My university trimester had just started not long ago. Since it is the beginning of a new trimester and my friends and I have decided to head to somewhere before all the assessment and homework fully book our time. One of our friend is from the island of peninsular Malaysia and so we have decided to head up to Penang Island which is the north of Malaysia. Also known as the food paradise!
We departed at 4.30pm on Thursday and expect to reach at 6.30pm, which is a 2 hours journey.
Our journey starts off with a good weather and we talk all the way up to Penang.
Looking out the window and captured the moment on the Penang bridge
Our butt starts to feel a little itchy, we can't really sit still after 2hours. We were entering the state and was happy that we will reach my friend's house in a short while, maybe 10mins. However, it was the peak hour on the road as everyone just finish working for the day and heading home.We took half an hour or more to reach and we all were kinda exhausted.
Having a place to stay and having dinner daily at her place had really save up a lot. Really grateful to have my friend's parents to accommodate and to entertain us for 4 days 3 nights.
DAY 1
Time for dinner at 7.50pm. Aunty(friend's mum) asked whether we had anywhere we want to go so she can fetch us there for a visit. Since non of us have any specific place to visit, she had decided to bring us to have a tour at the island.
The first place we headed to was Karpal Singh Drive. The is a seaside promanade at Bandar Sri Pinang Jelutong.
This is the place where the Ubah bird (Sarawak hornbill) was placed in 2013 as the mascot for GE13.
Picture below shows Celebration of the Blue Sky by Hitori Nakayama. There are 4 posts but you get to see 2 or 3 or even all 4 posts. Aren't it amazing?
Here's a video about it. Watch it :)
Here's a video about it. Watch it :)
Where is it?
That's the first place for the night. Aunty really introduce us the places in Penang and it took us lest than 2 hours. However, we didn't get to take pictures because it was at night and I couldn't take good photos with my phone.
We have a quick view and passed by all the places stated in the picture I attached at the beginning of my post.
So that was our first day in Penang.
DAY 2
Early in the morning, the sky was full of clouds and a little dark. So we was afraid that it will rain because we plan to visit street art, Georgetown. We will be walking the whole day according the the plan. Malaysia had not rain for months so we didn't see this coming.A great day starts off with a good breakfast. We had Dim Sum (Cantonese small bite-size traditional food) for breakfast. The is known as the cheapest and best dim sum shop. I food was not bad.
Where is it?
The rain was not on our side that morning, it started to rain when we start to have our breakfast and we pray that it will stop after breakfast. Unfortunately, it didn't. We got no choice but to stay a little while at the Dim Sum shop after our breakfast for the rain to turn lighter. After half an hour, we decided to buy umbrella at the nearby shop to continue on with our day at Georgetown.
Trishaw! Something you don't get to see at the city. There are a lot of it at tourism spots like Penang and Melaka.
My Penang friends led us to the street arts area the below are the few we found.
Where is it?
After finding a few, we came to this street art below. There were stalls selling things and they provide free map. So we got one from them. The map helped us a lot too. It was very specific and it shows the picture along with the location.
Passed by the coconut stall and the weather was sunny so we got one for ourselves. Can't remember the price but I remember it was pretty expensive.
We so for a few more street arts on the way to the 3D museum.
The 3D museum is call Penand Amazing World Studios located at Weld Quay.
RM15 for students
Here are just a part of the photos we took, just for your information. And the studio was quite big or should I say we ourselves was tired and our legs are going to break so we actually found a place for us to rest. haha. we used the place as if it is our place. We sat on the floor, things all over the floor and we start taking photos for a short while.
After this studio, we were really hungry! It was 3pm and the last time eating a proper meal which is breakfast was at 8.30 in the morning. So we found a food court and the others didn't want to eat although they was hungry because they are waiting for something better!
I ordered Lam Mee for my lunch before going to eat the famous Cendol.
My friend told us that it was quite far for us to walk and under the hot weather will be torturing! We continue walking for a short distance and we were at the bank street (a street with many different banks). The street is quite unique and I like the design structure and the street.
We saw 2 trishaw infront of us and we sat on to Penang Road for Cendol. It costs Rm10 for a trip.
Luckily there wasn't a long queue when we are there. It is good to have a cold drink after walking for half day and under the hot sun. Rm 2.50 for a bowl.
And
A plate of Rojak for RM12/15
After this, we went to a nearby shopping mall.
1st Avenue for window shopping at to enjoy the air-conditioner inside the mall. Hahah!
It is just beside Komtar, a core place in Penang.
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