Shangri-La Hotel - Penang Georgetown

... Yes. Hmm? Any beach, please. Where? What is nearest? What is nicest? Hmm. Batu Ferringhi? (cause its the only one we could remember). Ok. So we are on route and we explain we need accomodation. Hotel? No, looking for guesthouse. Hotel? No, small guesthouse. Holiday Inn? No. Yes? No. Yes? Bloodywell NO! We got the only person in Malaysia who speaks no English cause let me tell you most of the Malay are ...

... then on down afterwards. My first meal was gross!! I love noodles but couldn't eat them and unlike last night it is not due to me feeling like I am on fire!! Oh I have just noticed I feel better actually...perhaps I don't have malaria or dengue fever after all!! Anyway back to the food and my first noodles were covered in a film of raw egg...yuck yuck yuck!! The second ones weren't much better but me and Carolyn had a great evenig discussing the ...

Night bus from Kota Bharu to Butterworth wasn't that bad. It took around 6 hours and dropped us at the jetty. A short ferry cruise brought us to Penang, right to the centre of Georgetown. We checked a few places prior to finally picking a room and got some more sleep as it was still pretty early. This Chinese city has plenty to offer with Chinatown and Little India being the main downtown areas ...

... according to the reports, a fair bit of aggravation, as those caught up in it felt that the officials had not acted promptly or helpfully, either during or after their being stuck for two hours in the carriages. Thus photos were being taken to show it now back fully operational. Lo and behold, the picture accompanying the article shows Sara about to enter the carriage. Fame at last.

Next, to Air Itam town, and the Kek Lok Si (Temple of ...

... fish that just come right up to you in the water.. and on Oli's wishes we're flying to Mulu National Park on Borneo (you have to fly because it's surrounded by mountains) and they have a ton of huge beautiful caves and a 'Canopy Skywalk' which is basically a mesh bridge that they built over the rainforest canopy so you can see all the animals and activity that goes on there ...

... tea, and jam---but I need my mangoes, and at 15 Ringgit, who could expect more?? One other nice aspect--the dorms have 8 beds and they are wood. The other dorms I stayed at had aluminum beds, and every time someone would turn over in bed it would make a creaking sound. Not so with wood-- a very quiet night's sleep. Avoid the Internet place next to the Apache Bar near the corner of Love and Chulia-- that guy is an a**hole and a yaba head. I saw him chase a ...

... hyvin :)
Tanah Ratassa sitten meinasi jo epatoivo iskea, kun oltiin kierretty kylan jokaikinen hotelli ja majatalo, eika huonetta meinannut loytya. Malesiassa sattui olemaan juuri tulevan viikon maanantaina vapaapaiva ja siis monet malesialaisetkin olivat suunnanneet vuoriston viileyteen pitkan viikonlopun viettoon ja hotellit olivat taynna. Parista majatalosta tarjottiin jo meille tv-huonetta tai patjaa lattialla hatamajoitukseksi, mutta onneksi viimeisesta ...

... was a Malay who would ensure we had a good insight to the local food by bringing food into work with him each evening for our little gang to eat We headed off to Penang's National Park ...

... dark wood mansion with a very oriental feel. As the friendly manager told us when he showed us to the room "This building is 120 years so its not the Hilton!". We've got a fan and mosquito net so were happy enough. Rachel: Were in Georgetown which is the capital of Penang and Malaysia's second largest city, still nowhere near as big as KL and most places of interest are all within walking distance which is handy considering public transport usually ...