{"id":552,"date":"2023-12-19T02:21:16","date_gmt":"2023-12-19T02:21:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.aerowalsh.com\/cr\/?p=552"},"modified":"2024-06-23T08:40:04","modified_gmt":"2024-06-23T08:40:04","slug":"mon-18th-dec-penang","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cr.aerowalsh.com\/?p=552","title":{"rendered":"Mon 18th Dec &#8211; Penang"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Forget Stacie&#8217;s mum, Penang has got it going on.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Penang has an alluring mix of architecture, food and scenery. It appears to be a wealthy island and is clean with no trace of the hallmark Asian rotting food\/sewer odors. The mountains fringe the city, and the city meets the Malacca Strait. At night, across the water (bisected by two long bridges), the mainland lights flicker. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We have a preorganised city tour in the morning. I don&#8217;t get a lot out of this. It focuses on the history of the state and we visit a couple of religious sites. None of this is really to my interest. I have been asked to wear thongs for easy access into and out of temples (where you must take shoes off). The tour concludes at midday near the base of Penang Hill. The traffic, being the first day of school holidays, is terrible. I think of all the times I have seen tourists in thongs doing activities not appropriate to their footwear. This is my time. I am going to hike up Penang Hill in my thongs. Most visitors to Penang Hill catch the furnicular &#8211; any walk whose alternative transport is a furnicular should not be attempted in thongs. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I only make it half way and that in itself is a grueling, skin meltingly hot hike. It&#8217;s pretty steep. My plan is to catch the furnicular back down from Middle Station and I am europhoric as I am within minutes from the station. But then on my final approach, a pack of wild dogs are lounging on the only path to the station. I walk closer and they stir. They are pretty mangy and are barking aggressively. I burst out in laughter to myself, admitting defeat. So close to my terminus, I am required to put another layer of sunscreen on my wet skin and descend back from where I came. My thongs squelch on the way down, as sweat and sunscreen and mozzie spray pools on them. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1500\" height=\"2000\" src=\"https:\/\/cr.aerowalsh.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/wp-17029453379825973981422144157377.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-537\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cr.aerowalsh.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/wp-17029453379825973981422144157377.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/cr.aerowalsh.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/wp-17029453379825973981422144157377-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/cr.aerowalsh.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/wp-17029453379825973981422144157377-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cr.aerowalsh.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/wp-17029453379825973981422144157377-1152x1536.jpg 1152w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The Town Hall of Penang. While beautiful from the outside, you can&#8217;t actually go inside because it is decaying.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1500\" height=\"2000\" src=\"https:\/\/cr.aerowalsh.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/wp-17029453388677676292378959872547.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cr.aerowalsh.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/wp-17029453388677676292378959872547.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/cr.aerowalsh.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/wp-17029453388677676292378959872547-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/cr.aerowalsh.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/wp-17029453388677676292378959872547-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cr.aerowalsh.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/wp-17029453388677676292378959872547-1152x1536.jpg 1152w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">There is a high level of Adelaide pride. I see three of these huge banners on government buildings. The man that discovered (?) Penang had his son go and discover (?) Adelaide. History is not my thing. Where&#8217;s the hawker centre?<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1500\" height=\"2000\" src=\"https:\/\/cr.aerowalsh.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/wp-17029453404563787829923075871798.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-535\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cr.aerowalsh.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/wp-17029453404563787829923075871798.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/cr.aerowalsh.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/wp-17029453404563787829923075871798-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/cr.aerowalsh.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/wp-17029453404563787829923075871798-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cr.aerowalsh.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/wp-17029453404563787829923075871798-1152x1536.jpg 1152w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Very pretty shop fronts.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1500\" height=\"2000\" src=\"https:\/\/cr.aerowalsh.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/wp-17029453429028872923360298559833.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-541\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cr.aerowalsh.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/wp-17029453429028872923360298559833.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/cr.aerowalsh.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/wp-17029453429028872923360298559833-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/cr.aerowalsh.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/wp-17029453429028872923360298559833-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cr.aerowalsh.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/wp-17029453429028872923360298559833-1152x1536.jpg 1152w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Nutmeg is a popular export.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1500\" src=\"https:\/\/cr.aerowalsh.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/wp-17029453445375020272099798522883.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-539\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cr.aerowalsh.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/wp-17029453445375020272099798522883.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/cr.aerowalsh.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/wp-17029453445375020272099798522883-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cr.aerowalsh.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/wp-17029453445375020272099798522883-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cr.aerowalsh.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/wp-17029453445375020272099798522883-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cr.aerowalsh.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/wp-17029453445375020272099798522883-1536x1152.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">If you peer hard, you can see a stretch of some of the 26km of this bridge.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1500\" height=\"2000\" src=\"https:\/\/cr.aerowalsh.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/wp-17029453420886276593818810406046.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-536\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cr.aerowalsh.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/wp-17029453420886276593818810406046.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/cr.aerowalsh.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/wp-17029453420886276593818810406046-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/cr.aerowalsh.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/wp-17029453420886276593818810406046-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cr.aerowalsh.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/wp-17029453420886276593818810406046-1152x1536.jpg 1152w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Apparently this is famous street art.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1500\" height=\"2000\" src=\"https:\/\/cr.aerowalsh.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/wp-17029453412725919590052476934882.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-538\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cr.aerowalsh.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/wp-17029453412725919590052476934882.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/cr.aerowalsh.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/wp-17029453412725919590052476934882-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/cr.aerowalsh.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/wp-17029453412725919590052476934882-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cr.aerowalsh.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/wp-17029453412725919590052476934882-1152x1536.jpg 1152w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">But this is my favourite that I see.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1500\" height=\"2000\" src=\"https:\/\/cr.aerowalsh.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/wp-17029453437194801023458078845869.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-540\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cr.aerowalsh.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/wp-17029453437194801023458078845869.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/cr.aerowalsh.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/wp-17029453437194801023458078845869-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/cr.aerowalsh.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/wp-17029453437194801023458078845869-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cr.aerowalsh.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/wp-17029453437194801023458078845869-1152x1536.jpg 1152w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Pre hike. Clean and good posture.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1500\" height=\"2000\" src=\"https:\/\/cr.aerowalsh.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/wp-17029454645678945066886809140105.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-545\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cr.aerowalsh.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/wp-17029454645678945066886809140105.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/cr.aerowalsh.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/wp-17029454645678945066886809140105-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/cr.aerowalsh.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/wp-17029454645678945066886809140105-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cr.aerowalsh.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/wp-17029454645678945066886809140105-1152x1536.jpg 1152w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">You can choose one of these ribbons and hang it to a pole, where monks pray underneath in the morning. There is a &#8216;correct&#8217; choice.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/cr.aerowalsh.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/pxl_20231218_0355487404287609374295391563-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-554\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cr.aerowalsh.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/pxl_20231218_0355487404287609374295391563-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cr.aerowalsh.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/pxl_20231218_0355487404287609374295391563-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/cr.aerowalsh.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/pxl_20231218_0355487404287609374295391563-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/cr.aerowalsh.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/pxl_20231218_0355487404287609374295391563.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Those poor, land dwelling tortoises.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/cr.aerowalsh.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/image_editor_output_image-4718267-17029523261193915994291345525370-768x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-556\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cr.aerowalsh.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/image_editor_output_image-4718267-17029523261193915994291345525370-768x1024.png 768w, https:\/\/cr.aerowalsh.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/image_editor_output_image-4718267-17029523261193915994291345525370-225x300.png 225w, https:\/\/cr.aerowalsh.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/image_editor_output_image-4718267-17029523261193915994291345525370.png 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">My flip flop hot hike <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1500\" src=\"https:\/\/cr.aerowalsh.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/wp-17029454670346388391388831255886.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-547\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cr.aerowalsh.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/wp-17029454670346388391388831255886.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/cr.aerowalsh.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/wp-17029454670346388391388831255886-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cr.aerowalsh.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/wp-17029454670346388391388831255886-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cr.aerowalsh.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/wp-17029454670346388391388831255886-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cr.aerowalsh.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/wp-17029454670346388391388831255886-1536x1152.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">About half way on my hike to half way up the Penang Hill. The concrete path is very well maintained but I don&#8217;t see one other walker. I see a handful of motor bikes coming up and down, which is a little frightening given the gradient and switchbacks. I read online others have had issues with the feral dogs, dating back to 2019.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1500\" height=\"2000\" src=\"https:\/\/cr.aerowalsh.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/wp-17029454678892447957416073162207.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-543\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cr.aerowalsh.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/wp-17029454678892447957416073162207.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/cr.aerowalsh.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/wp-17029454678892447957416073162207-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/cr.aerowalsh.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/wp-17029454678892447957416073162207-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cr.aerowalsh.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/wp-17029454678892447957416073162207-1152x1536.jpg 1152w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The view at the top of my ascent, which is half way up Penang Hill.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1500\" height=\"2000\" src=\"https:\/\/cr.aerowalsh.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/wp-17029454686934370994012676547193.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-551\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cr.aerowalsh.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/wp-17029454686934370994012676547193.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/cr.aerowalsh.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/wp-17029454686934370994012676547193-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/cr.aerowalsh.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/wp-17029454686934370994012676547193-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cr.aerowalsh.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/wp-17029454686934370994012676547193-1152x1536.jpg 1152w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">On my descent, I take a small wrong turn and end up here.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1500\" src=\"https:\/\/cr.aerowalsh.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/wp-17029454695626660297959119430292.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-548\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cr.aerowalsh.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/wp-17029454695626660297959119430292.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/cr.aerowalsh.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/wp-17029454695626660297959119430292-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cr.aerowalsh.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/wp-17029454695626660297959119430292-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cr.aerowalsh.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/wp-17029454695626660297959119430292-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cr.aerowalsh.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/wp-17029454695626660297959119430292-1536x1152.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">It&#8217;s 3pm by the time I am back at the hotel and order two lunches. And Teh Ice. Always Teh Ice. It&#8217;s a lot harder already to find fresh vegetables dishes and I resort to ordering Thai to get some.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1500\" height=\"2000\" src=\"https:\/\/cr.aerowalsh.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/wp-17029454662034347662148555447779.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-546\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cr.aerowalsh.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/wp-17029454662034347662148555447779.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/cr.aerowalsh.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/wp-17029454662034347662148555447779-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/cr.aerowalsh.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/wp-17029454662034347662148555447779-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cr.aerowalsh.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/wp-17029454662034347662148555447779-1152x1536.jpg 1152w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Penang has these huge, gaping open drains all throughout the city. You&#8217;d have to watch your step walking home in the dark after a few beers.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1500\" src=\"https:\/\/cr.aerowalsh.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/wp-17029454712904756737921960593251.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-550\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cr.aerowalsh.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/wp-17029454712904756737921960593251.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/cr.aerowalsh.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/wp-17029454712904756737921960593251-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cr.aerowalsh.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/wp-17029454712904756737921960593251-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cr.aerowalsh.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/wp-17029454712904756737921960593251-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cr.aerowalsh.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/wp-17029454712904756737921960593251-1536x1152.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Dinner closely follows lunch and I have small plate of satay. Hawker centres work differently here. You have to select a table and report your table number to your food vendor when you order. 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