Have Perut Will Travel...: PEN Day 2 │ Christmas Eve WALKABOUT!

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Sunday, 24 December 2023

PEN Day 2 │ Christmas Eve WALKABOUT!

A Rainy Evening in Penang

The weather had been intermittent all day. It cleared up somewhat in the evening, but the moment we left The Green House, the rain returned. Thankfully, we had bought umbrellas earlier this morning at Chowrasta Market — easily the best purchase of the day.

We walked out onto Lebuh Dickens, crossed Jalan Penang, and continued northeast until we reached the intersection with Lebuh Leith.

A few hundred metres later, we arrived at Red Garden Food Paradise. If not for yesterday’s much delayed arrival, we would have had dinner here then. Tonight, we finally made it.

Walking Off Dinner

Later, with our perut filled, we decided to walk off the calories and set off toward Padang Kota Lama.

Our route:

Northeast along Lebuh Leith
Continue onto Jalan Sultan Ahmad Shah
Then onto Lebuh Farquhar
Southeast along Lebuh Farquhar
Left onto Jalan Masjid Kapitan Keling
Right into Lebuh Light
Cross at the first pedestrian crossing
Turn left onto Jalan Padang Kota Lama
Continue north to the Esplanade Viewspot

We walked east to the end of the viewpoint, then exited via Jalan Green Hall. Eventually, we found ourselves back on Lebuh Light, crossed the same pedestrian crossing, and turned left all the way to its end.

From there:

Left onto Beach Street, heading southeast
Right onto Lebuh Pasar
Left onto Jalan Masjid Kapitan Keling
Right onto Chulia Street

Traffic was heavy, so we darted left into Lorong Sekchuan, then left onto Jalan Buckingham, and eventually onto Lebuh Campbell.

At the end of Lebuh Campbell, our DJI Pocket 2 battery finally gave up.

Switching Cameras, Still Walking

We stopped by 7 Eleven along Jalan Penang to buy a large bottle of drinking water. We switched to the Lumix GX85, crossed Jalan Penang onto Jalan Transfer, then slipped through a small lane that brought us back to Lebuh Dickens.

We crossed Jalan Transfer again, turned into Lorong Popus, and finally reached The Green House — just as the Lumix GX85 battery ran out too.

Perfect timing.

What’s Next

We’ll be having our Christmas lunch at a favourite smoke house, so stay tuned — and Merry Christmas, everyone!