We took the Aeroline bus from Sunway Pyramid to Queensbay Mall in Penang. Then from there, we took the RapidPenang bus straight to Burma Road and checked into Tune Hotels.
As soon as we arrived, our stomachs were rumbling, begging to be filled with delicious food we heard so much from people. Without further delay, we went food hunting. Heck, the pictures weren't even taken before we finished them up.
Once our 'blackhole' was diminished, we then proceeded to Gurney Drive. There, we hanged out, chatting away, laughed like there was nothing to worry about; at the same time overlooking the vast water that is only one small part of the Straits of Malacca. When the sun set, we stroll to the nearby hacker center, where now people-packed, munching, slurping, sipping, gobbling and enjoying their dinner at dusk. Roars of talks at laughter filled the place. Once we settled we started ordering food like the 'blackhole' is once again active.
This is the night view of Gurney Plaza.
Before turning in for the night, we were still determined to get some more good food that we traveled aimlessly until we stumbled upon a shop selling Loh Mee and Har Mee. Again, we ate another good food, chat away till the wee hours before returning to our slumber.
On the second day, we went for Dim Sum at Macalister Road, just the road next to Burma Road. Haha, again, we were so famished that we 'gasak' most of the food before the pictures were even taken.
After another satisfying meal, we traveled to Kek Lok Si Temple. Although it was raining, it did not hamper us from continuing our "Journey To The West" (if you look at the map, Kek Lok Si is towards the West of Georgetown). The stairs leading up to the temple reminded me of Petaling Street where dealers make their offer on their goods. You can actually haggle the price up to 50%!!! Haha! Our first stop was the 'Tortoise Feeding... er... Farm'. After that, we visited the Pagoda, and even climbed it. Unfortunately, I wasn't able to visit the Bronze Statue of Guan Ying (Goddess of Mercy). However there are some photos. Again, courtesy of Mr Ying Wai.
Once we were satisfied of breathing the fresh air and chilling the breeze, we traveled back to our hotel, this time preparing for another amazing place, Batu Feringgi. There, I had an excruciating foot-reflexology. Playing by the beach, skipping rocks, enjoying the atmosphere, sharing joy and laughter, and many more fantastic experience.
It was nightfall when we reached Macalister's Road. To our amazement, we stumbled upon a row of hacker stalls. There's where we had our amazing dinner with different varieties of the scrumptious food. We walked from one end of the street to the other, ordering what we pleased. When we finally sat down with the table filled with various food from different stalls, we started digging in like there was no tomorrow.
On the last day, we can't afford to miss the famous Tao Sa Bia. Him Heang and Ghee Hiang are just at Burma Road and Macalister Road respectively. Sadly, due to time constrain the pictures weren't taken.
If you are planning to go to Penang, you must keep in mind that you cannot, I repeat, CANNOT skip meals AND don't be too worried about what enters your mouth because you will definitely lose your chance to get good food. Also, you don't have to worry about traveling because RapidPenang is very an amazing way to travel; it's reliable, it gives access to many places AND it's frequent! Unlike RapidKL, it's pathetic and hopeless. As long as you are in Penang, do enjoy yourself with food and views.
Well then, that's all from me for now. Cheerios!
