Penang Hill

Penang Island is in the north west of Malaysia, it took two buses and a ferry to reach our next quirky hostel in Georgetown. Dropped our bags off and ordered a Grab (Asian Uber) for the funicular which takes you up to the Penang Hill with extra speed. On the top there were beautiful views, a mosque, a Hindu Temple and some coconut ice cream was waiting for us. After a brave decision we started to walk down from the hill. Later we found out we were the only ones choosing the jeep road to descend which was probably due to the steep, long, asphalt road which caused us massive pain in our legs and bums the next day. As we walked in the jungle we saw giant ants and many monkeys playing on the trees, some came real close to us. When we arrived at the bottom on the other side of the hill we were ready to get on a bus. But it never came so after a coconut milkshake we ended up walking another 6 km to home. Although at the time the flat surfice almost felt like a relief we still decided not to walk much the next day.Read more