Anticipating Day 2 with excitement so as usual, I woke up super duper early.

Breakfast at the Executive Lounge. Delicious breakfast, especially the Spicy Tau Kuah. *slurp*

While Michelle headed back to our room to rest, I explored the swimming pool of G Hotel.

Infinite Pool!!!! My favourite! I love G Hotel’s swimming pool!

It just reminded me of Sentosa’s Cafe Del Mar. Don’t you agree?

Spa!!!!! That’s every women’s favourite. Which women don’t like spa???? Well, it cost us RM150 for a 90 mins session! Isn’t it worth??????

Time to head out. It’s a being-a-tourist day.

We took a cab to Dr Sun Yat Sen’s Penang Base which is located at 120 Armenian Street.

But unfortunately, it wasn’t open on Sunday. The operating hours is Monday to Saturday from 10am to 2pm. How disappointed! =_(

Leaving without much choice, we went to Cheong Fatt Tze Mansion, a die-die-must-visit-place-when-you-are-in-Penang. Unfortunately, the tour started at 3pm when we were there at 12.30pm. We ended up “roaming” the streets on our own.

A temple we “accidentally” found. 天后宫. It’s a temple dedicated to Goddess Tian Hou (The Heavenly Mother).

We actually walked a few streets before we found food. No wonder taxi uncle told us that Sundays are their off days.

Our cheap and good chicken rice. The whole coffee shop was packed. No wonder……………….

Penang’s local beer, Jaz at a back packer lodge. To pass time, we even had a game of pool. Hee….. My first time ever playing pool though. =X Thank god, nobody bothers to look at the lousy me. *phew*

The long awaiting tour at Cheong Fatt Tze Mansion. RM 12 per person, if I remembered correctly.

Our MUST POSE pictures outside Cheong Fatt Tze Mansion.

Cheong Fatt Tze Mansion is a grand Chinese style mansion along Leith Street. It was built by Cheong Fatt Tze (1840-1916), a Chinese of Hakka descent, who was also one of the richest man in South East Asia.

This mansion was Cheong Fatt Tze’s favourite and all eight sons of his were raised there. The house was also the home for his wives No. 3, 6 and 7.

This mansion was built with Cheong Fatt Tze’s strong belief in Feng Shui. A master geomancer was called in to find the best placement for the mansion. That was why Cheong Fatt Tze’s mansion is fronted by a rhombus-shaped garden. Within the mansion itself, everything was symmetrical.

In 1989, Cheong Fatt Tze’s mansion was put on for sale. Fortunately, a group of local conservationists stepped forward to buy it and the mansion was restored. Today, the mansion has been readapted as a boutique hotel.

The Cheong Fatt Tze tour took 1 hour odd. Fruitful and event one.

Back to hotel and time for dinner and some shopping. After all, it was our last night at Penang.

Our food loots to bring back to Singapore for family and of cos, not forgetting our wonderful office colleagues!!!!!!!!!!

Dinner was held at this food street near to Gurney Plaza.

Another plate of Penang’s Char Kuey Teow.

The famous Penang lasak. Delicious!!!!!!!!!! It’s so sour-ish. My favourite!!!!

Their wan tan mee! It’s a little different from our Singapore version. You can’t really find this version in Singapore.

The steamed Or Tah with lots of fish meat!!!!!!!!

Banana pancake. Smelt pandan and taste coconut. I’m going to sell this at Singapore’s Pasar Malam when I rent a stall! I’m sure it’s gonna be selling like hot cakes!

Penang’s must have D24 durian. Cheap. It merely cost us RM6.

Our childhood candy. But it’s the improved version with different flavours! RM1.20 each.

We had some other food like Rojak, Kang Kong with Squid BUT there weren’t any pictures because we gobbled up the food before we even remembered that we didn’t take any pictures of them. =X Plus, we were made panic by the sudden rain which came by. -_-” But thank god, it was merely a passing shower.

With a full stomach, we headed back to G Hotel’s G Spot for a quick drink.

Fruitful day indeed. We accomplished quite a lot on our Day 2.

Back to room to get ready to head back to Singapore the next day. The packing was kind of reluctant.

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