Several weeks ago, Ethan’s school planned a class field trip to visit two heritage buildings/sites in Penang. And since I myself have not visited those places before, I asked for permission from his teacher for me to tag along, with the primary reason of snapping some pictures 🙂
The two places that the class visited was the Cheong Fatt Tze mansion on Leith Street, and Chew Jetty at Weld Quay.
The kids were ferried around in a bus while I drove to the sites on my own. Apparently, a few other mothers were tagging along that day too, some for reasons unknown to me.
Photography was not allowed in the mansion itself, so I could only take a few outside before we went in…well actually, I did snap some pictures inside, but with my iPhone (read: quiet and small) 🙂
The image of the stately blue mansion against the beautiful blue sky that day was breathtaking. It was my first time there, even though I had been staying in Penang for more than 10 years now.
…and no…I am not obsessed with taking pictures of trishaws 😛
A peek into the living room where all the kids were being given an introductory explanation by the tour guide, Aunty Pauline, before the start of the tour of the mansion:
More amazing architecture from within the mansion’s walls:
After the mansion tour: a handful of the kids posing for a group photo…they actually look very hungry, don’t they?
Well, I suppose the kids had their snacks on the bus on the way to the next stop, Chew Jetty, because when they arrived, they were all full of energy!