Weekend in Penang

Didn't take many photos on my weekend away in Ipoh and Penang. And when I did use a camera, it was with my borrowed HTC Desire HD. Although I did take shots without using a camera app of some sort, I'm posting just the ones with special effects, mostly because I think they make my plain pictures more interesting. 

IPOH - The capital of Perak. Ipoh was our breakfast stop on the first day and out late lunch stop on the way back. 

Taken with Retro Camera in Ipoh, Perak. We stopped there for lunch and had a bowl of chicken and prawn hor fun (and pork satay and beef noodle soup) in an old. I would recommend this shop, because it was absolutely delicious, but I don't remember the name of the shop!

Another thing Ipoh is famous for is the salted chicken. This shop had a PROPER queue outside, and when people walked out they had BAGS of the stuff. In retrospect I should have ordered a box for myself but at the time my IQ was a bit low to be thinking strategically.

And random images: 

PENANG - Now I know why the food is cheap. 

Here are some images from Penang. I shouldn't have played with the settings because I couldn't really see what was on my screen with the bright sun. I was disappointed to see that the setting that I was on made most of the picture blurry for the soft effect. The rest of these were taken with the Pudding Camera app. 

This was an abandoned building, but someone had put some decorations in it. Come to think of it maybe the whole row of this building was a live museum of some sort? No idea, but if you know, let me know.

This is not a drawing on the wall, but is actually a cast-iron piece placed about a foot away from the wall. You can see its shadow on the wall.

This is the view from our lunch venue on Jalan Datuk Keramat. In the back is a freezer a size of a house. Just above the two men sitting down there is a sign saying the shop is an ice-cream distributor. 

So, I finally experienced cheap Penang eats for myself but I have to say it's not all what it sounds like. Food is cheap and good, but the servings are significantly smaller. Not entirely a bad thing as it left space for more food, of different kinds!

Our trip was a really short one so I hope to head over to Penang again for a little more sight-seeing. Penang has lots of interesting colonial architecture left over from history and I'd like to get to know the place a bit more. If you have been to Penang, or are from there, do let me know if there are more reasons to visit Penang!