After a slightly horrific journey back to the mainland on our speedboat we were faced with spending the night in a place called Kota Bharu as we had to get a connecting bus the morning after to Penang. Something we had just missed that day! In any case we weren't that bothered as we had originally hoped for a night there anyway, taking in their supposedly 'GREAT' night market.
An hour in a taxi with a slightly geriatric couple of middle aged descendancy later and we were dropped off in the middle of nowhere in the heart of our destination with no roadsigns or a westerner in sight. Endless walks up and down roads a few hilariously bad conversations of broken English with locals later we finally bumped int a few Brits staying at our desired location for the evening, the Ideal Travellers Inn. Once they had given us a guide to get there, admittedly a lot harder than their directions had stated, we settled into average accommodation suitable only for a one night stay. Well at least this time it was clean, had 4 walls and was cosy enough! Oh and it was overrun by cats, so that kept Jo happy for the time being!!! lol.
Booking a luxurious bus to Penang for the next morning was accomplished with ease and we had a brief nap and then showered before heading out for our evening adventures. Wondering around several stalls of vendors selling knocked off footy shirts and fake trainers we got talking oddly enough to some old guy who happily pointed us in the direction of the well hidden yet supposedly 'GREAT' night market. All this in exchange for me to discuss the first world war, politics and other historical past times in my lovely sounding accent. Fair trade I say!
Finally arriving at the collection of Hawker stands on offer at this market it soon became apparent that we wouldn't be spending long here. Filled with locals and constant stares at Jo, more than any we had seen before, the rather poor offerings of food on offer did less than inspire us. With desperation for a meal starting to creep in we stopped to eat in a strange little Nonya restaurant positioned near to our hostel. Proceeding to order, Jo enjoyed vegetarian noodles and an Ice tea whilst I went for a strange Malay delicacy consisting of Rice, Fried egg, Chicken Curry and a bowl full of chilli's. All on one plate, strange!
Settling the bill and heading back for any early night, we promptly fell asleep and awoke early the next morning, desperate to head to Penang.
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