Thursday, September 25, 2003
Day 3 in Malaysia, Day 3 in Penang
We planned to have a relaxing day. Easier said than done. Lou wanted to call her father as it was his birthday. She has a calling card she bought from the Tourism office but when she tried to use it all the phones did was eat her money. We spent hours wandering around Komtar (see earlier posts) looking for the correct phones to use. She was about to take it back for a refund when she tried it one last time, and it worked. On our way back to the Hotel we looked through the markets. Lots of dried fish, vegetables both fresh and dried, spices, and snacks that looked strange. We bought a mango (very sweet and nice) and a star fruit (shaped like a star, tastes like sweet peas and not so nice).
In the evening we walked along the Esplanade by the sea, very nice. When we came to a food court we tried and Indian dish that consisted of whole prawns, fishballs and crab fried fried in batter and served with a sweet sauce, not very nice but you have to try these things.
Day 4 in Malaysia, Day 4 in Penang
After looking through the Lonely planet we realised that our next stop, Kota Kinabalu in Sabah, isn't as interesting as I first thought so we are going to halve our time there and spend the rest ( 3 days) in Kuching, Sarawak, there are lots of National Parks around there and the Lonely Planet gives it a glowing review.
Checked out the Museum today. Penang has a very interesting past. It was colonised by the British in 1786, the first colony in Malaysia, by Francis Light. It became a major trading centre and attracted people from all across Asia including Indians, Chinese, Burmese (Myanmar) and English. It was a stop on the spice trail producing pepper, nutmeg, chilly, cinnamon and other spices. All these cultures co-existed and mixed peacefully and have created a very interesting diverse culture.
We planned to have a relaxing day. Easier said than done. Lou wanted to call her father as it was his birthday. She has a calling card she bought from the Tourism office but when she tried to use it all the phones did was eat her money. We spent hours wandering around Komtar (see earlier posts) looking for the correct phones to use. She was about to take it back for a refund when she tried it one last time, and it worked. On our way back to the Hotel we looked through the markets. Lots of dried fish, vegetables both fresh and dried, spices, and snacks that looked strange. We bought a mango (very sweet and nice) and a star fruit (shaped like a star, tastes like sweet peas and not so nice).
In the evening we walked along the Esplanade by the sea, very nice. When we came to a food court we tried and Indian dish that consisted of whole prawns, fishballs and crab fried fried in batter and served with a sweet sauce, not very nice but you have to try these things.
Day 4 in Malaysia, Day 4 in Penang
After looking through the Lonely planet we realised that our next stop, Kota Kinabalu in Sabah, isn't as interesting as I first thought so we are going to halve our time there and spend the rest ( 3 days) in Kuching, Sarawak, there are lots of National Parks around there and the Lonely Planet gives it a glowing review.
Checked out the Museum today. Penang has a very interesting past. It was colonised by the British in 1786, the first colony in Malaysia, by Francis Light. It became a major trading centre and attracted people from all across Asia including Indians, Chinese, Burmese (Myanmar) and English. It was a stop on the spice trail producing pepper, nutmeg, chilly, cinnamon and other spices. All these cultures co-existed and mixed peacefully and have created a very interesting diverse culture.
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