'''Bukit Mertajam''' is in Penang.
Get in
Railway station
Bus. There are buses connecting towns like Butterworth, Kulim and Parit Buntar.
Get around
The only public transport available in the town is bus, however, you can travel around with taxi too. But bare in mind, you rarely able to get a taxi on the street. Normally, you only can get the taxi from the main taxi terminal. And, there might be only have one bus in every 1 or 2 hour once.
See
'''Bukit Berapit''' - a hill full of fruit trees such as durian, mangosteen, and nutmeg, with two '''buddist temples''' and scenic views
'''Hutan Lipur''''
'''Megamall Penang''' (near Seberang Jaya) - the biggest shopping mall in Penang state
'''Mengkuang Dam''' - the biggest dam in Penang, and a recreational activities venue
'''The railway station''' - once won the most beautiful station in Malaysia award
Religious Site
'''St. Anne Church''' - [http://www.stannebm.org/]The church was built on 1888. every 3-4 week of July, pilgrims from around the world flock to this church and spend a night celebrating St. Anne's Day
'''Pek Kong Cheng''' - is a historical chinese temple where localist are very believe. In front of the temple, there is food stall which you can find food 24 hours a day. The main reason is becuase the temple is near to a morning market. Those people who work in the market will be working in different hour (fishermen will send the fish to market at 3am while farmer will send at 7am) so they can always find food in front of this temple.
Do
'''Tokun Hill''' - It is a small hill for hiking. On the track up to the hill, you can always notice insects like Millipede and colorful butterflies.
Night life
'''Auto City''' - [http://www.autocity.com.my/]It is a newly developed area which full of restaurant, pubs and caffee. Basically, you can almost find all the entertainment there! A lot of younster will hang up there after 9 or 10pm.
For example:
:Fast food, you can get KFC, McDonalds, Subway
:Coffee shop - Starbucks, Coffee Bean, Segafredo
:Pubs - SOHO, Bed.
:Restaurant - Sushi King, The Manhanttan Fish Market, Isshin Japanese Restaurant, Tao Japanese Buffet, Chicago Rib House.
:Ice cream - Swensen, Haagen-Dazs.
Buy
Eat
'''Black man's rojak''' (pronounced olang rojak in Hokkien)
'''Duck egg fried kueyteow''' (there are 3 stalls operated by 3 brothers, one in front of the railway station, another beside the taxi station, and the latest one in Jalan Kulim)
'''Soya milk''' (nearby Pek Kong Cheng temple along Jalan Pasar)
'''Roast duck and pork rice''' (roadside stall beside Pek Kong Cheng temple)
'''Chendol''' - BM Chendol House, or the one in the market, behind KFC
'''Yam rice''' at Taman Sentosa
'''Hawker food''' in Taman Sri Rambai, Taman Sentosa
'''Dim sum''' ("Wong Chow" or "Soon Hong" restaurant)
'''Nasi kandar pelita'''
'''Konlo mee''' (also known as tok tok mee) and mee soup (similar to Koay Teow Th'ng) - stall is located between the fruit stalls and Pek Kong Cheng temple
'''Bak kut teh''' non-halal food/soup - there are 2 shops located at Jalan Mutiara, Taman Sri Rambai, operated by brothers; one is top 20 most delicious bak kut teh in Malaysia
Drink
Sleep
The Summit Hotel
Get out