Happenings in Brief

Penang to Langkawi Island
November, 2008

This our last visit to Penang for 2008. Georgetown is now on the World Heritage Listing, and every time we visit we see more and more of the old buildings being renovated. This was only a short visit on our way through to Langkawi. We went to the movies and saw the latest James Bond movie "Quantom" lots of fast and furious action and very very loud, its been so long since we've been to the movies, that we're not sure if the loudness is Malaysian cinemas or the same everywhere, but even with the noise, a very enjoyable movie. We also hoped to see the Masters Tennis with McEnroe, Sampras etc being held in Penang, but time was against us.

So again our main enjoyment here was the food. We joined a couple of other cruisers for a buffet breakfast at the famously up-market E&O Hotel at a cost of $Rm35.00 well worth it with a great selection of food.

Breakfast at the E&O Hotel with Graham and Isabel 'Quiet Achiever'

Audrey's favourite - Japanese

Also enjoyed a couple of chinese breakfasts of 'Dim Sum' and not to be forgotten our favourite Tandoori Chicken at Kapitans, a highly considered Indian restaurant just a short walk from the Marina, where a Tandoori Set costs about $Rm7.50 ($Aus3.00).

Dim Sum, long lazy breakfasts

This is a Tikka Tandoori set, it is chicken breast only cooked kebab style

We are now back at Rebak Marina, bedding down 'Envy' for our 3 month visit back home. The Marina and Hardstand are as full as we've ever seen them, but still 'wet' births available as cruisers leave for Thailand and points west for the 2008/09 cruising season.