Does Leanne Drader have a middle name?

Okay we're back. We survived the jungle. More on that later. First things first.

1. Comments: Yay. Thanks to Alice and Darryl and Carolyn. We were on a secret strike, refusing to write until we got comments. But now we are back. Comments keep us alive people. Do your part. MINA LEE we are waiting to hear from you. OLIVE CHAPMAN we know you are reading this. We have our sources. LEANNE DRADER - we would use your middle name in here if we knew it.

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3. UPDATE: So to bring you up to speed, we will back track a bit. We spent a couple days on the island of Penang, where we just wandered around the streets and ate food. Found some good dim sum, explored China town, attempted to take a city tour, wandered the colonial district, ate seafood at an outdoor hawker centre on the edge of the sea...eat, walk, eat, walk -the general theme to our stay in Penang.

The city of Georgetown (on Penang) has a lot of character, with many colorful old shophouses bordering the roads.
Yum. Curry noodles and iced coffee in China town.

We went to the tourist office to find out about a free city tour that they offer. We were given a map and told where to find a the free shuttle bus that runs past all the major sights. One of those get on and off as much as you want deals. It was scorching hot. It was free. What could go wrong? Well, we followed the directions, and asked again on the street to clarify where to pick up the shuttle bus. We were pointed to the bus stop that says "Free Shuttle Bus" which is what we were told to look for. We boarded the shuttle bus, and pulled out the map.

Hmmm. Things were not looking quite right. We were supposed to be seeing old colonial buildings. Instead we were looking something more reminiscent of Edmonton's suburbs. Hmmm. The bus then stops. At the newly constructed largest mall in Penang. great. So we got off and scouted out the mall for a half an hour. We saw the Gap, Guess jeans, Starbucks, Borders bookstore (owned by Chapters or vice versa?). It was great. Like walking into a Southgate mall parallel universe. great. really.

Here is the aforementioned shuttle bus in the parking lot. The plane added an additional element of excitement. We managed to save the day by finding the old buildings in the evening. We had a lovely stroll along the sea and finished off with a good meal at an outdoor hawker centre.