We had breakfast & were on our way towards.....
Breakfast @ Akoko Noodle House, just beside our hotel. Since it was quite crowded & it was the only nearby eatery that was opened on the 2nd day of CNY, we assumed the noodles must be good. Verdict: Not too bad. :)
We were on the road again.
Penang Bridge. Yes, our destination for the day ~ Penang. The drive took us about 2 hrs.
Our hotel for the next 2 nights.
No particular recommedation, we chose to have our lunch at this restaurant. We wanted to have porridge but only Tze Char style food was available. We were fine with it.
Our 1st POI, the Clan Jetties along Pengkalan Weld. This is where our GPS comes in handy. There were many cars on the road & no parking lot was available. We managed to find one after going round once.
We visited the Chew Jetty ( 姓周桥) which was one of the recommended ones in the travel forums.
We walked along & the kids were fascinated by what they saw along the way. The souvenirs, T-shirts, the surrounding water; they peeked inside the houses, in between the wooden planks, zig-zagging here & there, wondering & guessing what's behind every turns & corners; we saw police posts, salons, shops selling favoured crush ice - oh so cooling on a hot, sunny day.
And because we bought a few street art T-shirts from an old couple, they very kindly allowed us into their house to look around. Penang is very well known for its various street art in & around Georgetown.
Their home reminded me of my kampong days in the old Paya Lebar settlement. Very similar style. :P
They even have newspaper cuttings on the various drawings, its whereabouts & the completion date. All very interesting.
We saw a lion dance performance at the temple inside Chew Jetty & even see fire crackers. Loud deafening sound, making me jump. See video below.
Yup, that's a fire engine u saw in the picture. No doubt abt that. :)
We went towards Khoo Kongsi, another forum recommended POI. Admission: RM10/adt & RM1/chd.
Yup, these are the street art I mentioned earlier. Haha, the kids tried their best to imitate the drawings.
We wanted to visit Dr. SYS's base but it was already closed. It was already after 5pm. So we walked along the streets & came to this Ben's Vintage Toy Museum. The owner was preparing to close too but he allowed us in. Please pay RM10/adt & RM6/chd.
We debated on whether to go up Penang Hill as it was already in the evening. A check with the children & they were not hungry, so we decided to make a trip up. Keying in the destiantion on the GPS, we soon came to the foot of the hill. Penang Hill or as the locals called it, Bukit Bendera.
The rates were a great difference between the tourist & locals. For a standard ticket, it costs RM30/adt for tourist but for only RM8/adt for the locals. As Rachel puts it, "SO UNFAIR".
Even for a family package for 2A/2C, it costs RM70 for us.
The Owl Museum is another attraction on the top of Penang Hill.
We stupidly believed that the wood carvings tools & unfinished product were left behind by the staff. Daddy tried his dumbest to pick up the carving knife & this was when we realised they were all props; for show; not real. Duh...
It was a long queue for the tram ride downhill. We waited like almost 2 hours & therefore, we had a late dinner at the foot of the hill. Its a food court selling many varieties of food, from char kway teow, tim sum, satay, bak kut teh to noodles, tze char, ice kachang....
Lion Dance Performance @ Chew Jetty.
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