Penang

Penang trip, Sept 2024

A really last minute decision to drive up north. 9am suddenly decided to come, 10am we were already on the road and booking a hotel room. Talk about being spontabeous. 

Really wanted to see the decor in Armenian Park so decided to stay in this hotel. 

Armenian Street Heritage Hotel is an old hotel. Old decor. Old vibes. But, friendly staff. A big convenience store. VERY convenient to walk around downtown Georgetown. 

Armenian Park

Lebuh Carnavon & Lebuh Campbell

Right at the back of the hotel

Campbell Street Market, 1900

Teksen Restaurant, 1965

Lebuh Carnavon

Look at the crowd and queue!

Lebuh Carnavon

Lebuh Carnavon Night Market

Lebuh Carnavon Night Market

Chulia Street

Love Lane

View from Love Lane looking out to Chulia Street

Dinner

Lobak, Stirfry chicken in lemongrass & tumeric and Sambal brinjal & beans.

First time a Nyonya restaurant has no Nyonya fried chicken or sambal belacan!!!

The shophouses reminded me of Papan

Chagee at Lebuh Kimberley

Kimberley Boutique Hotel

Suzhou baker

Lebuh Kimberley ~ Night market

Ice cream break at Mixue, opposite the clan jetties at Pengkalan Weld

Tan Jetty

Penang has 10 clan jetties located at Pengkalan Weld. Today, only 6 survived with the Chew Jetty being the largest, with 75 wooden homes on stilts. 

Lee Jetty

Jalan Buckingham

Built in the 19th century by Indian Muslim traders in Penang

Penang Kuan Yin Temple, built in 1800s, at Jalan Masjid Kapitan Keling (Pitt Street)

19th century Lebuh Aceh Mosque on Acheen Street

Lebuh Aceh

Armenian Park

Corner of Lebuh Armenian (straight on the left) and Lebuh Cannon (here to the right)

This shop used to be a kopitiam. 

Lebuh Armenian

10 September 2024

Couple of weeks later, Ernest went back to Penang and repainted all his murals. 

Ming Xiang Tai Pastry shop, Lebuh Armenian

Hong Teck Cheng Sin temple, Lebuh Armenian

Hwa Ting restaurant, Lebuh Melayu

Was so hungry so decided to eat at this fine restaurant. Failed to check its history out so ordered Char Koay Teow. Yummy!

Then only realized that this shop started as a wantan shop. Haiya!!! 

Bao Teck Tea House, Lebuh Melayu

Lebuh Melayu

Lebuh Aceh

Lebuh Aceh

Lebuh Melayu

Ghost Museum at Lebuh Melayu

Lebuh Melayu

Chang Noi at Lebuh Melayu

Buttermilk chicken

Braised pork rice

Lebuh Melayu