Things to See and Do in Pulau Penang

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  • Oct 13, 2004: ... and very ornate. Next we looked around the Penang museum and art gallery followed by a trip to the buddest temple of 10, ...
  • Aug 2, 2009: ... rain-cloud in the sky. We started at the Penang Museum and Art Gallery, incredible value with entry at only RM1, (about ...
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  • Jul 31, 2009: ... hours. First stop was to be the Thai Buddhist Wat Chayamangkalaram Monastery, with its naga serpents, giant bodyguards and ...
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  • May 27, 2006: ... the lottery from a crazy man, we go out of town to Kek Lok Si Temple, which is a Buddhist Chinese temple set on a hill, and ...
  • Apr 23, 2008: ... of months before, which gave us the magnificent Kek Lok Si temple, fantastic tandoori and our friendly hammer-wielding ...
  • Jan 12, 2007: ... left my Malaysian friend and walked about 2km to the temple of Kek Lok Si. It was closing for the day which was a shame so I ...
  • Jan 21, 2006: ... Valerie gladly offered me a trip to the biggest temple in Malaysia, Kek Lok Si Temple. An awesome sight, I was glad to make ...
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  • Nov 20, 2009: ... in a boat', after this we headed to the 'Penang butterfly farm' I think Zac enjoyed it, however I was disappointed that the ...
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  • Jun 4, 2008: ... the old town and an ornate ancient chinese clan house called Khoo Kongsi. There are lots of attractions to see in Penang. ...
  • Jun 25, 2009: ... temple. Nice garden. Back to Georgetown where we spent a couple of hours at the Khoo Kongsi, an elaborate clanhouse and ...
  • Feb 26, 2004: ... at the Betel Nut pub. Day three we headed to Khoo Kongsi, a Chinese cultural museum built for the descendants of that ...
  • Feb 11, 2007: ... of smoke. Our final port of call for the day was Khoo Kongsi, a large Chinese clanhouse hidden down a winding lane, with ...
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  • May 27, 2006: ... looks out there over the small town. we then walked to penang hill, getting involved with the walking, and took the rail ...
  • Oct 16, 2006: ... I headed into the main shopping district of Georgetown but only really to take a bus to Penang Hill a short ride out of town ...
  • Jan 12, 2007: ... to a Malaysian tourist who was also on his way up the hill. Penang Hill is about 900 metres tall and is served by a Swiss ...
  • Jan 21, 2006: ... with windows covered with wooden shutters. I met Valerie whilst up Penang Hill, who was out with her kids. Valerie, a ...
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  • May 27, 2006: ... (i know real travelers), went to the old british fort cornwallis (not to impressive), and the very beutiful temple/clan ...
  • Apr 25, 2008: ... that.  Our last stop of the day was at Fort Cornwallis, a star-shaped creation of the English and the first East ...
  • Mar 9, 2005: ... wander round town in the sweltering heat. I went to Fort Cornwallis. The fort was something to do with the British invading ...
  • Mar 18, 2003: ... couldn't stand to see it broken so we continued on to Fort Cornwallis. This is where the British first landed but there isn ...
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  • Oct 15, 2006: ... it off taking a gander around Chinatown, the local Kapitan Kling Mosque then checking out the remains of the old British ...
  • Apr 1, 2008: ... started to fade, we walked past the Masjid Kapitan Kling mosque (built by Indian settlers), which was beautifully lit, and ...
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  • Nov 3, 2005: ... a fork). The food was fantastic. We then visited the Sri Mariamman Temple, which is the oldest Hindu temple in Penang. I ...
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  • Jan 10, 2008: ... ; Even the street names such as King Street, Queen Street, Downing Street, Bishop Street and Union Street are a reminder of ...
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  • Jun 4, 2003: Having decided to stay in Malaysia for more than my original month long tour, I am now going to make the jump from Peninsular ...
  • Jan 12, 2007: ... be a great point to view the North East tip of Penang - Georgetown, and the Mainland just a few kilometres further East. The ...
  • Jan 17, 2006: ... going in every electronics shop! Anyway, this department store, Komtar Kompleks didn't have any electronics. It was a ...
  • Nov 8, 2004: ... an hour there because we wanted to see more of Georgetown, before really hitting the beaches. After feeling guilty again ( ...
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  • Mar 9, 2005: ... I then went to visit an old Chinese House called the Cheong Fatt Tze Mansion in the centre of town which had been converted ...
  • Jul 3, 2009: ... museum. It was very impressive compared to The Cheong Fatt Tze Mansion which is mentionned in the Lonely Planet.  ...
  • Aug 1, 2008: ... we walked around checking out the area. We saw the Cheong Fatt Tze Mansion and were quite taken aback by the shocking blue ...
  • May 25, 2009: ... the sun from searing through my skull.  The Cheong Fatt Tze Mansion tour was interesting - favourite home of a ...