Penang

A 2 day stopover in Batu Ferringhi with play group pals Meg and Col is great fun. We walk and talk, with a few months of conversation catchup. Our cheap room shares the same beach view as their much comfier one, but we have the mosque nearby so are woken by the call to prayer. Lots and lots of people from Saudi holiday here, and the black-clad women take some getting used to. 

There's a beautiful spice garden to visit 

And an amazing Chinese mansion

And of course wonderful sunsets