Penang 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 …

Well, after a week of being lazy on the beach in Langkawi, we finally got motivated to move on to our next destination - Georgetown, on the island of Penang in Malaysia. We took a passenger ferry directly from Langkawi with our new friends Alan and Andy who are from England.
The first night we stayed at the Love Lane Inn, but the room wasn't …

After the expense of Langkawi, my bank balance was demanding mercy; so I set off to the island of Penang (Pinang) to enjoy some cheap living. Unfortunately I had missed the only train from Alor Setar to Butterworth, and was relegated to the local bus. From Butterworth bus station it is only a short walk to the ferry terminal to get across the bay …

Penang Hill is a little way outside the city and is about 800m high, overlooking the city and across to mainland Malaysia.
The views from the top of the hill are quite spectacular. Unfortunately, it is a bit hazy and I don't think my photos do the view justice but you will get an idea.
You get to the top of Penang Hill by cable car (you can …

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 …

Got up this morn and had an amazing breakfast buffet at the hotel, they have pretty much everything, so had a bit of a fry up this morn, and some fruit and yoghurt and juice, was gorgeous! Then needed to book my train ticket then find a laundry place as I had hardly any clothes left so wanted to get lots washed, probably about 4kg as usual! I don't …

After an 11 hour mini van journey and a border crossing we arrived in George Town, Penang. We had arrived during a power cut so it seemed very quiet at first. We checked in to our guesthouse and had dinner with some of the people we met on the mini van.

Our first day we caught the local bus to visit the Kek Lok Si temple, another temple …

Penang Hill is a 30-minute drive from the central bus station in Georgetown, along the city shops, apartment buildings, countryside, town markets, and past a beautiful 1885 Buddhist temple, too. The Hill, about 2700 feet high, has been a retreat, an escape from Penang's heat, since colonial days.

The bus stopped at the end of at a …

Pasar de Tailandia a Malasia fue como pasar del dia a la noche. El contraste fue rotundo, autopistas impecables, limpieza, mantención, autos último modelo, urbanización. Pasar por la frontera fue muy fácil. Solo un trámite de 5 minutos, un sello y un rápido chequeo de valijas. El primer destino fue Penang. Una mega ciudad, ubicada en una isla al …

...  toward us with intent. After packing about 40 people into a carriage made for 20 we made our ascent to the top. Penang Hill actually comprises a group of six peaks and the highest point is 833 metres above sea level. By the time we made it ...

... fact that for once we are not templed out. The goddess of mercy looks out there over the small town. we then walked to penang hill, getting involved with the walking, and took the rail car up, for a spectacular view over the town. had some great Indian ...

... of 20 years with funds largely raised through donations.   Our final stop on our island tour was Penang Hill, an 821m mount on the outskirts of Georgetown. The summit is reached by a succession of Funicular trams that climb the steep side of the ...

... the base of the hill and while walking I got chatting 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 built funicular railway with two carriages that ferry tourists up and ...

... spreading their globalization reach. Checking out today's globalization 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 offering great views over the surrounding area, or at ...

... in Southeast Asia. It has a seven-story pagoda with Chinese, Thai and Burmese architecture and a large garden. Our next stop was Penang Hill's Cable Car which rises over 800 meters (2,624 feet) above sea level it provides for a great view of the island. ...

... temples and Buddha's all stacked totally haphazardly on top of each other. Finished off the day with a trip on the funicular railway to penang Hill, 821m above Georgetown for some spectular views of Penang at dusk, with Georgetown lighting up below ...

... (I think that's what they're called) and 2 story houses with windows covered with wooden shutters. I met Valerie whilst up Penang Hill, who was out with her kids. Valerie, a teacher who works at an International School here has lived here for 7.5 ...

... off somewhere else. The next couple of days we just wondered around the town eating and drinking, with a little day trip up to Penang Hill to survey the land. The evenings were spent in a Mexican bar with a guy called 'Leg' who sounded like ...

... up in Tien’s excitement. We did see 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 ...