~Saturday July 6, 2013~
~Snake Temple~
It's a free 3 day weekend! There's a trip planned for this weekend to go to Kuala Lumpur; it's another city in Malaysia and supposedly very modern. However, out of the 14 of us, 3 decided to go on the trip with our professor, 1 went on her own, 6 decided to go to Thailand, and myself and 3 other girls decided to hang in Penang. The trip to Kuala Lumpur was a little pricey and I'm going to KL with the 3 other girls later and I'll be also heading to Thailand after the program.
So, we went to the Snake Temple, which I wasn't that pleased about. It was nudged in a small area in between shops and some building. It was a tourist stop. However, it's worth skipping there wasn't anything amazing about it. We just went because it was a free day and to check it out.
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~Bukit Jumbul~
We didn't really know what to do. We saw a lot of things already in the first 2 weeks here. After the snake temple we headed over to a shopping complex called Bukit Jumbul. It's a giant shopping center with 6 floors. It's not like an American mall. There are tiny shops set up in these stalls. It's not going to glamorous and fancy like you would see in America. If you're looking for traditional Malay dresses or hijabes (the headcovering that Muslim women wear) this is the place. There's so many stores selling the same things.
Lunch and for some reason I craved a donut...but I don't even eat donuts in America. I'm missing my mom's food and all the junk food America has to offer. :'(
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~Night Market~
At night there is a night market near our campus. It's right across from Tesco (there version of a Wal-Mart). It was so humid, hot, and congested with all the people, the cooking of street food, but it's definitely worth checking out!
Laksa is a popular traditional Chinese and Malay food.