Immediately after our wedding obligations were over, we rushed back to the hotel, got into our sightseeing clothes and headed out eagerly for our half-day Penang tour. Ting Yi brought her best friend from Kuching, Ing Fei. It was raining but Ting Yi had everything planned out well.
She figured that girls and shopping are a perfect match. She drove us to Bangkok Lane, which is a street filled with colonial bungalows which have been converted into beautiful boutiques. This particular boutique, Chai, was highly recommended by her. We had a fantastic time giving opinions and fashion tips to each other. It reminded me of shopping with my sisters!
This is what Bangkok Lane looks like. It is like being transported back into the past, if only those pesky cars didn't keep driving through this street.
Since Angie and I are both animal lovers, Ting Yi took us to this multi-storey pet store. It has millions and millions of fishes ( it can rival the fish sanctuary near Sarawak Museum). This store carries everything imaginable related to pets. Angie was quite taken by the Pomeranian on sale cos it looked like her deceased pet Pom, Bud Bud.
Alas, it started raining again so we drove around town. I was contented even just sitting in the car, admiring the countless charming colonial buildings. I must applaud Penang for keeping all these historical buildings intact, they create a very unique image of Penang which sets them apart from the rest of Malaysia.
This is a famous gateway, Church Street Pier, which leads to the pier. Later in the night, we returned to this area to have a drink at the bar on the pier.
Where tourist used to haunt Gurney Drive for good food, it appears that they are now turning to cleaner alternatives, such as this place, New World Park. It has a huge hawker center ( a clean one ) plus many small eateries like Old Town Coffee etc.
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