Ferringhi Beach Hotel Penang Batu Ferringhi

The flight took around hour and a half we enjoyed a couple of beers and a good rest on the plan after our manic trip to the airport. We arrived in Penang around 9.30pm. It was the speediest exit from an airport I have ever had, we flew through the security check point and bags were already going around the conveyor belt and we walked straight out to a guy waiting with a Bleakley sign to take us to the apartment, it was brilliant. The taxi guy was very friendly ...

... dish in Malaysia it seems. Everywhere we went, I saw at least one sign advertising FRIED OYSTER in big bold red letters. So I had to try it. Now, it may look unappetizing, but trust me on this – it was delicious! I was actually confused and thought that whole amalgamation of stuff on the plate was the fried oyster. “That’s a big oyster ...

... hardly any rain in Thailand in 3 weeks..........we cross the border into Malaysia and 5 minutes later it is absolutely bucketing down..........and i mean truckloads!!!..........and continued the rest of the way.<br><br>We finally arrived at Butterworth..........went to information office and in no time had collected the tickets for the balance of our journey to Kuala Lumpur and then on to Singapore.........KTMB (Malaysian Rail) have been fantastic when it comes to arranging bookings ...

... something that you never experienced before. No doubts, the most unique and charismatic place I&#8217;ve slept ...

... the sand hills. A lot of Arabs come to Malaysia for holidays, since Malaysia is a Muslim country they must feel more comfortable traveling here, than, say, Koh Phangan. If anyone ever wondered what Muslim women wear on the beach all they have to do is look at what they wear on the streets. It's quite a sight to see women in burkas riding on sea-doos and swimming in the ocean. <br><br>Penang is famous for its food; a couple Malaysian friends of mine told me that ...

... to the heat and humidity here - fine when I am not carrying a load but anywhere a bag touches just turns to a waterfall. I kid myself that it doesn't smell but heh, I sure look like the before shot in one of those deodorant ads. Kuala Lumpur was a shopper's paradise - shame I'm not a shopper - with loads of upmarket, designer shopping malls as well as the traditional Indian and Chinese sidewalk stalls. Managed to put a full miles on the clock ...

... of the old building survived and now the whole area has been beautifully restored. We started with a site very close to the SD Guesthouse, the double-spired Cathedral of the Assumption which is named after the feast day on which its Catholic founders landed here from Kedah. Walking down Lebuh Farquar, the next major site is the Penang Museum which itself was built over 100 years ago and it had several old cars parked outside of it (including ...

... Temple on its return journey to Little India marking the end of the festival so we decided to get up early and watch the chariot return. We ...

... also served with a delicious, but very different gravy) ** Char Siew Rice (BBQ 'pork' rice) ** Xiang Chung Noodles (Noodles with a soy flavoured sauce, slices of tofu, 'ham', bok choy, carrots and noodles) All of the things we got here were delicious. Needless to say we were extremely full. My theory is that we are fattening up in preparation for Europe where we will be living on 2 minute noodles and pasta sauce.