Kek Lok Si - Monastery on Crane Hill Georgetown

Food and eat are the top two definition I would go for Penang. Penang Island gives you the exact thing. The small island in Malaysia has a UNESCO old town called Georgetown. I liked the old town, though I wouldn't say it's amazing. But I will tell you what's amazing: the food!

The unique culture in Malaysia consists of the Malays, Chinese …

Today we went back towards Penang Hill and to check out a huge complex we could see on another hill. We went to the Kek Lok Si pagoda which also houses the bronze state of Kuan Yin.
You have to climb hundreds of steps to get to the top but it is a really beautiful complex.
One one side there is the 7-storey 'pagoda of ten thousand buddhas …

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 …

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Para ir a Penang, era necesario tomar nuevamente otro barquito que nos sacara de la isla. El boleto lo compramos vía internet pues Malasia es muy moderno y todo ese tipo de cosas puedes hacerla electrónicamente. Llegamos al embarcadero más temprano de lo esperado así que yo me quedé con las mochilas y Clau fue a comprar cafecitos …

We got to Penang after catching two minivans, one from Krabi to Hat Yai (with the craziest driver we've had yet!) and another from Hat Yai to Penang, Malaysia (with the best driver we've had so far!). When we arrived it was raining which made a nice change from the burning sun!

We're in Malaysia during rainy season so it rains everyday, …

Pesawat ke Singapura berangkat pukul 17.00. Jadi saya
punya waktu sepagian untuk menikmati Penang. Tidak lupa saya check out
dan menitipkan tas saya di resepsionis. Pagi ini saya gunakan untuk ke
Kek Lok Si temple dan juga ke Penang Hill untuk naik tram ke puncaknya.
Setelah itu saya kembali ke hotel untuk mengambil tas dan naik …

Today was our half day city and temple tour with Terry, although he obviously loved our company because it turned ino a six-hour tour extravaganza!






Terry picked us up at 10am and we headed to Wat Chayamangkalaram, otherwise known as the reclining buddha temple. It was pretty stunning outside as well as inside …

Penang Day 1,

I arrived in Penang at 8pm, took the 1 hour taxi ride to my hotel and settled in for the night, I was lucky enough to get a free upgrade to the King Suite with ocean view, comfy king bed all to myself and finally a nice quiet hotel with tooting horns or constant traffic noise, the hotel is very nice, at $246 for 5 nights I …

Penang Part 1 of 2

We checked into the second backpackers so far on our trip. This backpackers was also part of the infamous Reggae Hostels where they don't let Indian, Middle Eastern or Malaysian nationals. Jackie the manager was full of humour as she enjoyed cracking jokes at me. We were in a 12 bed dormitory style room and in Reggae …

There I go again! Like a real tourist! shorts ✓ sandals ✓ sunglasses ✓ straw hat✓ camera with fully charged battery ✓ tourist guide ✓ maps of Penang ✓ Tourist mode: ON Yes! So it was again time to do some sightseeing and finally some beach seeing or more beach chilling and to explore more of Malaysia …

... Tower which gives amazing views of Penang and the mainland. The next day we took the bus (public transport in Malaysia is flawless) to Kek Lok Si Temple in Air Itam, it's the biggest buddhist temple in Malaysia. Luckily that day there was very few ...

... that lost hour. day 2, kate gets given the lucky numbers for 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 was very pretty, maybe helped by the fact that for once we are ...

... a place we really enjoyed during our 24-hour flying visit a couple of months before, which gave us the magnificent Kek Lok Si temple, fantastic tandoori and our friendly hammer-wielding mechanic friend by the roadside! The plan was to just spend another ...

... .   Leaving the northern beach we headed back inland and after about 90 minutes of traffic jams we reached Kek Lok Si Temple, one of the biggest temples in South East Asia. The temple is a sprawling complex of brightly decorated buildings and ...

... tomato. Very spicy and cheap too! Back at the bottom of the hill I 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 didn't get to see all of it but the bits I did see including ...

... movies, such as Anna and the King and the French film Indochine. We jumped on the local bus number 2014 to the "Kek Lok Si Temple" which is the largest Buddhist Temple complex in Southeast Asia. It has a seven-story pagoda with Chinese, Thai and ...

... sailing, which Rob got excited about, while I amused myself with the bakery section of our Lonely Planet. We then visited Kek Lok Si Temple, a truly crazy mix of temples and Buddha's all stacked totally haphazardly on top of each other. Finished off ...

... hot and humid climate, the dusty streets, and rough public transport. Valerie gladly offered me a trip to the biggest temple in Malaysia, Kek Lok Si Temple. An awesome sight, I was glad to make the effort to see this. Following my visit to the temple, ...

... first time. With the bike now running (although rattling a little!) and nerves calmed slightly we set off for the Kek Lok Si, a Chinese-Thai Buddhist temple up in the hills. This turned out to be one of the most beautiful and enjoyable temples so ...

... a Snake Temple, a Floating Mosque, took the funicular railway to the top of Penang Hill for the views, but the highlight was Kek Lok Si the "Temple of Supreme Bliss", which is the largest Buddhist temple in SE Asia. And after months of travel, ...