Penang - Birthday cake and candles

Trip Start Feb 11, 2008
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Trip End Jun 30, 2008


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Where I stayed
Kapitan Keeling Budget Hotel
(Georgetown hotels)

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Saturday, June 14, 2008

We were in Penang for two reasons, to shop for souvenirs and presents for the folks at home and to celebrate Jo's birthday. After we got off the bus from Palau Perhentian, a bloody long journey of over 6 hours through the highlands- very beautiful! The Saturday was Jo's birthday, so we went to a lovely and stylish Indian restaurant located in an impressively refurbished colonial building near the museum for Jo's birthday dinner. The food was excellent, the decor superb, the company delightful and there was even a small four piece jazz band tinkling away in the corner who very kindly played a jazzy version of "happy birthday" for Jo who had, I am told, a lovely time; but, I think the clincher was a generous portion of tiramisu with a single candle stuck in the top!
 
Jo also had her palms and the back of her hands painted in henna for her birthday gift from me. It looked really lovely and the designs were really intricate, painted on by hand by an expert who usually offers her services for brides who have their hands and feet painted for their weddings.
 
Once we'd shopped for various gifts of beautiful material and other gifts for family at home we couldn't resist seeing a film at the main cinema again as it so cheap to watch a movie in Malaysia: it cost us 14 Ringit (about £2.50) for us to watch Kung Fu Panda, bargain!
 
The following morning at 5am we were to be found standing in the street outside of our hotel waiting for the mini van to take us across the Thai border to Krabi, where we planned to spend a few days investigating the delights of the Trang district of the Thai peninsula.
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