The ultimate destination of the roadtrip is singapore and back. At Singapore we will visit friends and pick up my arriving sister from Berkeley. Driving from Penang to Singapore takes about eight hours nonstop. The trip will be broken up into segments. The first segment was Taiping.
Leaving Penang a bit after noon, the drive across the bridge took approximately 20 minutes to get to Butterworth, the mainland. Penang is an island and has a bridge connecting it to the mainland, with another one being built. The drive to taiping is relatively short, taking about 1 hour and 10 minutes. Even though notorious for rain, it was not dashing down when we arrived. Yet. The town of taiping is decently sized with the lakes just down the road from the main city. A string of lights snakes it's way through the main street, charming off a friendly, touristy feel.
After checking in to the hotel (also check out my hotel blog including ratings and reviews of each hotel, along with a flights blog), we had an early dinner at the hawker store or coffeeshop right next to the lakes. Business had yet to pick up yet, but food was pretty good with dried wonton and chicken rice for me. The chicken rice was dissappointing and seemed very fake with plain rice with some sauce over it and mainly bony chicken, whereas the dried wonton tasted good but the chawsew was dominantly fat. Eating was done again after exploring the lake and the giant slides, wide enough for five to sit side by side comfortably. Heading downtown supper was eaten at KFC. Again pretty friendly staff at KFC.
The next stop is Melaka, a former Portugese settlement, the first on Malaysia. Melaka is visited for food, views of the water, and ancient buildings. The day stop will be Kuala Lumpur to visit my grand aunt. Driving time from taiping to Melaka nonstop is around 5.5 hours. Goodnight, it's been a tiring day.
An additional note is that drivers here are very eager and impatient. A small little motorcycle took on a refrigerator truck while a two seater talegated our suv. Much more impatient than Penang
Leaving Penang a bit after noon, the drive across the bridge took approximately 20 minutes to get to Butterworth, the mainland. Penang is an island and has a bridge connecting it to the mainland, with another one being built. The drive to taiping is relatively short, taking about 1 hour and 10 minutes. Even though notorious for rain, it was not dashing down when we arrived. Yet. The town of taiping is decently sized with the lakes just down the road from the main city. A string of lights snakes it's way through the main street, charming off a friendly, touristy feel.
After checking in to the hotel (also check out my hotel blog including ratings and reviews of each hotel, along with a flights blog), we had an early dinner at the hawker store or coffeeshop right next to the lakes. Business had yet to pick up yet, but food was pretty good with dried wonton and chicken rice for me. The chicken rice was dissappointing and seemed very fake with plain rice with some sauce over it and mainly bony chicken, whereas the dried wonton tasted good but the chawsew was dominantly fat. Eating was done again after exploring the lake and the giant slides, wide enough for five to sit side by side comfortably. Heading downtown supper was eaten at KFC. Again pretty friendly staff at KFC.
The next stop is Melaka, a former Portugese settlement, the first on Malaysia. Melaka is visited for food, views of the water, and ancient buildings. The day stop will be Kuala Lumpur to visit my grand aunt. Driving time from taiping to Melaka nonstop is around 5.5 hours. Goodnight, it's been a tiring day.
An additional note is that drivers here are very eager and impatient. A small little motorcycle took on a refrigerator truck while a two seater talegated our suv. Much more impatient than Penang
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