wy97hci: Trip to Penang and Phuket (Part 2)

Group Photo in the balcony

We had signed up a land tour in Penang from 1400 to 1945. Me and my family woke up at about 0800 to have breakfast at a restaurant called Bella Vista.

Bella Vista sign

We were supposed to have breakfast with our cousins and second aunt. Usually, we are always late. So, we woke up early that day to beat a record. Guess what? They didn't show up! They had woken up late and gone somewhere else!

Anyway, never mind that. After breakfast, we went to The Lido for disembarking. It was raining outside, so we were given ponchos. We were dispatched in groups according to which tour we were joining. There were quite a number of people in our group, almost the number of people seatable in a normal coach.

Me in the poncho!

We were first taken to ride in a trishaw. The coach let us alight near the gathering point. I rode in the trishaw with my cousin. The trishaw took us through the streets of Little India. The trishaw was wet due to weather, so the cover had to be put over us. The view was therefore affected. To put it simply, it wasn't a good day for trishaw ride.

Street Scene

My dad in the trishaw... imagine the cover drapped over your whole body

After that, we visited some Buddhist temples. A few photos we took...

The Lying Buddha. The one in the pink shirt is my mum. Compare the sizes.

After all the visiting and taking of pictures, the guide then took us to a chocolate shop. Many types of chocolates were available. There were durian chocolates, coconut chocolates, even chili and curry chocolates!

The shop's exterior

Curry chocolates

The shop's special... Durian Chocolates!

After that, we headed down to Gurney Plaza, which was near the sea. There was an amazing view. It had also become rather cooling, so I enjoyed that part the most.

View of the sea in the evening from Gurney Plaza

We went for dinner first, at a cluster of roadside eateries. Many of the reknown Penang foodstuff were sold there, waiting for us to try them. yum!

the stalls have not opened yet...

my dad, myself and my aunt (from the left)

My younger brother

After that, we went to Gurney Plaza for a little shopping. I bought some shirts while the rest bought some other stuff. Sadly, we couldn't finish looking at the different shops as we had to get back to the bus on time.

View from ship from jetty

The next stop was the jetty. After having dinner at The Mediterranean, we went to The Lido to enjoy a performance by the crew. Photos were allowed this time, so there will be many shown to you readers!