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The Harvey Family
We are a family of 5 from Australia who love to travel whenever we can. Our latest trip will be to Malaysia and Hong Kong.Stu and Abby
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April 6th 2012
Today was another early start as we had to be up at 5am to drive to the ferry terminal in Georgetown, meet up to hand over the car and then catch the 6.30am ferry in order to be able to get the 7.30am train to KL. All went smoothly till we got to the ferry terminal at 6.15am and tried to find someone from the car rental company to hand over to. We waited till 6.30 exactly and no-one had showed up. There was no way we could miss this ferry as we would miss the train. In the end we had no choice but to leave the car parked in the car park (if you could call it that) with the keys in the car. We were really worried that the car would be stolen ... read more
April 5th 2012
Ok, so today we headed up the peak of Penang Hill by way of Funicular railway. This was very similar to the peak ride we had in Hong Kong but I’m sure this one was steeper in parts. Either way it was a great ride and the view from up top was fantastic. I am quite surprised at how quickly these things move. There are slower patches but when they move, they move – or maybe it’s just because I’m a scaredy cat and it feels like it’s moving faster than it actually is. We didn’t have the clearest day but that didn’t matter. It was still great to be up there. Once up there we had a fabulous surprise. We saw our neighbours from over the back. We knew we were on Penang at the ... read more
April 4th 2012
Today we were going to make our way into Georgetown to have a look around and see a few sights, so after brekkie we all piled in the car and made our way there. It took about 35mins as the traffic was a bit busy. We found a park near Fort Cornwallis where early Englishman, Francis Light and his crew landed in 1786 and built the original fort. We looked around for a while and took a few pictures and read about the history of the fort and what the fort stood for as its one of the only star designed forts around til this day. We walked up to the main corner were the gunpowder and the explosives were kept. The bunker the walls were about 300-400mm. There were a number of cannons that were ... read more
April 3rd 2012
Today we were up and out as we had a very busy day to pack in. Firstly we drove approximately 15 mins to the Penang Butterfly Farm. We had a guided tour around the gardens and saw all types of Butterfly’s and Insects. We got some really good info about them as the guide was very good. We walked around for a while and the girls got to touch a millipede and had a photo with a scorpion. Then we headed into the insects and reptile enclosure for a look at spiders and lizards and Scorpions which was cool and in Air-conditioned. We could not get over how hot and sticky the gardens were. Frankie was feeling it a lot poor lil man. We guessed that it must have to be hot though for them. We ... read more
April 2nd 2012
Our first day on Penang was spent sleeping in till about 10. We spent the day lazing by and in the pool. As you can probably tell by now we haven’t stayed in any hotels on this trip. We planned our trip on staying in apartments – so much easier with the children and a lot more room than the average hotel room. The pool is just awesome here and the girls have been having a blast on the slide....doesn’t take a lot to keep them happy. The weather here is very balmy. Just the way I like it. A lot more comfortable than Hong Kong as it was their slightly cooler time of the year. Stu will tell you that he preferred the weather in Hong Kong though. After we got our rental car we ... read more
April 1st 2012
This Morning was our last day in Hong Kong and were needing to be ready to catch the train in the afternoon at 4.30ish for our flight to Penang. We headed out to find the Bruce Lee Club across at Kowloon. We jumped on the MTR and made our way there. Unfortunately it had been closed down for about a year which was a shame as Stu was looking forward to seeing it. It is a known fact that Bruce Lee is not recognised by the people of Hong Kong like he is in Hollywood. They did not like him teaching the art of Kung fu to outsiders so there is still outrage in Hong Kong. The people want a museum in his memory but it’s still on the back burner as one of the locals ... read more
March 31st 2012
Today we were up and out as it was a fairly clear morning to go up to the peak. We caught the MTR from Causeway Bay to Admiralty Station where we walked up to the peak tram station. I’m glad we came fairly early because when we came down the place was totally packed – so the hot tip is to arrive early so you don’t get stuck in the crowds. We hopped on the tram and made the very steep ascent up to the tram stop. It takes you up through the mid-levels and to the peak. This part of Hong Kong has some of the most expensive property in the world and is easy to see when you are up there and can see the views. Once off we made our way to the ... read more
March 30th 2012
Day 8 Today we made our way to the Golden Computer Arcade located at Sham Shui Po where we wanted to look for some obvious computer related items. It is recommended as THE place to go but we weren’t overly impressed by it. It guess it depends on what you are after but for us it was no good. Directly outside of the arcade is a street full of markets selling ridiculously cheap clothing (especially kidswear). We had a look around the markets and even saw a lady in a restaurant shop window hand amking dumplings. We then hopped back on the MTR to make our way to Tsim Sha Tsui. Directly outside of the station is Kowloon Park so we thought we would have a look around this large oasis in the City and let ... read more
March 29th 2012
Well we awoke to a semi clear day outside and cars still bumper to bumper on the roads outside. Our window view is over the harbour and looking straight across to Kowloon. Our apartment is in a pretty good spot and close to the MTR (Train) and the ferryies to go up and down the harbour. We are about five mins walk if you want catch a ferry anywhere. The girls were up and Frankie was asking for brekkie so we got the girls and lil man sorted and worked out what we should do for the day. Abby’s dad had said if it was clear we should head up to the peak to see the view of Hong Kong but to me it was semi clear so we decided to head to Disney land which ... read more
March 28th 2012
Today we are heading on to our next adventure in Hong Kong, but before our flight this afternoon it was off to the Sabah Museum. What an interesting place to explore. Unfortunately you aren’t allowed to take photos inside so we have no pictures of anything in there. There was interesting information on the war, geological, and my favourite, the different tribes and the instruments, implements, clothing etc that were used. After having a good look around we headed outside to have a look at some old cars as well as very old hand carved boats/canoes, whatever they are. We then headed on to look at the different tribe houses in a little village they have set up there. The houses were amazing. They were basic, but beautifully built and some were huge! Back at the ... read more
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