~un voyage à Penang~

Pictures speak louder than a thousand words~

19-12-2008~My family and i started driving from Klang at 5 am in the morning(supposed to be my sleeping time:(... but it's good to breathe in the morning breeze.... so... we headed north and pass by Bidor along the way.... wow. I got a shock at one of the restaurant that we stopped for breakfast.. "WTH? A normal restaurant selling wan tan mee at 7 bucks? Just a normal and not very pleasant restaurant~" haha. next we stopped by at Ipoh where we visited the Perak Cave... with religious drawings on the cave wall... kinda creepy deep down there

The entrance~

Told you it's creepy down there~

Ah~ Finally.... we reached the jetty at seberang perai around 1pm.... My dad chose the ferry rather than the penang bridge for a different experience... The traffic there wasn't that hectic that day... so we manage through in just a few minutes.... the journey by ferry took around 20 minutes~Double decked ferry. (ignore the reflection of an umbrella!!) let the officer be the focus!

Haha... this yellow double decked ferry kinda made me imagine a yellow version of London red double decked bus on water?

when we done touring around penang town... we set our feet at a bayview hotel at Batu Feringgi... Hydro Majestic hotel~ the surrouding is very tranquil and i really gave me a boost my long dead 'out of town nerves'... anyway. my youngest sis can't wait to dive in the swimming pool, so we save the beach for the next day while i enjoyed indoor sports with my second sis... especially table tennis. When all our stomach was grumbling of it's hunger... we took our shower and went to 'The Ship' for our dinner. I tasted 'Chicken Au Chambertin'...Grilled chicken fillet garnished with mushroom and red wine sauce... served with french fries and vegetables. Didn't suit me that well. but it was ok.... better than those half done beef. (sorry dad XD) Later on. we just wandered along the beach and the night market there. Lotsa stuff there which my friend described as "Pirated Luxurious Brand" PLB for short.... muahaha!

the restaurant. a SHIP!

*the end of day one at penang*

20-12-2008 Well well well. The soothening morning breeze and the waves which compose a perfect orchestral music woke me up... (argh... imagination made me think of "The Blue Danube " by J.Jr Strauss) Really nice to look at the beach early in the morning! After buffet style breakfast at the hotel... we went straight to the sea side... the salty breeze were welcoming even though the sun revealed all his indisputable rays~~

Rocky beach~

a small accident occured then... (scroll down~)

Note the sandal~



She got it back~

Penang town again~

Buildings well preserved here.

A methodist church i think. Churches here are like the miniature of those in Europe.

Even KFC has it's own unique building~

Komtar. Tallest building in Penang Island~

My dad used to study here during his secondary edu.

large field~

Another school with large fields~

School with larger field~

Botanical garden.....

Another shot from botanical garden... Many Penang people likes to jog here.

Round a bout near Gurney drive... Dominated by fast foods

but none is attractive when you're at Penang. You gotto search

for those tasty local food~

Maybe tourist and local citizens should be more aware

of cleanliness issue and ethnic morality.

My uncles, aunties, cousins and of course my lovely grandma joined us for day two and three at penang. It's amazing to hear that they reach Penang in less than 5 hours drive from KL. Amazing. I wonder why my dad took so long... we enjoyed a nice family gathering at the hawker stalls.... just before it started to drizzle...... nice moment....

*end of day two at penang*