Eid Mubarak in Penang

An early awakening from the mosque but we were so tired we continued to sleep until got 9am.

Then back onto the Grand Prix circuit and a race [drive] to Georgetown, the old colonial settlement.

Penang has expanded by more than 30% in both population and land mass and Georgetown was very much the same. We walked (or more accurately sweltered) through Little India, Chinatown and the commercial areas. Much was shut for Eid.

Nic had the bright idea of taking us to a chocolate museum (Malaysia grows 5% of the world cacao) not because we are that interested in chocolate production but because it was air conditioned and saved us from collapsing.

Lots of free samples of chocolate but we felt a bit bad about not buying any - but who wants Duran flavoured chocolate in 30 degree heat!

Then on for a another steaming stroll and arrival at an artisan restaurant where Joe ate...... spaghetti bologneise! And the rest of us rehydrated with pints and pints of water!

Then back to Nics for a swim in his pool (and a quick nap) before a planned outing to a night market for some more grub....


Photos to follow!