A trip to Penang Hill

Finally. Haha...

Last Sunday my father was in Penang, so we went up Penang Hill (neither my brother nor I had ever gone up the hill before). Even though we have been coming to Penang every year since forever, it was always during school holidays and we didn't want to join the crowd of tourists...

the train we took up (this is at the top)

a furry plant...who knows its name?

the old train (I think)

There are first and second class seats...I don't know what's the difference though...

There are some tourists who are gonna think that "ABC ice kacang" means "fresh fruit juice"... :P

But you know, I think this is good advertising. Know what your different customers want! lol

a blue and yellow macau

This was in the bird park...but we didn't want to pay to go in :P So I snapped this photo from the entrance, using full use of the zoom feature on my camera. It would have been really simple to take this photo, except that people kept walking past...and blocking my view. -_- And several even stood there to wait for people... Argh...can't they stand somewhere else?! -_-

Segway rides

I'm not quite sure, but I think it was RM10 for 10 minutes... The guy with the helmet is a customer and the girl in the red shirt is a pro (well, I mean she was working there...that's probably why she doesn't need a helmet, she won't fall off! :P )

twin flowers...does anyone know what they are?

I don't really know what this is (I think the name was somewhere but I can't remember it :P )

the mosque

and the garden beside it

the Indian temple

I tried to take photos of the view from the top of the hill, but the photos all came out blurred. Probably because of the mist/haze...

On the way down, we went to the front of the train. Photo time! (I snapped 20 photos here :P )

I'm not sure what this was doing beside the track. Maintenance train?

where the track splits into two

Here comes the other train...

Keep left...

and this is where the track dips...there were gasps all around me at about this time. Aaahhh...we're going to fall into emptiness!!! Like a roller-coaster track, huh... :P

After coming down from the hill we drove around a bit...and found a couple of interesting things.

Even a phone booth needs a number plate for identification purposes :P

I have a shop!

Do you think I could get a discount if I go there? :P