Penang, Thailand, and Singapore

And so to Market Street in Penang, home to Karaikudi Restaurant and delicious biriyani!


After lunch, we went to book flights to Singapore, and having accomplished that, it was time for dessert. My cousin led us to Ali Babur's Kacang stall. Apparently it had been some time since he'd been, as his first, loud, exclamation was, "WAAAHHHH....SO fancy!!! R. nearly lost it...what exactly was so fancy about this place? Apparently, they now have a roof and two stools - buckets, actually - to sit on. Going upscale indeed! The kacang was delicious!


A new Buddha statue on Penang.


After skipping out on Uncle Chili Bob, we decided to take a day trip across the Thai border to Betong, a not particularly inspiring town, but full of massage parlours and tasty restaurants.


So tasty, in fact, that as our food came out, the waitresses made off with my little cousin. Ok, not really, but they were very taken with her.


On to Singapore, but having landed up at the airport 45 minutes before our flight departed, my cousin that this would be a perfect time to go find some kuih - Malaysian cakes. Only took us 40 minutes to find. That left 5 minutes to spare though! R. was not pleased, but she was ok once she started chowing on some pulut inti.


Wrapping up our trip, a couple of days in Singapore. Good food, plenty of foot reflexology, and lots of pre-Christmas shopping along Orchard Road. All in all, an excellent effort by R.