Indonesia Trip 2019: Last day in Penang! (August 2nd)

Our last day in Penang involved heading up to Penang Hill to see what it was all about. It started with a fast and steep train of sorts up to the top of the hill. Once at the top, we took the mandatory panoramic shots from the hill overlooking the city below. We tried to find the place where we were staying at, and we were able to find it! Which was pretty neat.

We walked around for a little bit before deciding we wanted to go to The Habitat on the hill. We bought some food first (fried local cuisine) and entered the area. There were a lot of beautiful plants and butterflies. Supposedly some squirrels lived in the trees, but we were unable to find any.

 Among all of this greenery and plants, there are a few swings where people can just get on and swing. It's definitely an interesting experience, but a nice break for tired legs.

The big interesting thing about The Habitat (other than the plants and animals) is that there are bridges and walkways in the canopy, which looks very cool in their flyer, but when you get there, it's a bit underwhelming. However, there is a large circular structure above the tree tops, and when you go up there, you're debriefed on the rules (like no running or roughhousing), and in case of sudden bad weather, the person at the bottom would blow their whistle and everyone had to immediately go down. Definitely not a place to go if you're afraid of heights.

Another crazy thing was, we were apparently there at the same day some governmental person was there. I want to say some ambassador or secretary. It was interesting, since there was this huge crowd with a bunch of cameras just there with us. 

After a long day up in The Habitat (we spent nearly the whole day there), we returned to the hotel to have one last dip in the pool. Which is a pretty nice place since it's on the 11th floor of the building, and opens up to the city beyond.