Blogs from George Town, Penang, Malaysia, Asia - page 3

Ipoh, war eine kleine Stadt, aber nichts Besonderes. Anna und ich hatten hier viel geschlemmt. Neben ein paar Sehenswürdigkeiten, wie dem alten Bahnhof, haben wir viele süß gefüllte Teigtaschen verspeist und auch im bekannten Restaurant Lou Wong um die Ecke Halt gemacht um Hühnchen mit Reis und Sojasprossen zu speisen. Ein wenig außerhalb liegt der Kek Lok Tong Cave und ein paar bunte Tempel. Der Garten des Kek Lok Tong Caves ist super schön anzusehen. Eine Einheimische hatte uns auf dem Weg vom Tempel zum Cave mit dem Auto aufgesammelt. Trotz großer Bedenken stiegen wir in ihr Auto. Die Einheimische war Lehrerin, super freundlich und ersparte uns einen 4 km langen Fußmarsch. Mittlerweile habe ich gelernt, dass man auch mal auf sein Bauchgefühl hören kann. Auch einen Flohmarkt hatten wir besucht, bevor wir uns mit dem ... read more

Penang Vi leve nå de glade dager i Penang. Ved ankomst til hotellet fikk vi beskjed om at vi fikk et oppgrader rom. Det kan man si, det er en leilighet på 244 kvm.stue, spisestue, bar, kjøkken to bad og soverom. På kvelden sitter vi på hotellets største balkong og nyter kalde forfriskninger. Andre dagen her var vi på sykkeldrosje sightsing i byen. Fikk fortalt litt historie, sett litt viktige plasser, klokketårn og en flytende "by" ved havna. Som alle andre flytende byer slipper de all kloakken rett ut i havnebassenget... huff det lukter ikke godt! Turen ble avsluttet med afternoon tea på hotellet! Dette var fine greier så Michael måtte skifte før han fikk innpass. På kvelden fant vi ut at vi skulle avlegge et annet område,et besøk. Var ikke sikre på hvor dette lå ... read more

My next destination was again another four hour bus ride to Butterworth where I would transfer onto the public ferry bound for Georgetown - the capitol of Penang. Penang is an island just off the west coast of Malaysia and was a former British Colony,stronghold, and fort. Seems the Brits have former colonies everywhere I travel. And people say the USA is imperialist. I digress. So on Penang I only had one thing in mind - food. The Penang cuisine is renowned worldwide as one of the best. This is again due to the many influences at play (Indian, Chinese, Malay). Seems strange to come to a place just to eat, but it is what it is. I found a cheap hostel and set out walking around the former colony. I again found myself right in ... read more

Oh Mandalay, you're so hot and hectic, and we really tried to embrace you, but alas we had to leave you... The heat, the crazy busy streets we navigated on bikes dodging semis and motorbikes (no helmets), and lack of sidewalks or abundance of busted/sewer exposing sidewalks all added to the experience. We really did enjoy our time in Mandalay, but it wasn't our favorite place in Myanmar. On the first evening we arrived, we wandered around a bit and did my favorite thing, explored a huge supermarket. We decided to have a night in, our hotel room was quite nice and the market had wine that looked drinkable, convenience noodles (think giant cup of noodles one can buy in China or Chinatown), and chips! Success! The next day we rented bikes and headed to the ... read more

Whilst cooling off again in a cafe (where I had a fresh nutmeg juice - bit of an acquired taste), Ed found a brochure to the Upside Down Museum. Such a simple concept and we thoroughly enjoyed it's strangeness.... read more