Malaysia Day 2 & 3

Well, after our train ride north our little family got off the train in a place called Butterworth which is on the Northwestern coast of Malaysia. We then caught a 15 minute ferry ride to Penang Island where we spent the next day and a half. It was a nice relaxing place to stay. Our hotel was fabulous, friendly and on a section of the beautiful white beach. Both mornings we were in Penang we went to play on the beach and both times we were the only ones there. It was so peaceful, and HOT. We did a little shopping, and did quite a bit of sleeping, it was perfect.

As far as cultural differences, the people seem to be just as friendly in the Philippines. The food is spicier and it seems to be quite the mixture of cultures. They have wonderful taste in colour. They obviously love the children and have themselves the most beautiful little children with their rich brown eyes smiling up at you!
This afternoon we will be heading back to Butterworth where we catch our train to Thailand. This one leaves at 2:30pm and won’t arrive in Bangkok until 10:30am tomorrow. We packed tones of colouring books, activities and made sure the iPod video and PSP were all fully charged; anything to make the trip easier on the kids! It’s such an amazing thought that tomorrow we’ll be in Thailand!