It has been a while since I last went back to the Pearl of the Orient's land. Spent two days during Iduladha visiting MN's granny and touring the island.
Harvest In Cafe is a nice little diner snuggled at the corner between Irrawaddy Road and Chow Thye Road where I had a lovely birthday luncheon with hubby. I have always love the eateries around the island especially those old government-quarters-turn-cafes. They are all neatly tucked in around the bend, surprising you with a warm and inviting psychedelic look. Now this one gem, has a pretty impressive western line-up that comes with reasonable prices. Main meals start from RM7.90 onwards for lunch, with delicious mushroom soup and ginger bread for RM4.90.
I had a tasty peach tea with my stir fried spaghetti which was a nice combo for a sunny afternoon. The interior is a crispy white with high ceilings and nicely decorated wall. The only downturn is that there's not much of variety but I leave them with a benefit of a doubt. They are pretty new anyway. The manager is such a sweetheart, checking up on us every 10 minutes or so. It was a hols so we made ourselves cosy outside, away from the (pretty noisy) crowd, enjoying the day. Definitely gonna go back here the next time around, cause a good western treat is kinda hard to come by in Penang.
Harvest In Cafe is a nice little diner snuggled at the corner between Irrawaddy Road and Chow Thye Road where I had a lovely birthday luncheon with hubby. I have always love the eateries around the island especially those old government-quarters-turn-cafes. They are all neatly tucked in around the bend, surprising you with a warm and inviting psychedelic look. Now this one gem, has a pretty impressive western line-up that comes with reasonable prices. Main meals start from RM7.90 onwards for lunch, with delicious mushroom soup and ginger bread for RM4.90.
I had a tasty peach tea with my stir fried spaghetti which was a nice combo for a sunny afternoon. The interior is a crispy white with high ceilings and nicely decorated wall. The only downturn is that there's not much of variety but I leave them with a benefit of a doubt. They are pretty new anyway. The manager is such a sweetheart, checking up on us every 10 minutes or so. It was a hols so we made ourselves cosy outside, away from the (pretty noisy) crowd, enjoying the day. Definitely gonna go back here the next time around, cause a good western treat is kinda hard to come by in Penang.
I have always love Batu Feringghi and life is incomplete without a tour along the night street market. Got a real deal from a few newly opened stalls. MN bought me two beautiful pairs of leather slippers from Jaipur. Pretty good steal considering its real leather. Had a quick dinner at the Long Beach cafe down the road before Golden Sands Resort. Always full of tourists, this place is frikkin' hot and locals often being mistaken as tourists. And what do ya know, I stumbled into two tattoed dude whom I thought were backpackers. As it turned out, Chris and his friend hails from England and have been making Malaysia as their second home by opening up a kebab stall for seven years now. Definitely gonna pop down again for their scrumptious kebab and chips.
One of my favorite thing to do while in Penang is of course, hunting down for vintage findings. This time, got myself two pairs of digital Casio watches that didn't burn any hole in my pocket plus a green, handmade canvas bag at an old shop down the Campbell Street. These two businesses belong to daddy-in-law's old friends so you can say that I got even better deal being around the locals.
I've cut my hair pixie-short after four good years of keeping it shoulder-length. Give me a good, happy vibe everytime.