Tag: malaysia
Lima Blas 十五, Bukit Bintang, Kuala Lumpur
While we were in KL, our friend J took us to Lima Blas which means 15 as the restaurant is at 15 Jalan Mesui, Bukit Bintang – an area full of bars and restaurants. It was raining lightly that night, thankfully the restaurant was practically just downhill from our rented apartment (click here to see Lanson Place). The…
Zheng He 鄭和 teahouse and museum, Melacca
While in Kuala Lumpur, we took a day trip to Melacca 馬六甲 – a historic town that is about 2 hours by car in the southerly direction on the Malaysian peninsula. The main street was really crowded with tourists. It took us almost an hour standing in line to get a table at one of…
ChinaHouse, Penang – part 2
Continuing our exploration of this great hangout place in Georgetown … ChinaHouse is a combination of 3 heritage buildings, linked by an open air courtyard and converted into 14 spaces comprising shops, cafes, restaurant, galleries, live music and bakery. Part 1 showed the Canteen from which we entered the ChinaHouse complex from Victoria Street. . In…
ChinaHouse, Penang – part 1
While we were wandering around in Georgetown, this pink tank attracted our attention. It was sitting outside a gallery called “179 – The Place” which sells a range of artwork, from painting to textile, and antiques as well as modern artisan-made furniture. We talked to the gallery person for a while as IT was really interested in some funky…