Saturday, July 22, 2023

Penang (19 -22 Jul 23)

Exchanged $300 for RM 1,033 (1:3.445)

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Day 1 (19 Jul 23)

Plaza Premium Lounge Singapore, Terminal 1 via Priority Pass

Drinks section

Laksa was average

Chicken rice

Cakes, ham and cheese

Porridge

Bought TWG

Boarding


Clouds

Approaching


Penang International Airport

Raining

32 minutes late

Ozo George Town


View from level 20 




Shower

Room


Holy Crab



LaLa

Sotong rings and fries

Mantou

Crab

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Bill at RM 140.58 (SGD $40.81)

四条路炒米粉 Lebuh Tye Sin Char Bee Hoon, George Town




四条路炒米粉 + red bean soup at RM 5.30 (SGD $1.54)


Hock Seng Rojak

Sri Saujana

New Jetty (Mixed Surname Jetty) 雜姓橋 1960


Hean Boo Thean Kuan Yin Temple

Lee


Mural - Kids on bicycle by Ernest Zacharevic

Night

甜在心 Tim Choi Sam Dessert: 爱玉冰 and 雪梨 at RM15.80 ($4.59)

Fried chempedak

Street art - Dragon and Phoenix wall mural at 12, Lebuh Carnarvon


The George hotel, looking very similar to Raffles Hotel

GPS log

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Day 2 (20 Jul 23)

Grab to Penang Hill Funicular lower station

Stesen Bukit Bendera Pulau Pinang

Boarding

Crowded even though it was before sunrise

RM80.00 ($23.22) per pax for foreigner and non-express

Heart




The Loaf Penang Hill

Penang Hill Gallery @ Edgecliff


Binoculars

RM 1.00 for binoculars

Temple

Purple

The old Funicular 

Pitcher plant


Dessert 

GPS log at Pinang Hill

Departure


Viaduct Station (Stesen Viaduct)





Art work from the tracks

Durian

Durian tree

Kek Lok Si Temple

Air Itam Food Court 


Pork kuay tiao soup RM5.00 ($1.45)

Curry mee RM5.50 ($1.60)

Sin Ka Oon Bakery Sdn Bhd

Green velvet cake was delicious, and last piece RM1.80 ($0.52)


Kek Lok Si Temple 極樂寺 lower station

RM16.00 ($4.64) per person, for two way

Tickets






Octagonal pavilion over the statue of Guanyin

Wishing Ribbon

Guan Yin Statue







Seven-storey main pagoda of the temple, the "Ban Po Thar" (萬佛塔, "Pagoda of the Ten Thousand Buddhas")







Swimming pool


Gym

Tea session at 167, Jalan Argyll, George Town


Slowly pouring

Penang Road Famous Teochew Cendol

Cendol RM4.50 ($1.31) 

Laksa RM7.00 ($2.03)

Oyster omelette RM16.00 ($4.64)

Chao Kuey Tiao RM8.50 ($2.47)

Woong Kee Beancurd - 旺记祖傳豆花, at Jalan Penang, Georgetown, George Town

Tau Hwa + Tang yuan in blue flower sugar - Looks like ice-berg in deep blue sea RM4.20 ($1.22)


Closed: Durian The King of Fruits @The Top Penang

Karaoke booth RM10 for 15min

Durian Dynasty Macalister


RM99.00 ($28.74)

Durian Central @ Macalister Road

Ah Teik Durian Stall Lorong Susu 阿德榴莲牛奶巷

2-round of durian at RM119.00 ($34.54)

Sunset

Brewing tea in the room

Urban Artisan Cafe, at 122-C, Jalan Burma, George Town

Supper RM20.90 ($6.07)

Fried chicken fried rice RM14.00 ($4.06), at New World Park Food City

GPS Log

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Day 3 (21 Jul 23)

Sunrise

Tan Jetty's  媽祖 Ma Zhu Temple 




Xen Teck Cafe

Kueh Tiao soup RM5.00 ($1.45)

Oyster porridge RM7.00  ($2.03)
 
Egg and toast RM4.00 ($1.16)

虾煎豆干 Prawn Fritters


Temple of Monkey God



姓周橋


Street art - Girl on scooter

Beach Street Fire and Rescue Station's Bomba street art

George Town World Heritage Site

Penang Little India


Penang Flag

Wonder Food Museum Penang

Broccoli and cauliflower

Oyster omelette


Satay



Durian and mangosteen

Kuehs 

The World’s Most Expensive Foods


Candies

Mona Lisa

Say no to Shark Fins

Food / drinks and their sugar content

Food is precious, Don't waste...

Best food is homemade

Pikachu

富二代 Fu Er Dai Dimsum

Scallop

Liu Sha Bao (Molten Custard Salted Egg Buns 流沙包)


Siew mai, Har gao, char siew bao

Sekolah Cawangan Shih Chung (时中分校)

BookXcess Gurney Paragon




Souper Tang 汤师父 @ Gurney Plaza Penang


Prawn and Egg


Pig stomach soup

Pork belly

Pearl Statue



Cuttlefish RM12.00 ($3.48)

Jam 

Sunset



Cakes from Secret Recipe, RM24.90 ($7.23)

GPS Log

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Day 4 (22 Jul 23)

Mural

Old-school charcoal stove

小红帽 炒粿条 兴发茶室 Kafe Heng Huat

Fried Char Kuey Tiao RM15.00 ($4.35)



Char Kuay tiao again at Kong Thai Lai Coffee Shop, RM8.00 ($2.32)

Lunch: Sushi Zanmai



Scallop sushi hotate

Nasi Lemak and Filet-o-Fish, McDonald's at Airport RM32.70 ($9.49)

Musang King RM14.00 ($4.06)

Durian

Departing

23mins late

GPS Log

GPS log

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