Morning Walk George Town Penang

I didn’t sleep well last night, the room temperature are too cold. The reception didn’t give us the remote, and had preset the temperature to 16°C. So my friend and I woke up early, we’re starving.



We then roam around the town area to look for a place for breakfast, the shops here only operate at 9am, and some are 10am.



If we’re at Kuching now, the coffee shop had start operate from 6am.



When at George Town, I was like walking in a history class. Most of the buildings have this British looks, and is like walking in a history class.



I’ve walk in some very old temple for photos, and when asked about the history, most of them are over 100 years old. :O



Trishaw service are everywhere at George Town, the price range can be around RM5 to RM10 for one trip.


The population from what I can see, Chinese had the most, and then Malay and India are even.



Most of the Chinese here speak Hokian, but the ways they speak are different from how we speak at Sarawak.



My friend and I had no direction, don’t know where are we going.


We just keep on walking, we have reach a place where they have many stalls. Is just like Sunday Market at Kuching, but the difference is that they operate everyday.


They sell fruits, local delicacy, food, foot wear, clothes, meat, fish, you name it, they have it.



Stop here, cause finally we found a place for us for breakfast…

Day 1 @ Penang - CATHAY HOTEL

I reach Penang around 10.30pm, my friend and I choose to stay at George Town area. George Town was founded in 1786 by Captain Francis Light, a trader for the British East India Company, as base for the company in the Malay States. He obtained the island of Penang from the Sultan of Kedah and built Fort Cornwallis on the north-eastern corner of the island. The fort became the nexus of a growing trading post and the island's population reached 12,000 by 1804. Why do I want to choose George Town, cause on July 8, 2008 George Town, Penang was added to Unesco's World Heritage List.


After roaming around George Town with my travel buddy, we decided to stay in this very unique looking hotel, is called Cathay Hotel.


Sandwiched between the hectic Jalan Penang and the backpacker strip of Lebuh Chulia, Lebuh Leith is a relatively quiet and unassuming street. The Cathay Hotel here is an old whitewashed colonial-era villa, set a little back from the street in its own little courtyard.


Stepping inside is like walking into the past, with many of the building's original features having been restored, including the tiled floors and carved woodwork.


It's a friendly place and there are a number of different rooms to choose from; some have attached bathrooms with both bath and shower, others have shared facilities. Rooms are large and simple, but perfectly comfortable and a bargain at these prices.


Those on the ground floor nearest reception may be subject to noise however; ask for one at the back.


The Cathay hotel is located in a very nice white colonial building. The rooms are big and are very basic decorated. We paid RM 80 for a 3 persons room.


That's very cheap and it was value for money. The rooms are clean but not maintained so the bathroom looks definitely 'shabby' because everything turned old.


Another downturn is that it's opposite the night market so it does get very noisy.


I asked the reception how long is this hotel. Well is over 100 years, and it had been operate as a hotel for over 70 years. But RM80 for one night is kinda expansive, so my friend and I had decided to change to a B&B Hotel tomorrow.

Sunday Market @ Satok Kuching

There will be a worshiping ceremony on the coming weekend at the Buddhist temple, I company my friends to Sunday Market to buy fruits. There is a little boy at the fruit stall helping his mom. He has dark skin, and short hair. His math is good; he can calculate our fruits price without using the calculator. I was impress =O my math sucks.


Sunday Market start at Saturday evening 3pm onwards, till Sunday 12pm. The stall are cheap, my friend who has a stall there told me it only cost around a few dollar a day to rent the place.


The fruit stall owner dig all the fruits out, and repack into small packing.


This is the smart kid. I ask how is the apple? He just smile, then I asked him again, if the apple is not sweet, can I change it with you? He smile, and give me a shy look. Hahaha… is nice to talk to kids.


We’ve survey all the pricing first before buying them, Sunday Market at Satok Kuching is the best place to get fresh fruits.

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I'm at Penang now for half month 22July till 06Aug. I’ll miss Kuching :( this is the first time going to Penang.