2 Days in Penang
Happy long weekend everyone!
So i just came back from Penang . Have you ever heard Penang? It is one of the states in Malaysia
which the capital city is George Town. Since i am in Malaysia for 6 months so
visiting Penang is a must for me cause it is famous (if you dont know, you
should google Penang). If you guys often checking flights promo then you must
be have ever seen penang as destination.
To go to Penang, there are some ways such as
by plane, train, or bus. Yesterday me and my friend (Nadhila) took bus because
we did not get flight promo cause this trip was all of sudden. It is one hour
flight from KL to Penang and 5-6 hours by bus from KL to Penang, and 4 hours by
train from KL to Penang. You guys can choose which way to go.
the view from penang hills |
train in penang hills |
Photo spot in penang hills |
victoria clock tower |
thai buddhist temple |
Sri Mahamariamman Temple |
thai buddhist temple |
street arts! |
wonderfood museum! |
Kapitan Keling Mosque |
upside down museum |
If you wanna go to penang by bus from KL, you
can start whether from KL Sentral or Terminal Bersepadu Selatan (TBS). There
are two terminals in penang you can choose, Butterworth or Nibong river. The
differences are if you stop at butterworth then you need to take Ferry to cross
the river to be in Penang island , but if you choose to stop at Nibong river,
then you dont need to take Ferry cause nibong river terminal is already in
penang island.
I stopped at nibong river terminal really in
the morning around 5 am so it is still dark. Bodohnya, i took taxi from
terminal to my hostel, i suggest you guys to better take grab, because the taxi
is so expensive :” if i took grab i only need to pay RM14, but by taxi we paid
RM 40! :’(((((((
Basically, most of must-visit places in
penang are located in George Town and i stayed in hostel which the location is
in george town, exactly Ryokan Muntri Boutique Hosel in Muntri Street (Lebuh
Muntri). I stayed in penang only for 2 days, and that is enough (for us) to explore
Penang.
Day 1 we went to penang hills (bukit
bendera). You can take Penang Rapid number 204 and the price is RM 2, then you
stop at the last stop which is bukit bendera. After that, you take the train to
go up to the hill and the price is RM 15(because i have student card) the price
is included the entrance fee. The train is quite new for me cause the lane is
45°. Here you arrive in penang hill! You can see the view of penang from the
hill, it is so beautiful! You can even see buildings, sea, and the penang
bridge from up above. There are so many photo spots there, so you must go to
penang hills! And the second destination is Kek Lok Si, i went there but it was
so HOT really really HOT, in penang the weather is very hot, even hotter than
KL ( i think). So i didnot reach the top of Kek Lok Si temple. Hehehehe. Next
destination is just strolling around the george towns, you can visit Fort
Cornwallis (RM10 for students) , esplanade, victoria clock tower, city hall,
wat chaiya mangkalaram (thai buddhist temple), Dhammikarama (Burmese Temple),
last place on 1st day we went to gurney drive! There are so many street foods!
Many choices like chinese food, western food, malaysian food. I tried rujak
pasembur because many people on internet recommend it.... and i dont like it
hahahah. But you guys should try cause it’s so penang.
Day 2, we hunted street arts as many as we
could! Cause that is what penang famous for. Also, we went to wonderfood which
is a food museum in Penang. I was so happy to be there cause so many foods...
(although they are fake) so for you who like to eat much just visit this
museum! And then we visited upside down museum, many interesting pics we took!
Thoughts on Penang
Well.... i gotta say that it is not crowded
and not noisy in penang, the city is so peaceful and quiet, so if you guys want
to find some places to relax you can come to penang. Penang is like old town,
so many old buildings such as museum and the city has so many history. The
weather is fricking hot so maybe you should bring umbrella or walking around
the city on morning, evening, and night. You need to take map from your hotel
to know where to go in george town cause basically you can walk around the town
and finding so many street arts.
And
here is the note about the money i spent during my trip in Penang (in Ringgit
Malaysia) :
Day 1=
Bus from TBS to Nibong River terminal 38.7
Hostel 31.2
Taxi from nibong river terminal to hostel 20
Bus from george town to penang hills 2
Penang hills entrance fee and train 15
Lunch 6 + mineral water 2
Bus to kek lok si temple from penang hills
1.5
Bus from kek lok si temple to george town
1.5
Bus to chulia street 1.4
Grab from hostel to cornwallis 2
Grab from cornwallis to thai temple 4
Grab from thai temple to gurney drive 1.5
Snack 7
Rujak pasembur 5.5
Lychee syrup 1.8
Grab to hostel 4.5
Day 2 =
Mineral water 0.5
Wonderfood ticket 10 and printing photo
10
Lunch 27
Upside down museum ticket 15
Grab from upside down museum to hostel 2
Grab from hostel to nibong river terminal 6
Bus going back to TBS 50
Total
= RM 266.1
Hope
it helps, and have a good day dear readers <3
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