Oriental Hotel Georgetown

... last evening and we all went out to a food court close to our hotel, which was so interesting and we ate foods we had never tried before and thoroughly enjoyed it. We just can't believe how cheap the food is here, almost every dish less that one pound! There was a monsoon deluge for about an hour and a half so that we could hardly hear each other speak, and a drainpipe in the ...

... near cliff edges! We then tried to walk back in the direction of the hotel from the mall to find the harbour thing. An hour and half later we ended up back at the tower! We decided to go in and after ages of trying to work out how to, we were told it was closed for refurbishment. Penang was just not meant to be! We went back to the hotel- the men were pretty freaky too and I had to be quite rude to a few of them and swat them away!! That night we went to a food market, where you sat in ...

... quite amusing actually. The night market was really cool; it was 9pm but the air was still nice and warm, there was a huge variety of eateries of various nationalities all round the sides of the building, and in the centre were lots of tables. Waiters come round and take drinks orders. I got some Japanese food: breaded chicken with chicken curry and some sushi, and it was really cheap and very tasty. At the front of the market was a ...

<br><br>Pinang hill<br>today. Kayla has mapped out an 800m climb over a 6km trek. We started<br>with breakfast downstairs at the banana guesthouse. They make really<br>good orange juice over here and it always tastes really fresh.<br>According to google, our travel bible and the man downstairs the bus<br>to Pinang hill leaves from our street. We knew it was bus U204 but<br>when we got to the bus stop it was supposed to go to it wasn't<br>listed. We decided we'd ...

Another easy 5 hour bus ride from KL and we arrived in the city of Georgetown on the island of Penang. Well it was relatively easy, considering we got on the wrong bus (good one Frew!!), and we needed to get a ferry from Butterworth instead of being dropped right on the island. But it all worked out fine, and we walked the 1km from the ferry to our guesthouse right into Georgetown. It was an incredibly hot walk but ...

... Plaza to buy Band Aids, new flip flops, a pair of white socks, a new toothbrush, and a hair brush. Pretty mundane, but at this stage of the journey one is more likely to do that instead of writing post cards. I promise. A pretty good group at the Hostel. Everyone in my dorm is extra careful to be extra quiet when moving about in the room-- very considerate bunkmates. It's Sunday ...

When the British set up a permanent colony on Penang, the rich and rulling clases established a Hill Station 700m above sea level at the top of Penang Hill. This was so that they could live away from the busy hustle and trade of the port. As a result on the top of Penang Hill there are many fabulous buildings and hotels which over look fantastic panoramic views of the city below ...

... trays of various dishes to load your plate up with and it was too much at times trying to choose what to have. I've always said that Chinese was not my favourite food group but there would ...