With the curtains drawn closed, Boo and I slept in. We wandered a bit before 1000 to explore. Without trying to locate any particular recommended eatery, we took a Prawn Noodle each near the Chowrasta Market.
It was a simple version of one of Penang’s several signature dishes. It didn’t wow us but it was a little spartan. After lunch, we searched Chowrasta Market for preserved nutmeg fruit. It’s something I haven’t had for decades. For many people, nutmeg is just the seed (nut) but the preserved fruit has a very distinctive smell and taste.
Penang’s street art area was next. Many of them are not a little worn but it didn’t stop people from posing with them. But not us.
We stumbled across a very nice building which turned out to be Cheah Kongsi (clanhouse). I didn’t even know it existed and plays second fiddle to the Khoo Kongsi which I visited last time. We took a good look at Cheah Kongsi before making our way to Khoo Kongsi where there was a large assembly of Ferraris in the courtyard. They left more or less immediately as we got there.
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- Around old town of penang.
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- Rickshaws in old town area.
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- Cheah Kongsi.
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- Cheah Kongsi.
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- Cheah Kongsi.
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- Ancestral hall at Cheah Kongsi.
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- Ancestral hall at Cheah Kongsi.
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- Door panel at Cheah Kongsi.
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- Khoo Kongsi.
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- Khoo Kongsi.
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- Khoo Kongsi.
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- Ancestral hall at Khoo Kongsi.
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- Ancestral hall at Khoo Kongsi.
The heat was already exhausting and we took a break over a fruit shaved ice. While expensive, it came with kiwifruit, strawberries, mango, papaya and dragonfruit. After the refreshing break, we finished our exploration with a walk on Chew Jetty. This is one of several jetties owned by the various clans of George Town.
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- On Chew Jetty.
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- Looking out from a gap in the buildings of Chew Jetty.
In the evening, we were picked up for dinner by my former flatmate Bee Lan and her husband Fung. We had a nice meal and a good catch-up at Sungai Pinang hawker centre.