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• St. George's Church
• Tien Kong Than Temple
• Mahamariamman Temple
• Kapitan Keling Mosque
• Khoo Kongsi

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• Penang Hill
• Kek Lok Si Temple
• Goddess of Mercy Temple
• Botanical Gardens
• Batik Factory

Penang is world-renowned for its delicious and unique food. Most vacationers come to Penang just to enjoy the local food. (See this link)

This evening we hired a trishaw (a passenger bike) to take us to some good local food. We ate at a hawker stand (which is where you can get the best, cheapest food). Then we asked the trishaw driver to take us ( Read more... )

Yesterday after the snorkeling we took a ferry to our next destination, Penang. Penang is a large island off of Malaysia known for its excellent food and expensive lifestyle. We had not made any reservations, so when we landed at the jetty in Penang we had no idea where to go ( Read more... )

Today Eunice and I went snorkeling off the island of Pulau Payar in Lankawi. The whole-day package cost RM 100 (about $25) and included a boat ride to the island, snorkeling equipment, and lunch. The operation has expanded since the last time Eunice did it. They used to use speedboats (a 40 minute ride) to ferry small numbers of people to the ( Read more... )

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After being sick for two days, I was finally able to enjoy the tropical paradise of Langkawi. Langkawi is a big island surrounded by lots of little islands. The first day after recovering (Nov. 17) Eunice and I took an island-hopping tour (which was included with our hotel package).


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On Tuesday, Nov. 14, it was time for Eunice to move out of her apartment. She doesn't have much stuff, so it didn't take that long to pack everything up. Her brother picked us up, and we stored some things at his place in KL. Then he drove us to a bus station, where we planned to take a night bus. The night bus would take us to a ferry to Langkawi ( Read more... )