Penang trip 2017

After chickening out the previous trip, it was Penang for this school holiday.  Now, this was the apartment I've been hankering to stay in!   This was Maritime Suites, Georgetown.

Floor to ceiling windows with a sea view

Chilling out 

Stairs up as it's a duplex unit

Master bedroom with 2 queen beds, perfect

While the apartment was beautiful, the facilities weren't.  There was only one chest-deep swimming pool and it was packed the one time we checked it out.  Didn't bother with it again.

Food was mainly hawker style.  As usual I hardly take photos of food but it was the usual suspects... assam laksa, curry noodles, CKT, apam balik, ikan bakar, koay teow thng etc etc.

Wow, we managed to find a parking space AND a table!

Lok-lok!

I was quite excited as it's been years since I saw "lok-lok" sold this way.  In KL these are all sold via mobile vans these days.   Not everyone was impressed though...

You, stop playing with your food and EAT PROPERLY

My kids prefer playing to eating.  Took them to the Youth Park, this was well-received:

I love you, you love me

Play time!

One monkey

The monkey again (didn't think to dress them in shorts)

Ice-cream break!

It was a very hot day.  Otherwise the pools area would have been really nice.  There were three different pools, the girls chose this one:

Splash you. then you splash me

*Happy*

Dropped by Ghee Hiang for some biscuits.

It's been many years since I'd been to Penang, and in hindsight I should have planned out more activities.  Should have gone to Batu Feringgi and Kek Lok Si temple.  Oh well, next time.