Hydro Majestic Hotel Penang Batu Ferringhi

... thought a little too friendly and was slightly suspicious of him but I thought he seemed nice. It took about 45 mins to get to Batu Ferringgi, as it was night we couldn't see loads but the capitol George town seemed a little crazy and they drive like absolute mentalists I think the moped drivers have got a death wish, even the taxi driver said they must not value their lives and he wasn't exactly driving very safely!<br><br>We arrived at Miami Green Apartments ...

... I thought to myself. However, I came to realize that it was a mixture of scrambled egg, spring onions, fried batter (I think?!) and little bits of oyster. Nice textures in this dish&#8230;the softness of the oyster played nicely with the crispiness of the fried batter and spongy scrambled eggs. MMMmmmmmmm. Chapati Bruce ate this one in particular &#8211 ...

... ticket availability.<br><br>It was then into a cab.....onto the ferry.......and 20 minutes later we arrive on the Island of Penang.........around through Georgetown to our hotel the Evergreen Laurel............beautiful room........amazing ocean view from the 12th floor.........<br><br>.......5 minutes later we are off for a stroll along the waterfront ..umbrellas essential equipment...........a quick snack then walk the rest of the way to Gurney Plaza.........another huge shopping complex ...

... far in Southeast Asia (see the video). <br><br><br><br>Miss Loh is running the place for over 30 years and by it ...

... will travel here just for the food! They were not lying, the food here is probably the best out of anywhere i have been. It's cheap too, hawker stalls are all over the place, for $2 CAD you can have yourself an amazing meal. I was told that if you order a dish in Penang, then went to Kuala Lumpur and ordered the same dish they would not be the same. They prepare the food differently here, i'm not exactly sure of what they do but i think it may have something ...

... having trouble navigating the tourist maps, but did the rounds of the standard sights : Malaysian Tourist Village (bless them for their chairs and airconditioning on day 1 when I was melting and exhausted and waiting to be able to check into Paradiso B&amp;B. Paradiso was a great little place for those interested - upgraded the first night to a single - one double bed with enough space for the door to open and no windows so wonderfully dark when ...

... Rolls Royce). Continuing down the street is St George's Church, which was built with convict labor in the year of 1818 which makes it the oldest Anglican church in Southeast Asia. In front of this building is a pavilion and plaque honoring Sir Francis Light, the founder of Penang. Next we walked to the Town Hall and the City Hall, which stand next to each other on Jln Padang Kota Lama very close to the waters of the North Channel. These old ...

Penang 17th to 22nd February 2009 Our mission to Penang started early. We said fond farewells to the staff and our little house which had been our perfect chill-out spot for the last 2 weeks nearly. Then it was a short walk over to Pataya Beach where we found the 'immigration office'. Office being a loose term for a small wooden shack. Open on 2 sides it resembled a beach bar but without the drinks bottles on display or accompanying boom boom music. The immigration officers were suitably ...

In our second and third days in Georgetown we had a good look around. It's such a cute little place, with all these marvelous chinese shop houses, which have been relatively well preserved. We went and saw Dr Sun Yat Sen's house, where he plotted the 1911 revolution. * We went to our first big bookstore. It was an interesting experience seeing the bookstore divided into three major languages ...

... fares we caught the bus. This proved to be much cheaper and alot less hassle. Checked into Bay View Beach Resort in Batu Ferringhi, very nice room and huge bed. Caught up on some sleep and then went for a swim with Eli. Good pool! Ate dinner at place across road. It was cheap and tasted like it but it had the mandatory cats underfoot so all good! Booked a snorkling trip for tomorrow through the desk in the hotel foyer. Very easily organised.