Girls' Trips - Phnom Pehn and Shanghai!

Here are a couple of photos from two recent girl's trips! The first one was our annual fund-raising trip to Cambodia. We had a larger group go this year and we had a blast! Every year this trip gets better and better and I love Cambodia more and more. We had great weather for both the bike ride and the run and we stayed in a fabulous new little hotel, too. The evening we spent in Phnom Pehn was perfect as well - it is such a great city. Good friends, good food, good trip....can't wait to go again next year!

The second girl's trip was a fabulous weekend in Shanghai! Wow - another amazing city. We went with a group of five of us and thankfully my friend Tracy (former Shanghai resident) was a great guide. We stayed at the Portman Ritz-Carlton, which is actually where Tracy and her family lived while in Shanghai - gorgeous! The first day we went to an area called Xintiandi and had a great Thai dinner. The next day was our first visit to the fabric markets - oh boy, I could really get used to having all of my clothes custom made! I had two dresses and a great coat made - all custom and gorgeous. We also spent lots of time in the pearl market - tons of great jewelry. The next few days were spent wandering the city ....we spent some time in the French Concession area with all of its gorgeous restored mansions and wonderful restaurants. Not to mention a swanky karaoke bar.

We also walked all along the Bund which is the most famous street in Shanghai, right along the water with the most amazing architecture ever. So many different styles - just gorgeous. Then we took the tunnel under the water over to Pudong to go up into the Pearl Tower! Loved it and although the windows are so dirty you can barely see through them, it is still an amazing view from way up there.

We finished up our very full trip with an exciting ride on the Mag-Lev train all the way to the airport! Wow! It goes 431 kilometers per hour (268 mph!!) - scary and amazing! Really loved Shanghai, one of the prettiest cities I've been to yet. Again, great times with great friends!