On Labour Day weekend this year, my colleagues and I took off for a weekend getaway to Penang. the 3D2N trip is mainly about sightseeing and eating all the local delicacies. It took me this long to update because erm, I'm lazy la.
This is a photos heavy post because we took like 3458716 photos for 3D2N trip,
All ready to board our flight
As I have mentioned earlier, our main agenda was to eat all the delicacies. All the photos are not chronological order because my memory fails me.
This char kuey tiaw was from a famous coffee shop that swamped with tourist all the time. Sadly I forgot the name of the cafe. But it was a walking distance from our hotel, Cititel. It was delicious and the portion was actually quite small.
At night we went separate ways but still enjoying our dinner. My colleagues and I went to an outdoor food court which also a walking distance from our hotel.
The temple was enormous and filled with intricate details on the ceiling and walls.
Blurred image cropped from my Snapchat
After visiting the temple, our driver brought us to the famous sister curry mee and chee cheong fun. I'm not so sure of the exact location because we walked through small alleys to get there but it was closed to Kek Lok Si Temple.
Can you believe that they had been on business since 1946?
Look at them! They looked old and frail but still fit enough to run their business on their own. They are still using the traditional way of cooking which is by using charcoal.
It was delicious but not exactly my cup of tea
Our next agenda was 3D Museum. All of us happily queuing up for the entrance.
The only mural that can fit us all hahaha
Lunch on the second day was settled at a Peranakan Cafe which was recommended by our driver as well. By far for me, that was the best lunch ever. I've never tried Peranakan food before but this lunch was awesome and made me fall in love with Peranakan food.
Food blogger failed. The name of the cafe was blocked but other details are available up there.
Okay I did some intensive Googling and find out that the cafe name is Ivy's Nyonya Cuisine and it is highly rated in TripAdvisor. So, must go there to at least try the Nyonya food when you are in Penang!
It was located at residential area and run by family. So it is very homey and cozy but the tables are limited, be sure to call first to avoid disappointment. They have great set lunch so we ordered by set and customised some dishes to our own liking. But my bad memory failed me and I have no idea the name of each dishes now.
All of the above should be eaten together where you fold the meat in the lettuce and pour the condiments on it with. Super delicious but a tad spicy.
Chicken curry (?) which is my absolute favourite.
This assam fish was great too. Oh my, I'm hungry now and drooling just by looking at these photos.
Dessert was just okay for me because I'm not exactly a dessert person
All of us with the owner of the cafe (the one with both of his hands up in the air)
Another must go places when visiting Penang, Chew Jetty.
They also went to visit some famous mural streets art in Armenian street but I opted out and went to nearby cafe instead because the weather was too hot and I visited it all before.
Before we called it a day and went back to hotel to freshen up for dinner, we stopped by the Lebuh Keng Kwee to try to queue for the famous Penang Road Famous Teochew Chendul. It is located right next to where we had our Char Kuey Teow the day before.
Ops, another blogger failed moment.
Look at the insane queue! It had been like that for hours!
But luckily it was moving quickly.
This is what everyone are queuing for!
According to my colleagues that had tried other chendul, this one was definitely better.
This wraps up my weekend away with my colleagues. I have one exciting news that I can't wait to share here but I'll shall wait till the moment is right to pen it down. :)
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