Cititel Penang

We arrived in Penang from Manila via Singapore Airlines in the afternoon and had buffet dinner  in a restaurant whose chef incessantly offered us his version of Adobo which is a Filipino dish. We couldn't wait to explore the streets of Georgetown so ...

... of Penang, Georgetown, which had fewer motorbikes and more skyscrapers than Bangkok, but still just as filthy and ramshackle. Our hotel (Cititel) welcomed us with the spirit of Christmas the moment we walked in, with a giant Christmas tree in the lobby ...

... to the hotel. In the afternoon we got a lift into Georgetown which is the main city on the little island of Penang. We were booked in to the Cititel hotel which was another classy joint. And as Jean put it we had the penthouse room on the 19th floor.. ...

... about $150 each round trip from Bangkok. Counting the cab ride to the airport in BKK, the flight, and the cab to Georgetown in Penang, it’s about a 5-hour trip. But it wasn’t unpleasant, and we made it in time to watch the sunset from our pimp ...

... in the end he decided on following another couple for the return journey back. We had a couple of things we needed to do while in Penang. We had to visit the Thai Consulate to get our visa which was really easy – just fill out the form etc and drop ...

... children and adults alike! Another observation: there are so many more local restaurants and places to eat in this city than in Penang and KL, probably because of the higher percentage of Malays living here. On that topic, the sweet masseuse I had ...

... the internet on my phone. One thing I already noticed about this city: the Malays are here! They hardly seemed apparent in Penang (mostly Chinese and Indians). In KL, there were lots of Malaysians, but because there's also a big proportion of Chinese, ...

... ). True, the Boulevard's nasi lemak was quite generous with its sambal ikan bilis, and there is something to be said for Cititel's REAL bread and cheese selection, but, how to compete with the following?: smoked salmon served either hot or chilled, 3 ...