The Lok Key Si temple or Kek Lok Si temple is perched on the top of the hill in Penang and its possibly one of the most hidden treasures of this island.
Day 17
The brightest day of the travels
The bus from Georgetown to the temple is super easy to use and quick however to get to the Lok Key Si Temple entrance you have to go up through this winding staircase of markets that's hidden within the food market, its a bit of a maze! We were lucky that the bus dropped us close to the bottom and a local man pointed us in the right way but you basically know your on the right track when you get to a little opening with a small bridge over a pool full of TURTLES.
The surprises just kept coming. The temple is so colourful its like walking around a box of crayons and you don't expect it from the outside! Also a cable car - or how they describe it - an inclined lift (ha!) - takes you to the top where this massive statue of the goddess of supreme bliss and tranquility is standing over the whole city. And the goddess really was doing a good job making the place nice and peaceful. There are lots of goldfish (which is a big deal for me), wishing ribbons you can hang on trees and its meant to make them come true, lots of random panda statues and other animals, golden Buddhas, colourful buildings and odd shapes windows.
I would really recommend a wee trip here :)
The surprises just kept coming. The temple is so colourful its like walking around a box of crayons and you don't expect it from the outside! Also a cable car - or how they describe it - an inclined lift (ha!) - takes you to the top where this massive statue of the goddess of supreme bliss and tranquility is standing over the whole city. And the goddess really was doing a good job making the place nice and peaceful. There are lots of goldfish (which is a big deal for me), wishing ribbons you can hang on trees and its meant to make them come true, lots of random panda statues and other animals, golden Buddhas, colourful buildings and odd shapes windows.
I would really recommend a wee trip here :)
Afterwards we went for lunch in the local market where I dined on kiwi juice and some sort of yellow rice and chicken combo whilst Josh had a local dish called Laksa Asam. This is basically SOUR FISH STEW. yuck yuck yuck. He quite enjoyed it, I could not have hated it more.
We spent the afternoon walking around Penang (getting lost and being overly excited to see things) where we picked up Bombay mix from the Diwali celebrations and ate at the port whilst watching the sunset... dreamy/what a soppy fool!
We spent the afternoon walking around Penang (getting lost and being overly excited to see things) where we picked up Bombay mix from the Diwali celebrations and ate at the port whilst watching the sunset... dreamy/what a soppy fool!
The Reggae bar was also a stop off point where we met a lady called Bree which makes me think of the cheese I was missing. Bree was a teacher in Thailand, there was another guy (forgot his name) and then there was this American man who was a doctor from Chang Mai... who was the weirdest man I have ever met. Drinking turned into a lot of drinking and we ended up talking with the group until American man got angry and so we made a smooth exit in order to satisfy our crisp cravings. Then it poured it down with rain which is when something horrific happened....
WE SAW A MASSIVE RAT.
It ran right past me, traumatising. So to not end on that note... check out this CAT:
WE SAW A MASSIVE RAT.
It ran right past me, traumatising. So to not end on that note... check out this CAT:
I like the fact the shop lady also moved the sign to wherever the cat decided to sleep, which meant she had her work cut out. So that was day 17. TADAAA
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