Dharmikarama Burmese Temple Georgetown

Sad to leave the Perhentian Islands but glad to be on the road again. Penang is a 6 hour drive across to the other side of the peninsular. Arriving just after dark the place looked much like any other big city with high rise buildings, bright lights and shopping malls. I wondered if I'd made the right choice, didn't really want to go from idyllic …

Day 2- 13th October
A visit to Penang is incomplete without a visit to the world famous Thai, Burmese & Chinese temples. People come from far and wide to see these beautiful monuments which have become major tourist attractions. We decided to start our Penang trip by paying a visit to the Wat Chayamangkalaram temple also known as the Thai …

When I was preparing the trip (from home) I checked many blogs (specially from Tripadvisor) to find the way to travel from Melaka to Penang by bus. I was getting a little bit anxious as I couldn't find any info... oh well, the day arrived and I/we arrived in Melaka... I went to the tourist info desk and they told me where to go and what bus line to …

... in a couple of weeks. The driver stopped to educate us then smiled and drove on. When we went to the beautiful Dharmikarama Burmese temple a super excited Buddhist monk that saw me wide-eyed at the statues conversed with me for a while, showed me his ...

... prompted Matt to announce we were definitely getting a taxi back when we were done!! The Sleeping Buddha & Dharmikarama Burmese Temple (across the road) were well worth the hassle and provided us with lots of photo opportunities! Fascinating facts ...

... to each other.  Both temples were simply stunning and were bustling with people there to be blessed.  The Dharmikarama Burmese temple had the most stunning white Jade Buddha standing proud and also had a series of smaller white jade ...

... went to Wat Chayamangkalarm where there was an absolute massive buddha- very beautiful. Then across the road was the Dharmikarama Burmese Temple. I decided to be brave and take the furthest journey today. I really wanted to see the Snake Temple, ...