Northern Malaysia Peninsular trip: Part II (Pulau
Pinang)
In the next morning
(16/12/2017), we travel to the island of Penang state…
Penang Island
Penang Island is
well known for its historical herritage and tourist attractions compared to the
mainland… Therefore, more tourist from other states in Malaysia or the foreign
countries travel to there. The island is also held the only “Bandaraya” status
of city – George town in the Penang. The island is divided into two districts
namely Northeast district and Southwest district.
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| Highlighted area of the map is North East district of Penang island |
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| Map of Penang state |
There are 3
methods to reach to the destination (Penang island). The first one is through
Penang Bridges (one in Perai, Seberang Perai Tengah and another one in Batu
Kawan, Seberang Perai Selatan). The second one is through ferry ride from
Butterworth straight away to the town centre of George town. The last one is
through airplane ride to Bayan Lepas International Airport in Penang island.
The former one is quite practical way for the tourist from other parts of
Peninsular Malaysia to travel there.
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| Ferry service |
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| Bayan Lepas International Airport |
I only focus on
George town and Balik Pulau because my family travel to these 2 places…
Balik Pulau
Similar to the Nibong Tebal in the last blog post,
Balik Pulau is quite laid back compared to the other parts of the island. This
is because the town itself is located far from the city centre of the island (George town), 29 km from George town and yet the roads
access to the town are also the hilly and curvy road… This town is the capital
of the South West district. The main road to the town is Jalan Tun Sardon whcih begins at Paya Terubong in Northeast district and end at Balik Pulau. The road is slightly steep and curvy.
If you go to the outskirts of the town, you will
likely to get to taste the Durians… However, like most of part of Penang, this
town also being famous for its Hokkien Mee… (Basically every parts of Penang,
you will get to eat Hokkien Mee). Hokkien Mee which I mentioned in the previous
blog post, the soup is made from the prawn essence while the noodle is in
yellow colour. In conclusion, the prawns are basically the important item in
this dish…
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| Hokkien Mee Penang |
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| Old man mural art in Balik Pulau... |
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| Old shop houses... |
George town
George town is
obviously the capital of the Penang State… The administrative building of
Penang state (Komtar) is located in this capital city… The city is also
considered as the UNESCO World Herritage Site together with Malacca State. I
briefly talk about this city only lah, as this city is being too popular in the country
and overseas.
Certainly, the
city has lots of places to go… such as the mural arts in the city centre
(Armenian Street), Khoo Kongsi (nearby the mural arts), Chew Jetty (A jetty
used to settled by the Chew surname chinese and transformed into a tourist
site) and Gurney drive (where you can enjoy the view of the seaside). We
traveled these places only under thee hot scorching sun, even though the are
more places to go in the city centre and nearby towns such as Tanjung Tokong
and Tanjung Bungah.
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| Typical street art in the street... |
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| Khoo Kongsi |
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| Chew Jetty |
Inside the city, you
can also rent a bicycle to travel around the city centre.
After travel finished
the city centre, we went back to Butterworth (my aunty house) via ferry
service.
Note: You are need to
pay for the ferry ticket, if you travel from the mainland to the island.
However, if you travel from the island to the mainland, the fee is exempted.
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| Inside the ferry |
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