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Second day in Penang. We ate maggi mee which we bought from 7 Eleven last night for breakfast. We are lazy to drive out for breakfast and there are no shops nearby the apartment. We checked out pretty early around 10am and head on to town centre.
Before we check in to our next hotel, we went to Kek Lok Si Temple and Penang Hill. We have no place to visit but since we are already in Penang, so we decided to visit some tourist attraction. Kek Lok Si is a good place for exercising. With the amount of steps you need to past before reaching the temple, I’m sure you are able to lose some amount of calories. We had our lunch at a nearby coffee shop at the bottom of Kek Lok Si Temple.
From Kek Lok Si, we went to Penang Hill which is less than a drive away. We took the train up to Penang Hill and when we reach the top of Penang Hill, we are too tired to walk. So we decided to take the next available train back down to the bottom of the hill. Hahaha..
After Penang Hill we drove to the city and we checked in to Oriental Hotel. We roughly know where is Oriental Hotel situated because we passed by there last night when we were searching for Sunway Hotel.
When we reach the city we saw Cititel Hotel (Oriental Hotel is situated opposite Cititel) and we have no idea how to go there. We pass by the Komtar roundabout for like more than 10 times. Finally after passing through all the small lanes which is actually a Jalan to Penang people but more to a lorong for KL people, we finally manage to get to the hotel.
We will be staying in this hotel for 2 nights 3 days. Per night cost us RM76. It’s a walking distance to Komtar which is very convenient.
Later at night I met up with my primary friend, Alvin who works in Cititel Hotel. I met him at the hotel’s reception. Cititel Hotel is so much nicer and looks more comfortable than the one we stayed. Cititel is 4 stars hotel and Oriental is only 2 stars hotel. No wonder there’s a huge difference. He brought us to some hawkers behind Oriental Hotel. We walked quite a distance to reach the hawkers. After makan, he brought us to one of the best hotel in Penang, Eastern & Oriental Hotel which is down the road from where we were staying. The cheapest room cost at least RM700++. The hotel looks very luxury from the outside. Wish I have that kind of money to spent to pamper myself in a luxury hotel.
Before we check in to our next hotel, we went to Kek Lok Si Temple and Penang Hill. We have no place to visit but since we are already in Penang, so we decided to visit some tourist attraction. Kek Lok Si is a good place for exercising. With the amount of steps you need to past before reaching the temple, I’m sure you are able to lose some amount of calories. We had our lunch at a nearby coffee shop at the bottom of Kek Lok Si Temple.
From Kek Lok Si, we went to Penang Hill which is less than a drive away. We took the train up to Penang Hill and when we reach the top of Penang Hill, we are too tired to walk. So we decided to take the next available train back down to the bottom of the hill. Hahaha..
After Penang Hill we drove to the city and we checked in to Oriental Hotel. We roughly know where is Oriental Hotel situated because we passed by there last night when we were searching for Sunway Hotel.
When we reach the city we saw Cititel Hotel (Oriental Hotel is situated opposite Cititel) and we have no idea how to go there. We pass by the Komtar roundabout for like more than 10 times. Finally after passing through all the small lanes which is actually a Jalan to Penang people but more to a lorong for KL people, we finally manage to get to the hotel.
We will be staying in this hotel for 2 nights 3 days. Per night cost us RM76. It’s a walking distance to Komtar which is very convenient.
Later at night I met up with my primary friend, Alvin who works in Cititel Hotel. I met him at the hotel’s reception. Cititel Hotel is so much nicer and looks more comfortable than the one we stayed. Cititel is 4 stars hotel and Oriental is only 2 stars hotel. No wonder there’s a huge difference. He brought us to some hawkers behind Oriental Hotel. We walked quite a distance to reach the hawkers. After makan, he brought us to one of the best hotel in Penang, Eastern & Oriental Hotel which is down the road from where we were staying. The cheapest room cost at least RM700++. The hotel looks very luxury from the outside. Wish I have that kind of money to spent to pamper myself in a luxury hotel.
Oriental Hotel where we stay
Eastern & Oriental Hotel
Inside Eastern & Oriental Hotel
Inside Kek Lok Si Temple
Temple Pillar with nice carvings
Temple dome
Bronze Kuan Yin Statue
Me with Piggy
Penang view from the top of Penang Hill
Can you spot the durians?
