{"id":447,"date":"2014-03-30T20:19:00","date_gmt":"2014-03-30T20:19:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cinnamonstudio.com\/blog\/2014\/03\/30\/spring-break-2\/"},"modified":"2014-03-30T20:19:00","modified_gmt":"2014-03-30T20:19:00","slug":"spring-break-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cinnamonstudio.com\/blog\/2014\/03\/spring-break-2.html","title":{"rendered":"Spring Break"},"content":{"rendered":"
\n

\nSpring Break<\/h1>\n
\n<\/div>\n
\nWell,
\nI\u2019m just back from a short spring vacation: 10 days in Malaysia and 10 days in
\nthe South Pacific.  A long way to travel
\nfor a short time.  I will share textile
\nadventures with you as soon as I Photoshop some pictures.  This vacation I didn\u2019t concentrate on buying
\nvintage textiles as I have a very large collection of vintage batiks, ikats and
\nsonghets from trips to Indonesia. 
\nInstead I hit the markets for clothing for me and for gifts.  Nothing can beat the selection (and prices)
\nof markets.  In Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
\nthe Central Market was the place to bargain and was conveniently located a 20
\nminute ride on the city \u201chop on\u201d free bus from our hotel.  Although I had vowed to purchase only for
\nothers, I couldn\u2019t resist purchasing a \u201cfew essentials\u201d for myself.  Also visited were KL\u2019s Chinatown markets and
\nthe various markets of Penang (an island off the coast which we also
\nvisited).  My only restraint was the thought
\nof the over-weight baggage fees for the return flights.  For caftans, scarves, tee-shirts and batik
\nfabrics the markets could not have been better.  However, for shoes, that is another matter.<\/o:p><\/span><\/div>\n
\n<\/div>\n
\nIf
\nyou have followed this blog you know I really, really love shoes.  The selection of gorgeous, reasonably
\npriced, footwear is astounding in Malaysia. 
\nSo a trip to the large city malls was in order.  Store after store of shoes, sandals,
\nflip-flops, boots of every description.  
\nAnd talk about bling!!  Crystals
\nand rhinestones are the usual embellishments in Asia, but this was simply over
\nthe top.  It was as if a thousand
\nworkers manned with those \u201cbedazzler\u201d tools went  berserk and decorated every surface of silk blouses, scarves,
\ntee-shirts and, wait for it, shoes. 
\nDisplays of jeweled shoes sent light beams across the stores.  Encrusted flip flops called my name.  Unfortunately I am not expecting an
\ninvitation to a royal wedding and here in Santa Fe they might be considered
\nover the top.  Therefore I begrudgingly
\nsettled for a pair of coral and tan leather loafers and one pair of lovely
\nsea-foam green suede flip flops with suede flowers.<\/o:p><\/span><\/div>\n
\n<\/div>\n
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\n<\/a><\/div>\n
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\nThe
\ngreat misfortune of this trip was missing the Malaysia International Shoe
\nFestival.  I cannot even begin to
\nimagine what wonders one might have encountered.  But rescheduling our home reservations seemed excessive (besides,
\nI was outvoted).<\/span><\/o:p><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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