Penang Hill
Today was an early start. First stop a famous dim sum restaurant for breakfast. If you are not there by 7.30am you have to queue for a table! We tried a variety of dim sum including prawn, chives, aubergine, sweet salt custard bun and what looked and tasted very much like a Portuguese egg tart - all very good!
We then headed to Penang Hill for the 2km hike up to the highest point in Penang. 2km may not sound far but factoring in the intense heat and humidity and the steepness, it was was very hot work. We were rewarded after our 1.5 hour hike by specular views and an Ice Kacang (saved ice dessert) topped with a large scoop of ice cream - just what we needed. The hike down was slightly quicker although the heat of the day had started to set in.
Next stop, lunch. We headed to a hawker market with a stall famous for its Laksa, the only dish it serves. We had to wait for a table as it was so busy. The taste of the laksa was great, washed down with an ice cold sugar cane juice.
Onwards to a Sunday arts market with lots of beautiful handmade items and a display of paintings by Rohinga children.
A short walk brought a us to the Protestant Cemetery where we joined a heritage walk about the 'famous' people who were buried there including Francis Light, the Englishman who founded Penang.
In the evening we went to an Indian restaurant famous for its enormous roti tissue. This is a huge (took up three plates) long crispy roti which is coated in sugar, condensed milk and honey - amazing! Perfect end to the day.
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