Posted on Sep 16, 2012 in Full Details, Malaysia, Penang, Travel
Tanjung Bungah Beach was located just behind Chymes, the place we stayed for a night in Tanjung Bungah.
The beach was within 10 meters walk from the back of Chymes. However, much to our disgust, the beach was polluted as the squatters living in the vicinity burn rubbishes every day, causing not only air pollution but the ashes as a result from the burning amassed all over the beach. It was also...
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Posted on Sep 15, 2012 in Full Details, Malaysia, Penang, Travel
Chymes Hotel at Tanjung Bungah, Penang was the place we stayed during our Penang trip.
Chymes Hotel has six different themes, each with unique color and design.
We chose Vanilla Black, which is located on the first floor and comes with a unique black and white design and an open concept bathroom. Also, the room has a nice view of the sea landscaped with coconut trees.
Vanilla Black
Our room at...
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Posted on Sep 2, 2012 in Full Details, Malaysia, Penang, Travel
Fort Cornwallis is the largest standing fort in Malaysia, located on the northeastern coast of Penang, near Georgetown. It was built by Captain Sir Francis Light after he took over Penang Island.
Fort Cornwallis
Description of Fort Cornwallis
The star-shaped Fort Cornwallis stands at the place where Francis Light and his crew landed in 1786 to ‘take possesion’ of Penang Island. At...
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Posted on Aug 21, 2012 in Full Details, Malaysia, Penang, Travel
Lighthouse Coffee is a little cafe located at Bishop Street in George Town, Penang. It is located at Logan Heritage Building, one of the buildings which was declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO.
Lighthouse Coffee
Lighthouse Coffee is located next to The Cruises Steak House
Jezebelle on The Cruises Steak House’s trishaw
Lighthouse Coffee is part of Logan Heritage Building
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Posted on Aug 19, 2012 in Full Details, Malaysia, Penang, Travel
Restoran Chaw Choon is a popular dim sum restaurant in Butterworth. This time around we visited the branch at Jalan Ong Yi How near Raja Uda.
The main branch of Restoran Chaw Choon is actually on Jalan Heng Choon Thian, which is nearby.
Restoran Chaw Choon
Porridge
Chee Cheong Fun
The range of dim sum are quite wide and we ordered quite a handful of dim sum.
Assorted dim sum
More dim sum
Fried...
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Posted on Aug 12, 2012 in Malaysia, Penang, Travel
We celebrated our anniversary in Penang earlier this month August 2012, mainly around Tanjung Bungah and northeastern coast part of Penang Island.
Although it was nothing close to the Penang trip we had last year in Batu Ferringhi, we still had some good times.
Next time, we would just stick to Batu Ferringhi if we opt for a beach vacation in Penang.
Here’s the short roundup of the entire...
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