Approaching the island of Penang
Went to an Irish Pub.....cold beer and a roast beef special.....nice change from all the Asian food!!
Penang National Museum
An old convent
Some of the old buildings along the Heritage Trail walk
A view back towards our anhcorage on the other side of the buildings
The docks on the mainland
Whoa......these guys have been in a few wars!!
The Town Hall
Fort Cornwallis
Captain Francis Light who founded George Town......we were told the palms grew the betel nut that people chew!!
A huge canon.....maybe a 32 pounder??
With a story!!!
The lighthouse and flagstaff for the various flag signals
Thsi clock tower is supposedly leaning from American bombs dropped in WWII trying to evict the Japanese
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Peranakan Mansion Museum
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Portrait of Captian Chung Keng Kwee
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A young Malaysian couple taking wedding pictures
The Captain has his own temple!!
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Some 200 year old baby furniture.....we thought our baby Kenndy might like a set:)))
Going up the cable car to Penang hill......2300 feet high
Unfortunatley cloudy and hazy that morning!!
A long way from home!!
Note, no USA cities listed.....I guess too far!!
Indian Temple
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Mosque
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Panoramic View
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That's Mystic over the tall building...yes, really!!!
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Kek Lok Si Temple
It's the largest Buddhist temple in Malaysia
Enormous and beautiful!!
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It lights up at night....we will have to come back to see that!!!
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Panoramic view
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A lot of incense burning....smelled great!!
Cable car all the way up!!
Kuan Win Goddess of Mercy
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The statue is huge!!
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View from the top
The monk's quarters
We have not figured out what the boat wheel means??
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The various Buddha transport animals
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Beautiful sounding bell!!
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Oldest dam in Malaysia
Bromeliads
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Charcoal Tree.....black wood
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Yes, we fell for the tourist trap
Such enthusiasm
Some of the fixed bamboo fish traps out of Penang.....in 80' fo water
Imagine hitting these at night!!
Approaching Langkawai
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