Bye, Penang - Day 4 (5 June 2014)

It was our final day in Penang. I have kept it a secret from the kids until that morning when I finally let Deborah and David know that we were going to bring them to the Adventure Zone - an indoor playground, located right next to our hotel building. As expected, the moment I announced it to them, their excitement level shot out of the roof!

 

Admission fee to Adventure Zone is at RM22+ for weekdays (Mon-Fri) and RM 33+ for weekend & Public Holiday, for a two-hour session. For more information, you may visit their website http://www.adventurezone.com.my

 

Since we booked our family package through Agoda.com, entrance fee to the playground for Deborah and David had already been included in the package. 1 adult may accompany a child into the playground. Each session is limited to maximum 4 hours, and they are entitled to visit the playground daily during our stay period. The children were also entitled to a free pizza and lunch was also included, but unfortunately we had a plane to catch and couldn't used it.

 

The playground opens at 10am.  When we got there at 9.30am, the kids were getting very impatient.

 

 

So we spent some time enjoying the beach once again...

 

There was a tent by the beach providing massage services. Daddy decided to have a neck and shoulder massage, while I brought the kids to walk on the beach to catch some snapshots.

 



 

At 10am, we entered the Adventure Zone and for the next hour, the kids were busy having fun.

 

Do note that children have to wear long sleeve shirts and socks in the playground. Adults accompanying children into the playground have to put on socks as well.

 

This is how much fun it was

 

 

And there's the more challenging slides. I was caught by surprise when David said he would like to try this steep slide. I was hesitant initially, but did not want to quench his courage, so I encouraged him to go ahead.... and yes, he did it even before Deborah tried it.

 

 

And Deborah went too...

 

 

By 11.15am, we headed back to our room to check out of the hotel. We hired a taxi from the hotel lobby and headed to the Airport. We had our lunch at Secret Recipe at the airport. Then it was some final shopping for mommy, while Daddy checked his emails before we boarded the plane.

 

Bye, Penang. We will be back soon...

 



Penang - Day 3 (4 June 2014)

 

It was a troubling night for me as I had a bad tummy ache which seem like I was going to have runs. Thankfully, I got hubby to get a can of coke from room service and within an hour, the tummy ache was gone. However, I was shivering uncontrollably for the next hour and by 1.00 a.m., I realised I was running a fever.  I quickly pop 2 panadol pills and went back to sleep.

 

Thankfully, I felt much better when we woke up in the morning. And after our buffet breakfast at the hotel, we hired a taxi to Penang Hill Tram Station. It was crowded as it coincide with the Malaysia's three weeks school holiday.

 

Uncle Yap, the taxi uncle who drove us around the day before, told us that the owner of the Toy Museum, in his fifties, is always at the Penang Hill Station distributing the Toy Museum flyers. He looks quite shabby and one would never expect him to be a wealthy museum owner. And yes, I did receive those flyers from him at the station.

 

 

In the tram going uphill...

 

Unfortunately, when we were halfway up the hill, it started pouring very heavily. We walked in the shelter and the only place we could visit was the Owl Museum.

  

  

 

  

 

Scenery at the peak.



 

 

 

As it continued to rain, we decided to head down and proceed for lunch at Straits Marina.

 

 

 

 

 The mall was quiet and nice place for relaxing, rather than shopping.

There are shops to pamper yourself with nail spa session, or just seat at Starbucks for an afternoon tea.

 

Though it was still drizzling, we managed to get out a little to enjoy the scenery where the yachts are parked.

 

 



 

As usual, daddy was fooling around...
But at least, now I know how he will look with a moustache.
 

 



 Hmh, I think it is better to do without one, daddy.

After walking around the mall, we took a short coffee break at Starbucks, and I actually dozed off for a while.... perhaps I was still in my recovering mode. So Daddy suggested heading back to the hotel for a nap.
 

Before heading back to the hotel, we met an Australian couple who took this picture for us at the mall concourse. After which, we hired a cab and returned to the hotel.  The ride from Straits Marina to our hotel at Batu Ferringhi was about 20 minutes.



 

 

Having a nap was indeed a good suggestion. I had a 2 hour power nap and by the time I woke up, I could feel that I had recovered.

 

And finally, the kids got what they were longing for - hitting the hotel's swimming pool with children's water play slide.

 

 

 

 

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We are proud that David has overcome his fear of water. It was the first time he didn't need any prep talk to get on the slide or be thrown down forcefully by daddy.  He was going on the water slide again and again on his own, with smiles on his face.

 

Great job, David!

And who can resist the beautiful beach that was just right at the doorstep of our hotel.

 



  

 

 

We had buffet dinner at the hotel since it was included in our package. For the rest of the evening, we just "nua" our time away at the lobby's lounge with our favourite drinks.

 

 

Deborah taking a selfie with my phone...