We have left the gray and gloom of Chengdu for the rain and sudden showers of Malaysia. Babes was amazed by the brightness of the Malaysian sunshine and the colorful foliage even around the airport. Her first comment upon seeing the landscape outside of the airport windows was "It's just like Oz!" I laughed her off at first, but I can see how she might draw the parallel. We just finished reading the Wizard of Oz in chapter book form last month (If you have a 4 or 5 year old Oz makes a wonderful read aloud book) and just watched the movie for the first time a couple of days ago (part of my project to get Babes into reading, we'll read a chapter book and then watch the movie). Like Dorothy we left the dull gray sunshineless Chengdu (yes, the long dark of the Chengdu fall/winter/spring has started) flew through the air, only to emerge into a country that is filled with warm bright sunshine and beautiful colorful flowers.
We are not jet lagged, but we flew overnight to get here so yesterday we walked around in a bit of a haze. Hopefully today will be better and colorful pictures are to follow.
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