We left home late Monday night for the airport. After 19 hours in the air, 5 hour layover in Hong Kong - we arrived in the lovely state of Penang, Malaysia. Since Jeff is assisted by a wheelchair in airports, we zip through all the lines, got our luggage and looked for our 'driver' from the hotel. All kinds of people holding signs - not one of them say Grossman. The wheelchair assistant is kind enough to ask if I have the drivers' number (which, of course I have - always in Executive Assistant mode) and he proceeds to call him and finds out he's waiting in a car outside the terminal. Finally, success.
We're staying at the Kimberley Hotel which is very centrally located in the Capital City of George Town. Our room may be a little small, it doesn't have any real drawers to put clothes (other than small night stands), but I was inventive enough to unpack what we need. The staff are more than professional and friendly - I think the 'security' man (very young) is in love with us because he's originally from Nepal and Jeff had on a Mount Everest/Nepal tee shirt yesterday and the man thought we were so wonderful to have visited his home country. We live in such a small world, right?
Our main reason for this adventure is to visit (as much a possible) with our friends Ivan and Jun who are from and live in Penang. Jun is only available to spend time with us on weekends, but Ivan has been making sure we've been enjoying the best of local food and getting us organized to travel around the city to see all there is to see. We so appreciate all their efforts to get us on the right track. We feel comfortable enough walking to most destinations and food stalls/restaurants are everywhere. The people here are so kind and accepting - they make us feel so at home!
Today we did stop at one Buddhist Temple - Jun is Catholic - Ivan is Buddhist - and it's always so much more enriching when someone can tell you about their own traditions in person.
Life is Good!
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