Penang [170212 - 190212]
Penang was unbearably hot, as hot as sg or even hotter.. Zzz.. The umbrella became my best friend over there.. Haha! But other than that, it was an enjoyable trip. The food was good, so was the suite in our hotel~
Took Tiger Airways for the first time (thankfully there was no delay).. In fact I thought it was abit better than Jetstar cos the seat can be tilted so can sleep more comfortably. Although it was only an hour to Penang.. Lol
Started our day after checking into Berjaya Hotel. Went to Komtar and Georgetown area, as we 边走边吃. Can't really rem the names of the various temples/churches/landmarks we saw.. But generally they aren't very interesting. Haha!
Fried kway tiao was better than sg's definitely, but I wouldn't say i'm in love with it. Assam laksa was also so-so.. although the rest seems to like it quite alot. I still prefer the spicy laksa in sg! But I think it shouldn't be called laksa in the first place, the two are just different story totally. Lol. Quite satisfied with the rest of the food.. quite like the rojak which was from the same place as the supposedly-very-famous chendol. But my goodness, the chendol sucks. Haha! It's salty!! why in the world would you make a salty chendol -.- I couldn't even continue eating after 3 sips. The guys liked it though.. Talk about difference in taste. LOL
We had seafood dinner near the Jetty in the evening. I thought it was not bad.. around 7 dishes and we pay roughly sgd$8 each for that, super worth it.
Went to Jalan Jelutong at night for their night market/pasar malam. It was good! They sell everything and almost anything. Haha.. The food tastes great too! But its not very hygienic of cos.. =x
Finally back in our hotel late at night. The suite was satisfactory.. Big room, big bed! And we really 太奢侈, 8 person booked 4 suites. Lol.. Actually it's possible to squeeze 4 in 1 suite with an additional bed.. hahaa
Breakfast the next morning at some random coffee shop (along Komtar area?) It's difficult to find food in the morning as the food stalls usually open late. The soup from the noodle is damn nice~
Proceeded to Penang Hill after that. Took the tram up to the top and it was really
cooler up there~ Nice view and nice place to stay for awhile.
After lunch at Ayer Itam Market, we went to Kek Lok Si Temple. Have to climb quite abit of stairs to get to the temple, and after that still have to take a lift up to the top. I liked this place, although I cannot pinpoint why. Haha.. Hope my wishes come true~
Took a cab to Gurney Plaza after that. As usual, I was happy to be back to civilisation! The shopping mall is no diff from sg's ones.. Haha.. But we didn't really have enough time to shop before we had to leave for dinner again.
Had dinner at Gurney Drive, which is just beside the shopping centre. It also offers a large variety of food. So we tried all the fried kway tiao, cuttlefish with kangkong, satay, stingray, etc etc.
After all the food, we still bought supper back to hotel. Lol.. Penang trained us well after 2 days.. Every 2 hours must eat once. Haha!
And lastly, our breakfast next morning before reaching the airport. This breakfast place is very famous (according to the cab driver). It's a 5-mins drive from the airport, and he said just have to mention the famous breakfast place near the airport and ppl will know where. Haha.. I like the bread~ which have butter and condensed milk on it.. Overall i think its nice!
Then it was home sweet home after a short, tiring, hot but nice getaway with 7Cs~
