the end of report on penang

our second morning in penang was spent at the national park in teluk bahang. it was not advisable to go to kekloksi as the way there would be congested due to the thaipusam celebration. hence, the concierge of the hotel suggested teluk bahang. it was on my plan as well, and off we headed there.
yeelin cursed the trip because i think it was the first time she had walked that much in her entire life and she had to do it in sandals. hahaa.....wei was doing it in his birkenstock. the rest of us were equipped with our shoes but no backpack. we had our handbags. hahaa..

this national park is the smallest in the country but it is good for day trip. you can trek from one side of the island to the other side for the beach.
some ppl who dun wanna trek can hire a boat to bring them to the beach on the other side of the island. you don't have to pay to enter the park, but make sure you register yourself and come out by 5p.m.
we paid rm5 each for the canopy walk at the entrance. it was my first canopy walk. it was fun.

some of the trails we took. all in all we walked more than 4 km, it was fun. we really had a good workout. those sweats were pouring out from every gland in our bodies.

we then decided to go to kekloksi via the balik pulau way. it was winding drive and we actually lost our way.
nevertheless, we still got there but maybe 15 mins off the supposed arrival time.
lunch lunch lunch. we needed food. so there was a row of stalls at the foot of the way to kekloksi and the once famous laksa was there. a friend actually recommended me to try the laksa at the foot of the way to bukit bendera, but i din find it. so we just parked ourselves here and ate whatever we could find. i like the harmchimpeng! very very nice!!!
the laksa is not good at all. so dun ever try it ok....it is a thing of the past!


view of penang from the top of the temple.
the highest kuan yin statue in the world? the tallest pillar? not quite sure but it was majestic.
you can make a prayer for your family by donating rm30 and write them on a piece of roof tile which will be used in the renovation of the temple.

after kekloksi we were deciding whether to go to bukit bendera or not...and in the end we called it off.
went back to the hotel and rested.
at night went to ferringhi to check out the stalls selling knick-knacks along the road and had dinner at one of the food courts there. bad choice. none of the food we ordered was good. well they cater mostly to foreigners i guess. no one bought anything.
back at the hotel, they played chi kam while i finished reading 2 days' newspapers. arrrghh...the workout at teluk bahang was great. but still, i think everyone put on weight.
and that was the end of our short trip to penang on a weekend. a lot of walking and exploring and bonding but unfortunately no good food. what a trip.