Back to Penang During Bridge to Bridge Event - The Day before

A plan to visit Penang during the inaugural Penang International Bridge to Bridge Ride (PgIB2B) 2019.

Friday 28th June I took a bus from Old Train Station, KL to Sg. Nibong Bus Terminal together with my Brompton. As usual I will use the bicycle coastal lane to go downtown. Penang Island will be inundated with cyclists over the weekend.

My first eating stop at Fisherman's Wharf Food Court for a Indian Mee Goreng, I have tried it twice and was back for it again.

Old George Town here I come again and will be checking in Ryokan Muntri Boutique Hostel and I  hope to meet some of my KL there.

Joe joined us for a street food dinner at Kimberly Street.

One of my favourites Kuay Teow Th'ng stalls in the island is at the road side of Kimberly Street GPS : 5.415660, 100.334018

My KL buddies Feejin, HS Tan and Soo enjoying the duck meat Kuay Teow Th'ng and glad they like it too.

I met Simon Yeoh leading a group of Singaporean friends around the city and conveniently he asked me to be in the front line. I am not too good with Penang routes and yet I was tasked for it. Let's the blind leads the blinds hehehe ...... at the bicycle bridge over Sg. Pinang.

Cecil Street Market 七条路巴刹 (the 7th street street as the local refer it) for a local variety of breakfast delicacies and we also bumped into Brenda & friends who were having their food here too.

Feejin was in the mood of buying local kueh in the wet market.

Meanwhile the KL buddies were eating at the Chinese temple next door and keeping a watchful eye on the small bicycles.

Time to terrorize the streets of Penang with our easy ride and enjoying the heritage value of Penang. 

One of the oldest clan house in Penang, the Eng Chuan Tong Tan Kongsi is also the Ancestral House of the Tan clan. Beautiful roof architecture located at Halaman Sei Tan GPS : 5.413138, 100.336364

A rare sight which is seem to becoming a norm to see Ang Mor tourist basking at the road side for extra dough. 

Fun to cruise around the UNESCO World Heritage zone of George Town and good to see many efforts to preserve and conserve the tangible heritage buildings. There are so many of them in Penang and what a gem.

Kapitan Keling Mosque is a Penang landmark. Built in 1801 by Penang’s first Indian Muslim settlers (East India Company troops), the Indo-Moorish structure is set at the junction of Lebuh Buckingham and Lebuh Pitt (now known as Jalan Kapitan Keling).
It is the largest mosque in Georgetown and looks sublime at sunset. It was named after the ‘kapitan’ of the Keling (a leader of the South Indian community similar to the leader of the Chinese community), Cauder Mydin Merican. The whitewashed mosque is topped with large golden-yellow Mughal-style domes, crescents and stars and features a single, typical Indian-Islamic minaret from which the sound of the azan (call to prayer) can be heard.

In the vicinity of Jalan Kampong Kolam surrounded by budget accommodation and decorated with recycled materials that is worthy of Instagram posting.

Another group photo taken with a GoPro camera at this huge mural.

Pg Cycle Spot was the last place I took the group to visit at New World Park, Andy was gladly busy entertaining the Singaporean and they do really love to shop.

It was then back to my mum's place at Farlim and this time was surprised with new visitors staying with her in the apartment. Good to be back with my mother again. As for tomorrow many will be participating the Bridge to Bridge while I will be going for a new discovery ride with another group.