Street life & art, Penang

What's that doing here?

Dog resting in a trishaw

Trishaws

Painted door at Seh Tek Tong Cheah Kongsi

Random internet available in Penang...

At the clan jetties

Street art by Malaysian Banksy (Ernest Zacharevic)

Queues of people taking pictures of the street art (Malaysian Bansky, apparently)

Street art by Ernest Zacharevic

Tiles of Penang

More Penang food

Anyone who knows David knows what a foodie he is. He has been planning what delicacies to try for over a year now. I think we managed to try most of the famous local dishes.

Planning over a Penang White Coffee

He's actually going through, finding choice morsels and marking street stalls on the map (he's serious)

Gurney Drive night market

Rojak

Assam laksa

Char koay teow

Tandor chicken

Day out with Ravi

We hired a nice man called Ravi to take us around Penang for the day. Here are some highlights:

I imagined sugar cane juice to be super sweet, but it was refreshing and not overly sweet. Tasted like apple and celery juice.

Ravi's taxi

Kek Lok Si Temple 

Kek Lok Si Temple 

Kek Lok Si Temple

Kek Lok Si Temple

Kek Lok Si Temple

Penang Hill

Kids from the Lay Buddhist Youth Association playing "The Amazing Race" up Penang Hill and looking for someone from the UK. Check!

Hindu temple, Penang Hill

Shiva, Ganesh and friends, Penang Hill 

Penang Hill

Penang Hill

Botanical gardens

Unexpected nostalgia trip: Iced gems!

E&O

Did I mention how much I loved the E&O? I could live there. Already planning the next visit.

I could never tire of this view from our room

Breakfast outside every morning

The second pool (in the Victoria wing)

Love this

Said butler brings back the laundry in a basket

Early evening snacks at Farquhar's Bar

The Sarkies brothers (hotel founders)

Tea at 1885

I had the great idea of having afternoon tea at the Peninsula Hotel in Hong Kong. They don't take bookings, so we just turned up on Saturday afternoon expecting to wait a bit for a table. I don't mind waiting a bit, but we would have been waiting for at least 2 hours. No way. Not trying that again.

I was thrilled to find that the E&O did afternoon teas in their lovely 1885 tea room. The good news was that although they were busy, we didn't have to queue. It was a very civilized affair; classical music, well-dressed cliental and a good selection of treats. I gave it 9.5 out of ten. It lost points for limited tea selection (no Ceylon B.O.P. Shocker.) and unnatural jam colour. It made up for it with fresh, warm scones, lovely china and silverware, and original cakes.