Day 3 Family Trip - Penang Kek Lok Si Temple, Toy Museum & Wat Chayamankalaram

Date:01 Dec 2008

After breakfast we checked out from the hotel
and continued to visit some of the places of interest

Kek Lok Si Temple, Ayer Itam

Perhaps the finest Buddhist temple in South East Asia,
the Kek Lok Si temple stands majestically on a hill in
Ayer Itam. Construction began in 1893 and was
completed in 1905. Built in tiers, the beautifully crafted
“Pagoda of Ten Thousand Buddhas” took more than 20 years
to build and was only completed in 1930.

It combines a Chinese octagonal base, middle tiers
of Thai architecture and a Burmese crown,
reflecting the temple’s wide embrace of
Mahayana and Theravada Buddhism.

The temple also features gardens,
a turtle pond, shrines and beautiful sculptures.
This is one of Penang’s most popular attractions

Penang Toy Museum

Reputed as the largest of its kind in the world,
the Museum house over 100,000 toys, dolls and others
fun collectibles. It has also entered Malaysia Book
of Records as the first toy museum in the country
and with the largest toy and figurine collection.

Wat Chayamankalaram, Lorong Burma

The world’s third largest reclining Buddha
which measures 33 metres in length, is draped
in gold-leafed saffron and reclines on a large
crematorium. This Buddhist temple is reminiscent
of Bangkok’s many wats. The intricate finish
of the interior in vibrant colours and designs
is a sample of Thai architecture.

Behind the temple is a small Thai village
as well as a Thai cemetery. At this temple,
the local Thais celebrate the traditional
Buddhist festivals, the Sonkran and the Loy Krathong.

About 1pm we took a ferry across
the sea this time, not by the Penang Bridge
Reached Butterworth, we continue our journey to Kedah
next....Kedah!

Day 2 Family Trip - Penang Snake Temple, War Museum & Akuarium

Date: 30 Nov 2008

It was a quite Sunday morning
From the hotel, I can see all shops are closed
and the street was very quite

We just took a 10 minute walk
to one of the Dim Sum Restaurant
nearby to the hotel we stayed for breakfast

After breakfast we decided to visit
some of the places of interest

1st, we visited Snake Temple
which was located at Sungai Kluang
near Bayan Lepas airport in the Penang Island

Nothing much to see there because
the temple was under renovation
so, I just took the photo of the snake
since this was my 2nd visit to Snake Temple


2nd, we drove all the way to Batu Maung
to visit the War Museum

Entrance ticket & entrance to the War Museum

The War Museum gives a unique experience to any visitor,
and gives one an opportunity to get away from
the hustle and bustle of the city.

For this type of place, the pictures speak more
than anything else. So enjoy the photos!



3rd, The Penang Aquarium, officially the
Fisheries Department Research Institute Aquarium,
is a medium-size aquarium located within the
Fisheries Research Institute complex in Batu Maung

The aquarium has 25 tanks to showcase various
types of marine life, especially those found in the regional waters.

Besides, there is a koi pond outside the aquarium.
You allowed to feed the koi fish and the turtles,
but only with certain food provided by the aquarium staffs.
It’s really fun seeing the turtles and the koi fish feeding on the food.

After visited to this 3 places
our kids felt very tired and they need to rest
We decide to take a nap in the hotel
since the weather was very hot in the afternoon

At night we had dinner with one of
our relative at the Vegetarian Restaurant
To be continued.........

Day 1 Family Trip - Penang

Date: 29 Nov 2008

A holiday trip with me & J's family
We start our journey at 1pm in the afternoon from KL
After half n hour drove in the highway it started to rain

There was an accidient happened
at the others side of the road
A bus was overturn

We continue our journey and decided
to stop at Ipoh for our early dinner

Ipoh town

We saw this restaurant at Ipoh town
so we decided to have our early dinner here

We had ordered bean sprouts, porkballs &
Ipoh's famous Sar Hor Fun (Kuey Teow) noodles & chicken

the sprouts are stout and crunchy

porkballs were excellent - springy, rubbery and tasty,
the hallmarks of any good balls.

The chicken is perfectly done,
cooked just well enough to retain
a juicy smoothness that is often
absent from overcooked chicken.

After a brief stop-over in Ipoh,
we drove up to Penang island (Pulau Pinang).
Yes, drove to the island,
via Penang Bridge of course!
and reached there at 7pm
to be continue.......