What We Do in Penang, Georgetown

On December 2017, I went to Penang with my cousin, my brother and his girlfriend.
Well spent holiday, because we're so happy and enjoy the holiday.

So, why Penang and where is it? Let's see a little brief introduction about Penang:

Brief Introduction about Penang

One of the architecture in Penang

Penang is a Malaysian state located on the northwest coast of Peninsular Malaysia, by the Malacca Strait. It has two parts: Penang Island, where the capital city, George Town, is locate, and Seberang Perai on the Malay Peninsula.And like the rest of Malaysia, Penang has a tropical climate, specifically a tropical rainforest climate bordering on a tropical monsoon climate.

Penang famous street art scene has blossomed considerably since 2012, when a Lithuanian artist, Ernest Zacharevic created a series of 6 wall painting depicting local culture, inhabitants and lifestyles. They now stands as celebrated cultural landmarks of George Town, with Children on a Bicycle being one of the most photographed spots in the city center. In addition, several wrought iron caricatures detailing the daily lives and history of George Town have been set up within the city's UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Penang's Street Art

As for food, Penang, long known as the food capital of Malaysia, is renowned for its good and varied food. Penang's cuisine reflects the Chinese, Peranakan, Malay and Indian ethnic mix of Malaysia, but also shows some Thai influences.

Nasi Kandar

Penang also have some beaches that located at the northwestern edge of George Town (Batu Feringghi, Tanjung Bungah and Teluk Bahang). There're some historical and culture places here, such as City Hall and Kek Lok Si Temple. Or you can visit the green areas in Penang: City Park and Penang Botanic Garden is two of them.
Source: from many sources

My Journal

I spent three days in Penang, we spent much of the time with looking something for eat. Well, even we're not eating all the time, but it feels for me that we came to Penang only for the food.

Besides food, Penang also have some nice places to visit. We went to the famous Children on a Bicycle street art and encountered a lot of them while we riding a bike exploring the city (we rent the bike for 18 RM a day).

The view from Chew Jetty

As mention above, Penang have a lot of historical place, when you're strolling in the city, you can see the guide to those place, however we didn't go to all of those place, we just randomly enter the building that we saw.

Mosque in the center of the city

Temple in the center of the city

Oh! If you like dogs, there's a cafe call Corgi and The Gang, you can take your dogs there and having a meal with the dogs surround you. However, the service is way too long. We waited for almost an hour for everything that we ordered.

Some corgis in the Corgi and the Gangs Cafe

Do you want to play with me?

Last but not least, the variety food they have in Penang. We try to taste everything that looks delicious, however, our stomach just can't fill in anymore, so we just try some of the famous food there, such as: nasi kandar, dimsum, roti canai and so on.

One of the dishes in Tek Sen

Pork dishes in Tek Sen (forgot the name)

Some of the dimsum that we ordered
Must eat laksa in Penang

Baked bread with eggs

I still want to spend my holiday in Penang, I think Penang is a nice place to visit. The vibe they have in the city, it's just really relaxing and makes you want to enjoy the city more.

Did you go to Penang before?
How do you think about Penang?
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