School retreat 13 - 14 July 07

The term 'School retreat' in my opinion is an oxymoron. School is never relaxing but retreats are meant to be a balm to the frazzled nerves. Happily, some of my worst expectations are never realised and the newly-opened Tretes Resort turned out to be a gem....Roman-inspired decor abounds in the form of sculptures of Gods/Goddesses, Colisseum-type columns, swimming pool with and the most important trump card - the view of the valley dotted with houses and a panorama of distant mountains....but more beautiful than that was my encounter with a very nice Indonesian of Chinese origin on my recce around the place before breakfast...

....who showed me around her place, named 'Heaven' and it truly deserves its name. Just the kind of house I wannta live in .....