Emily's Birthday

It's hard to believe that there is a teenager living in our house... but it's true! It was Emily's 13th birthday today and she got to choose where the family would have dinner. She chose Thai food so we headed to a favorite local restaurant called Chang Rai. Upon returning home, we all tucked into homemade carrot cake with cream cheese icing. Danielle gave Emily a plant for her room while Mom and Dad gave Emily an iPod5.

George Town

The last portion of our trip to Penang had us visiting the historic city of George town. The city has an interesting past along with many historic buildings and temples. A good portion of the city has been declared a UNESCO world heritage site. We stayed at Straits Heritage, a boutique hotel that was once a shop house but is now a renovated heritage home. We visited temples, a famous hotel (Eastern & Oriental), the Clan Jetties and even caught a movie (the Hobbit) while we were there.