We walked with our bags to the next museum which took about 30 mins. A friendly man stopped and asked us if we wanted a lift. We told him where we were heading and he pointed to the museum, right in front of us! We thanked him for his kind offer.
The museum told the history of the Kedah region of Malaysia and whilst we explored the guards guarded our bags. There was information in English explaining the textile growth, rice production, weapons, the different cultures; Malay, Indian and Chinese.
We continued our journey on foot and this time a kind lady offered us a lift. We told her we were going to the bus terminal and she offered to take us. We found out she liked travelling too and used to be an air stewardess! We thanked her for her kindness and said goodbye.
Now we had arrived at the bus stop about 2 hours too early. Walking was really hot and we were grateful for the lift. We searched for somewhere to cool down and KFC came to the rescue. In fact we spent the next 2 hours there playing Suduko and waiting for our bus.
The bus left a few minutes late but the journey on the top deck gave us great views of the countryside. As we arrived near Butterworth the rush hour started and the traffic got quite heavy. We dropped people off in Penang Sentral before continuing across the main bridge and onto Penang Island. The bridge is soooooo long!
We finished our journey at Sungai Nibong bus terminal. Next we searched for our accommodation and found it easily. Following this we went to eat at the Super Tanker hawker market. The food was delicious. We had a Laksa and a prawn noodle dish, which was a specialty of the area. Next stop Tesco.
Tesco was so like every Tesco in England. We forgot where we were as we searched the isles for our breakfast. Very surreal!
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