Day Two, Penang | 2011

I woke up early enough in the morning for my photo-walk as it was proving to be a chore to do it with both Jakjak and Judy in tow all the time. We were moving all the time to keep Jakjak distracted. So I managed a good old and rustic shoot for my personal collection and got back home in time to take the two out for brunch.

One extra thing we packed for the trip are "emergency rations" which consisted of instant noodles, single pack cereals and oat bars. The noodles were a best seller as this day proved.

We asked for a "teksi" from the front desk as our own attempt to map our route proved to be unreliable. Uncle taxi driver was kind enough to bring us to our first two sites, the Reclining Buddha Temple and a Burmese Temple. Both were interesting in their own way. The reclining buddha temple was where we looked for our star sign counterparts and where Jakjak offered to the deities. The Burmese temple was a little less serious, but more diverse than the RB temple we were at. A little more than half an hour later and we were back with Uncle, ready to take us to our next destination, Penang Hill.

Penang Hill gave us cool winds, a good meal and a view. It overlooks most of Penang and for roughly a buck, you can see the sights through a pair of binoculars. What tickled Jakjak's fancy here was actually a big heavy snake. I don't like snakes, they give me goosebumps. Apparently not Jakjak. One other highlight was Penang Hill's train which shoots up and down the hill (literally) to ferry guests. Climbing up a hill on a near vertical climb with sufficient knowledge about gravity is a bit scary. But we loved it, it was a great way to travel.

Dinner led us to Georgetown's White Coffee restaurant. It seems like white coffee is a country wide claim to fame. Georgetown did not disappoint. Another great meal, a good night's walk home, a near-perfect ending to another "we got lost" day (you would need to discount the tantrum attacks to make it perfect, unfortunately).