Suhu - local/chinese [YC], closed Tuesday
https://maps.app.goo.gl/Em8CubPjjL99LpSD9
Tek Sen [YC], closed on Tuesday
https://maps.app.goo.gl/riGjydPRJKFREM6u7
BaBa Phang Nyonya restaurant [YC] - open daily
https://maps.app.goo.gl/dMecuiQnesJPtku58
Winn Peranakan [HP], closed on Sunday
Chao Xuan Teochew [LT]
https://maps.app.goo.gl/S1cUtucoBsR5B9kG7
Auntie Gaik Lean's [HP] 1ms - closed Mon/Tue
https://maps.app.goo.gl/zGMibQufxYdcsx4CA
Breakfast - Carnarvon Street [HP]
Breakfast - Kimberley street [HP]
Breakfast - Ping Hooi Kafe
https://maps.app.goo.gl/37VeAT7tF4hcLivx9
Roadside - Kafe Heng Huat CKT [YC]
https://maps.app.goo.gl/3B299MeA5vY9oJY28
Others
Ang Seng Heong Peanut Biscuit [YC]
https://maps.app.goo.gl/f6Dkjs9P7HLE7v4F6
Pasar Chowrasta Market, preferable in morning [YC, WS]
Wong Durian House [WS]
https://maps.app.goo.gl/tuiPEijShoynXCgm7
Butterworth - Cross bridge
Sungai Udang Port
https://maps.app.goo.gl/EetJsSeL2nT5PUTw5
Seafood market and food
Outlets mall
https://maps.app.goo.gl/MTqHbUyzdM9RMekB6
Pantai Sersih
https://maps.app.goo.gl/5qJsAWSbW6NZict6A
Tentative Itinerary
Morning : Singapore - Penang
Afternoon
Wong Durian House
Lunch - all except Winn
Check into hotel
Evening
Sunset
Dinner - Gaik Lean Restaurant
Day 2 Mon
Morning
Hotel bf/
Pasar Chowrasta Market
Kimberley street junction/Kuala Kangsar
Carnarvon street (food?)
Lunch - Tek Sen
Moh Teng Khoew Kueh
Ang Seng Heong peanut biscuit
Chao Xuan
Teik zai Durian
Swatow Lane ice kacang
Evening
Dinner - Baba Phang?
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Day 3 Tuesday
Morning
Hotel Bf
Sungai Udang/Lunch Fishing village
Afternoon
Outlets Mall
Butterworth Art Walk
Evening
Pantai Bersih - Sunset
Dinner -
Day 4
Morning: Hotel bf
Kafe Ping Hooi ckt?
Afternoon : Flight back to Singapore
2021 - still walking, not bad...
2020 - we are walking , whatelse can we do?
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Getting there 6:25am : Farrer Station All arrived except the coach/van... 7:30am : The organizer decided to abandon the wait for the van and to travel to Johore Bahru in 2 cars via the 2nd Link. Informed the lone awaiting HP in Marsiling MRT to go to JE MRT. Coach driver called to apologize that he had overslept. ~8:45am : Decided to park both cars in Jurong Point, and to take the coach to JB. ~9:45am: We crossed the 2nd Link. |
~10:30am : Arrived at the Chinese DimSum shop. Famished so no one remembered to take photos!
A nice cup of coffee would be ideal before heading north for the Durian.
Food: Coffee
~11:30am : Good Coffee Cafe
Good kopi in an air-conditioned cafe.
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| Good Coffee Cafe |
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| Kopi-O |
~12 noon: Verbena Pastry
Sutrea Mall to pick up some buns before the 1 hour journey for our Durian Lunch.
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| The Bakery |
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| Sutrea Mall |
~1:45pm : Durian Stall
We arrived at the 'plantation', a roadside stall along the road to Yong Peng.
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| The Van by the roadside |
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| Durian Pricing |
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| Durian Makan |
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| Paying for the durian |
We agreed that the durian would be the hefty appetizer before a light lunch.
Ever accommodative, the organizer recommended going to Yong Peng town for Fishball noodles.
Food : Fish Ball Noodle
~2:45pm : We arrived at Yong Peng, and headed to the recommended fishball noodle shop.
Shopping: Buy Titbits
~3:45pm On the way back to Johore Bahru, we stopped by a food outlet for a quick shopping spree.
Massage
Back to Johore Bahru
~5pm : Nearby Sutrea Mall for a massage
Food: Peking Restaurant
~6:30pm : Managed to get a table for dinner at Peking restaurant where we ate an assortment of seafood - oyster, shark's fin etc. Overall, a nice meal!
Getting Back
We walked for about 1/2 hour in Sutrea Mall before heading to the organizer's house to split our pre-ordered otah and mochi.
~9:30pm : Started our journey back to Singapore.
The custom clearance was surprisingly fast!
~10:45pm : Back Home.
It was a good trip, thanks to the organizer and friends. :)
