Have Perut Will Travel...: PEN Day 2 │ Rapid Penang: To the Jetty and Back

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Sunday, 24 December 2023

PEN Day 2 │ Rapid Penang: To the Jetty and Back

Back Out Into Penang

We picked you up again after heading back to The Green House for a quick pit stop. Once relief was found in the water closet, we woke Brendan and got him into the shower. All dressed and ready, we headed back out at 10:00am.

We walked out and eventually caught a CAT free bus from the stop in front of the 7 Eleven along Jalan Penang, heading toward KOMTAR. Our mission: purchase a monthly bus pass.

Mission: Bus Pass

Alas, the staff at KOMTAR told us the passes were only available at the Jetty Bus Terminal. So we hopped back onto the same CAT bus.

Ten minutes later, we arrived at the Jetty and successfully purchased our monthly bus passes for RM10 each (≈ USD/EUR2). Mission accomplished.

To test them out, we boarded a Rapid Penang #201 back to KOMTAR.

Errands at 1st Avenue

We arrived at 11:00am and walked into the ICT Mall, rode the escalators up two floors, then crossed the pedestrian bridge into 1st Avenue Mall.

Brendan wasn’t feeling well, so our first stop was Watsons for medication. We then ran a few errands — Mr DIY, Watsons again, and finally the Skechers store where Cat picked up several pairs of socks.

We retraced our steps back to KOMTAR, stopped by Maybank to replenish the Federal Reserves, then crossed over to catch a Rapid Penang #206 to Jalan Transfer.

Lunch at Pokok Ketapang

We disembarked at Roti Canai Jalan Transfer, crossed over to Jalan Hutton, and walked to Nasi Kandar Pokok Ketapang for lunch.

Together with a round of drinks, our meal came to RM31.00 (≈ USD7/EUR6).

After lunch, we stopped by a sundry shop for bottled water and soap, then swung by Nana Tomyam for beverages to go.

Back to The Green House

We then walked back to The Green House to rest and regroup.

What’s Next

We plan to have dinner later at a grand old food court nearby, so please stay tuned.