When in Rome!!

School hols and a beautiful week in Rome for us. Few pics below from Piazza Navona, St. Peter's Basilica, the Spanish Steps, Trevi Fountain, Colleseum, Piazza Venezia, Castel Sant Angelo. . .

Icy lake walk

Ventured out in the cold today for a refreshing walk by the lake. It's sauna season and there were a few hardy folk dipping in the lake fresh from the lakeside sauna (in the nud!). Perhaps we should try it!

"100" days at school!

We had a small celebration at the school tonight, as Ili's class were marking 100 days of school. Lots of songs and dance — and considering Ili hasn't been there for many of those 100 days, she did great with learning everything in a few weeks!

Back in the thick of it

We knew we were coming back home from the tropics to subzero temperatures and snow, so when life gives you lemons . . .

Going home - Singapore airport

We had a long haul flight through the night from Singapore back to Zürich, so to keep us awake until the early hours of 01:30 we took a dip in the airport pool (well worth it), and a short trip to the butterfly gardens.

On the move and back to KK

We're back in Kota Kinabalu for Frith's workshop and the beginning of the student field course. Few final preps before the return back home.

Sunrise at Danum

Up nice and early to see the sunrise this morning from the observation tower, with stunning ever-changing colour views over the rainforest canopy. Magical.

After the sunrise. 

Tembaling Waterfall, Danum

Beautiful walk out to Tembaling Waterfall today, which was a six hour round trip through the forest of Danum. No complaints about leeches (there were hundreds!!), and kids loved the walk through the rainforest.

Back to Danum Valley

The children chose to revisit the Danum Valley for our last weekend in Borneo. Lots of wildlife to see again — gibbons, red leaf monkey, otters, snakes, birds and butterflies — and the young, sharp eyes of Bea and Ili are excellent spotters in the rainforest.

An oriental-pied Hornbill (Bea took this one). 

Birdwing butterfly. 

Bornean Gibbon - sound better than they look!

Red-leafed monkey. 

Borneo Forest Dragon (Bea took this shot). 

Otters on the Sangam River, Danum (another one of Bea's).