Lily Lee: June 2023

Penang Day 3 Check-in Lone Pine Hotel

A very warm welcome by the hotel and love their service. They prepared a card and snack in our room. fast complimentary wi-fi access too!

There is a second room with day bed! Hubby said he would sleep there 😅

Too bad bath salt not provided for the sunken bath at the balcony.

The weather was so hot and grateful for the pool. Had a relief from the headache earlier. Originally wanted to visit kek le si and farlim night market.

Was shocked that many stalls in the night market were closed. So we're the food centre nearby. We went for a body massage near the hotel Dr Fish spa instead.

After that we booked a grab to go to Farlim night market but our driver said most stalls would be closed by the time we are there. So he brought us to Old Green house. Very good prawn noodle (Michelin certified) and oyster omelette. I took chicken porridge which was good too.

Bought some beef satay near our hotel. A bit tough.

A bread pedler on the bike stopped outside the hotel. The aroma of the bread is so good. Very few of these traditional peddler now. Ordered two pieces of the bread with Kaya and butter.

Day 4

Breakfast at the Bungalow. Crunchy somasa. Comfort food porridge with condiments.

Grab over to Chowrasta Market. Roasted chestnuts smell so nice.

Hubby bought reading glasses which auto adjust the degrees. RM48 for 3.

Grab over to the Blue Mansion

Tour started at 11am by Mr Yap.

38 rooms 5 courtyard 28 windows.

Imported floor tiles from Scotland. Can you spot the mistake?

The Chinese partition is 24k gold plated. Three goats of prosperity 三羊开泰

Mansion built in 1897. At one of the 5 courtyards. Photos of his 8 wives hanging around the courtyard with 3 staying here. Very cooling in this air well.

To show off his wealth, he imported granite slabs flooring from England. 8 iron pillars and railings from Scotland. He stayed here 1904 to 1916. He had 8 boys 6 girls from his seven wives.

More stories of Cheong Fatt Tze.

Famous people who visited and film made in the blue mansion. Present owner is Mr Lawrence Low.

Wife No. 7 Tan Tay Poh with all the clothings and cushion covering

Grab to The Top at Komtar.

Bought the 3 in one ticket for the Jurassic Research centre, the aquarium and the rainbow skywalk.

Back at the hotel's Lepak corner. The staff served the welcome drink passion fruit with fried potatoe strips. Very crunchy..

Good to have a relaxing swim back at hotel. A very empty pool which hubby loves

Foot message opposite the hotel.

Had dinner at Ferringi Grill. Super impressed with the service. They even gotten my hubby to pass me a rose. ❤️ Hubby loved the foie gras so much he ordered a second helping. Ordered the seafood platter to share and the appetizer sent was crab salad. Ordered negroni which is so strong and hubby ordered old fashioned and wine.

Bought Hainanese spring roll spring from Long Beach food court. Nice with the vinegar like sweet sauce. A cross between wo tie (fried dumpling and spring roll.

It seemed that the night market only operates on Thursday at Ferringi, starting from our hotel to Ferringi walk where a coffee bean outlet and a family mart is.Was hoping for food stalls in the night market but there were none. Hubby bought 2 hats at RM20 each.

Took the Trishaw at RM30 back to hotel. Grab will be much cheaper 😅

Penang Day 5

At Cecil Street market (七条路) The duck kway teow soup and crepe especially the panda crepe with coconut filling were so delicious. The mee jawal which is spicy and sour is unique.

At 3D trickeye museum

At the esplanade food court.

Ordered ayam Mee Jawa but she brought me mee udang.

The chendol is nice. A cold relief from the heat.

Much of the areas at Fort Cornallis are cordoned off. The board mentioned some preservation going on.

Met a rooster on the way to the entrance.

At the Fort Cornwallis. Admission is RM20 but free after 5 pm as there is a food festival. The ticket came with a free beer or water. We chose one beer and one bottle of water.

Went to Queens bay mall which our grab driver said is the biggest. Had a good 3 hr massage and the price is only 2/3 compared to the one in front of the hotel.

At Maga koptiam. Surprised that the claypot rice is so moist! Hubby added an egg. The oyster omelette is good too. The oysters are so big and juicy. The BBQ chicken wings' aroma filled the air.

Simply delicious!

Night Market on Friday (Pasar Malam Van Praagh)

Wish we had stomach for more. So many nice food. Packed the carrot cake, fruit rojak, my favourite corn, roasted chestnut, steamed peanut

and BBQ chicken wing.

The fruit rojak is so good. Love the sauce and the jambu especially.

Day 6

Lovely beach outside the hotel.

At Teluk Nahang dam. The water level is relatively low.

Went to Look Khoon to try the deep fried hor fun and the prawn & vegetable crackers. Awesome. Highly recommended

Crossing the first bridge to Butterworth. This bridge is made by China company. The second bridge by the Korean. However this bridge is more popular and will be heavily jammed from 4pm during weekday

Our driver said a number of people committed suicide on this bridge, esp during MCO.

Went over to Kampong Agong in Butterworth.

This goose actually likes to mingle with the tourists.

At St Anne church, the biggest in Malaysia.

The sad story of Jesus crucifixion

At Ong Cheng Huat Seafood restaurant. Love the fried bee hoon so much! The steamed big fish head RM46 and prawns RM36 are so delicious and fresh. Hubby also love the fried chicks RM16 for 2 and the prawn paste crackers (popiah) RM15.60 for 2.

The honey lemon drink is so good too!

@design village. Similar to Johor premier outlet. Hubby bought 2 pairs of sneakers and I bought a pair of sandals

Contact for today's driver, Mr Max Wong.

He is very good in recommending local delights.

Gratitude. However he is Chinese speaking.

If you need a English speaking driver, you can contact Mr Jacky Lee, +60 17-400 0202, by WhatsApp

Had dinner at the Bungalow in the hotel. The nasi goreng with prawns and pandan chicken (seemed more like otah) was nice. The steak would be better with a better quality beef. The cocktails king of lone pine, margarita and tequila sunrise are awesome!

Day 7

Back at Chowrasta Market cos hubby wanted to buy more of the auto zoom reading glass RM15 and I wanted to buy more of my batik dress. It seemed more stalls are opened today. Instead of RM 15, I got it at RM12 today. Love the comfortable batik like design cotton dress. Bought 2 packets of preserved nutmeg which my mum loves.

Bought the preserved nutmeg for my mum. She loves it. RM 7 for half a kg

Love the traditional Chee cheong fun RM3 which is served with rojak sauce 😅. The fried Jawa mee RM5.50 is so good!. Hubby ordered a breakfast set at only RM6.50. The kopi gao is so good today!

Bought my childhood toys. Will produce a sound when clicked.

Bought one of the agate displayed at RM15.

Tried the flying dragon cocktail. Not as nice and strong as the hotel's.

Amir singing Air Supply's Without you.

At Osmanthus alley next to the Hin Bus Depot Sunday market. Someone recommended the Osmanthus jelly here. Missed the one in HK.

The Osmanthus Alley restaurant with the entrance to the Sunday market at Hin Bus Depot to the right of the restaurant. Quite obscure.

Grabbed over to Gurney Plaza and ate at Arashi. Equally good as Johor and excellent service.

Bought my contact lenses and got a new coat of screen protector for our phones. Bought some stuff from Daiso as well.

More families in the pool today. Still relaxing to take a dip in the hot weather.

Dinner at Ferringi Garden restaurant.

The staff was so nice and tok pictures for me.

The staff is so sweet as to serve watermelon and dragon fruit (which he finished most before I took the photo) that was not on the menu when hubby said he wanted some fruits. The cup is so interesting as it is slanted at an angle.

The foie gras was so good hubby ordered another serving.

Hubby's Wagyu ribeye is juicy and tender. My cod is nice too and taste more like crab meat 😅. Love hubby's white corn which he gave me. So crunchy and sweet. Love the grilled mushroom and carrot too. Hubby's fried sliced potato is so crunchy and delicious. My fried mashed potatoes was good too. Gratitude for the good food. Tika's service was so good that hubby said must take photo with him.

More stalls opened weekend. And grateful there is a family mart nearby but there is always a long queue.

Day 8

At Old Winston food court. Wow really love the bun. The kway chap and lor mee are nice too! Except their kway haspig intestines, pig tongue, chicken liver, stomach and chicken feet. The coffee and home cooked barley water is good too!

Many of the murals at Georgetown have faded. Really in need of restoration. Heard there was vandalism on the mural with the bicycle.

Vendor opened up the fruit of nutmeg. The colour of the nut is bright red.

At Lee Jetty

A floating God of Mercy temple.

Hubby took the black chicken herbal soup at New Park Food court. He said is nice. I took the ice kachang and fruit rojak. But I think the fruit rojak sauce at the Friday night market is better. The fried cempedek is nice too.