Penang

First, happy belated Chusok for those that wish to celebrate the Korean thanksgiving holiday. The actual holiday was last Tuesday, but we got the week off. In an effort to truly celebrate, we headed out of the country to the beach in Malaysia. Penang is an island off the northwest corner of Malaysia. It was a former British colony and it is one of the most diverse places I have visited in terms of an intertwining of cultures and ethnicities. The island is populated by Malays, Indians, and Chinese. As in much of SE Asia, the Chinese are the business people. Many Indians came during the British era and came as rubber tappers. Anyway, a neat place with awesome food that is ridiculously cheap. I will say that the taxis were a bit higher priced than necessary--more expensive than Korea and the gas and overall cost of living is significantly lower there. It is not government regulated--or at least enforced--so it has a gotten a bit out of hand. Regardless, a fun vacation.

Here is our two girls "anxious" to depart on the plane...well, at least one was an eager beaver.


We enjoyed some fun time by the pool. Sara loved the water...she has grown a ton and seems to be stretching out and getting much taller. I can easily tell this when I put her in my lap to give her a bottle these days.



Kacy loved the Penang Butterfly Farm. Yes, it sounds like a bit of a tourist trap and pretty much is, but she LOVED it. We managed to get some butterflies to land on her and even in her hair. It was quite fun and worth the little excursion.


Sara wanted to get in on the action but I'm not sure the butterflies are ready for her "gentle" caress.


Kacy ate all kinds of food. The locals were amazed at her ability to eat curry and other foods that contained spice. She is our little Asian girl. Sara found plenty to eat as well. She can sit down and eat for a VERY long time...the other day I thought she dumped the food off her tray because it was gone so fast. I never found a pile of tidbits so I must assume she just downed them. She is quite fun and enjoying her food immensely along with all the other explorations she embarks upon.


More Penang commentary later...