隐藏的‘咖啡馆’。A hidden 'Cafe'

Hai Key, 据说名字中‘Hai’是由中文字‘海’，而'Key'是由英文之母‘Quay’的译音取得。
Hai Key, the word 'Hai' is taken from the sounds of 'sea' in Chinese word and 'Key' is from the sounds of 'Quay'.

Hai Key是一间很不咖啡馆的咖啡馆，那边没有冷气，也没有华丽的布置。
几块铁板搭成的屋顶，简单的木制长桌，传统的烤面包，黑咖啡。
老板娘说，‘这是古早味，可惜现在的年轻人都爱去设计独特的咖啡馆，这种古早味已经慢慢被淘汰。’

Hai Key is not like a usual cafe, there is no air conditional and no lucrative decorations.
A small hut made of metal sheets, simple wooden made tables, traditional toasted bread, black coffee are what they have.
'This is what we do in the good old days, but the current generation would prefer modern cafe to ours. Cafes like ours are being replaced by modern cafes.'

说了那么多，‘Hai Key’在哪里？槟城最近的壁画，远近驰名，而‘Hai Key’就位于上面这张篮球 壁画的旁边。

So, where is Hai Key? It is just next to one of the Penang famous wall paintings, 'kids playing basket ball'.

在槟城走走看看，累了，停下来歇一歇，喝杯咖啡或买一只冰淇淋解一解热，再继续逛完所有的壁画。如果顾客没有很多，老板娘还会坐下来跟顾客聊天。
古早味，人情味，就是这咖啡馆的特色。
简陋咖啡馆，两张木制长桌，这里没有令人回味的设计，高级的咖啡和食物。
它只是一个让人在走累时，有一个可以暂时停下来歇息的地方。

休息，是为了走更长远的路。

After a tired morning of walking around Penang Heritage area, why not stop by and rest for a while?
Enjoy a cup of coffee or get yourself an ice cream to chill yourself in this hot weather and continue with you journey.
If there were not much customers, the owner would sit down and have a good chat with you.
The classic taste and the friendly people are what make this cafe special.

A basic and simple small hut with two long wooden table, do not expect fancy decorations, coffee or food here.
It is just a place for you to rest after a long walk.

Rest well, for a longer journey ahead.

 

除此之外，店里也摆放了一些纪念品，方便游客购买。
You can also get some souvenier from this cafe.

 走累了，也可以租一辆脚踏车继续接下来的行程。
If you are too tired to walk, you could rent a bicycle from the cafe too.

离开后，到附近走走，看到这被游客签满名字的铁门。
Nearby the cafe, there is a door full of signatures from tourists.

列着队的小猫咪。
A troop of marching kitties.

综合槟城的壁画，我自己也买了一套的磁铁。
A combination of wall paintings in Penang, I got myself a full set of magnets.



~Photographs taken in Penang.~