I found the long weekend and day off extremely restorative... Despite having to drag myself out of bed early Thurs morning, I was surprisingly awake and energetic even after tennis in the evening... If only the work week were reversed -- such that we get 5-day weekends ;P

Though I freely indulged in the buffet spreads during the weekend retreat, I hope I made up for it by exercising quite a bit too... And somehow after coming back, I feel a bit more pysched in keeping fit :)

A welcoming entrance...

View of the pool with lazing vacationers on deck chairs...

Walkway leading to the rooms

Desserts! There were yummy looking (and yummy tasting for the most part) desserts everyday.. heavenly ;)

I thought this pond was a mutant grass patch that supports water lilies... Yeah, it was that covered with those green thingies... maybe duckweed?