmers from motor boats as aggressive fish (aka sharks).

Tomorrow night, this whole beach will be ours to enjoy for a night of food and drinks.

Our host giving his explanation about the island.

The sun about to set.

A selfie with the setting sun.

Some of the crew which served us excellently.

To be continued.

The 2014 Annual Company Trip - Destination: YTL Pangkor Laut Resort - The journey by bus - Part 1

The 2014 Annual Company Trip - Destination: YTL Pangkor Laut Resort - The boat ride and lunch - Part 2

The 2014 Annual Company Trip - Destination: YTL Pangkor Laut Resort - The hilltop villas - Part 3 

The 2014 Annual Company Trip - Destination: YTL Pangkor Laut Resort - Gym and other common areas - Part 4

 

The 2014 Annual Company Trip - Destination: YTL Pangkor Laut Resort - Gym and other common areas - Part 4

(Continuation. Please refer to the end of the report for links to the previous parts).

After checking into our room we started to explore the resort. The first stop was the gym.

Situated on a standalone two-storey bungalow, the gym is opened 24 hours a day. Although it is complete in terms of equipment, the machines are old. The second level houses a TV lounge.

The beach fronting the resort looks very pristine. Certain section of the waterfront consists of stone steps, as seen below. Despite the pristine nature, this part of the beach is red flagged for guests. The presence of sea urchins makes it dangerous.

The beach allocated for swimmers is at the other end of the island.

In the following photograph, you can see the sea villas.

My room number when I was there...

Selfie at the lobby.

From my vintage point at the lobby, I can see other islands as well as the pier.

To be continued.

The 2014 Annual Company Trip - Destination: YTL Pangkor Laut Resort - The journey by bus - Part 1

The 2014 Annual Company Trip - Destination: YTL Pangkor Laut Resort - The boat ride and lunch - Part 2

The 2014 Annual Company Trip - Destination: YTL Pangkor Laut Resort - The hilltop villas - Part 3

Langkawi Holiday, November 2013 - 03 - After breakfast we went fishing

Please refer to the previous postings.

After a good breakfast on the second day, we took out a boat to go fishing.

Everyone is excited to go fishing for the first time.

At the water sports centre, we registered and waited for the boat to take us fishing.

All on board!

We tried trolling for barracudas (trailing a line and hook on the side of a moving boat) but after 20 minutes nothing. So the Captain decided that we should go bottom fishing near corals. Here we started to catch fish one after another. It was awesome.

Below is the first fish my son ever caught. A big one at that.

A wife too got a few from her line.

He was please with that!

She was grinning with joy!

I too caught a few but small ones. Number 1.

Number 2.

Number 3.

My daughter also caught one.

Number 4.

A game of patience.

My daughter falling asleep.

Enjoying the moment.

The weather was brilliant and the sea conditions were near perfect.

Waiting, waiting....

Rock face of one of the many small islands near Langkawi.

After a few hours, people starting to get tired.

My son was still perky.

Moving slowly near the rocks to see whether we can get some fish there.

We can see a schools of small fishes swimming around.

A typical rocky outcrop of an island.

She originally didn't want to participate but she actually enjoyed it.

Full concentration on the controls.

Wifey also waiting silently for a tug on the line.

End of the day. Relaxing time.

My son catching some sun.

Our catch. Some of the 13 fishes on a line.

Family photo with the catch.

Final shot.

Heading home.

Fish deep fried and dipping sauce. Yummm.

To be continued.