Sri Mariamman Temple Georgetown

Queen Street, Georgetown , Pulau Penang, Pinang, Malaysia
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    En Penang, esta visita si que valió la pena

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    By abeja:

    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 …

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    A well deserved UNESCO heritage town

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    We love Georgetown, or Penang, as it's known colloquially. It oozes history from every pore, but wears it well. It looks old, unlike some historical places that have been sanitised and, in some cases even rebuilt, to the point where you can't even imagine where they've come from.

    Georgetown was the first british settlement in Malaysia, …

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    Bangkok to Georgetown by train

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    We arrived to the Bangkok train station nervous but excited about the 24 hour train ride from Bangkok to Georgetown AKA Penang, Malaysia. The train was nice enough with a sitting area for 2 with a table where they served us meals. They removed the table and converted the area into two sleeper berths after dinner and we slept a lot of the way, …

Related BlogsSri Mariamman Temple Georgetown

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    Penang, Malaysia UNESCO Style!

    ... . First stop was the area of little India where we visited a couple of temples and mosques, the main one of which was Sri Mariamman Temple which was an example of Hindu architecture with lots of gold statues to look at. Next we headed past St. Georges ...

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    MALAYSIA! Funicular Trains & Panoramic Views!

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    ... King.' The area is only small but filled with incense shops and curry houses. It’s here we found the ‘Sri Mariamman Temple,’ which is the oldest Hindu temple in Penang, built in 1883. An impressive colourful tower comprising of Hindu ...

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    Gorgeous Georgetown

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    ... and walked around Fort Cornwallis (and had our photos taken next to Captain Light). We passed the Kapitan Keling mosque, the Indian Sri Mariamman temple and the Chinese temple of Kuan Yin Teng, all on the same street about 2 minutes walk between them. ...

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    Food and a bit of culture

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    ... "Bollywood" hits songs blasting aloud while the shops sell sarees, garlands, costume jewelleries, spices and etc. We saw the Sri Mariamman Temple which is the oldest Hindu temple dating back to 1833. We also saw the Kapitan Keling Mosque Khoo and Yap ...

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    Cameron Highlands to Georgetown

    ... of plates) and with my fingers (instead of chop sticks or a fork). The food was fantastic. We then visited the Sri Mariamman Temple, which is the oldest Hindu temple in Penang. I was allowed to walk in and look around whilst Martin and many others ...

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    Penang Island: A short hot afternoon

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    ... a self tour round the city centre visiting many attractions including the Fort Cornwallis, China Town and Little India, Sri Mariamman Temple and had a mini tuk-tuk ride to the local great shopping centre where we entertained ourselves with the outside ...

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    Penang

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    ... some maccas for lunch, looked at the shops, then took a taxi to the Kapitan Keling Mosque, and walked to the Sri Mariamman Temple, St George's Church, and Penang Museum. Discovered that there was a free tourist shuttle bus visiting most of the sites (no ...

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    The Penang Food Trail...

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    ... stretch of Jalan Masjid Kapitan Kelling (a main road) lies St George’s Church, the Buddhist Kuan Yin Teng Temple, the Hindu Sri Mariamman Temple, and the Masjid Kapitan Kelling mosque. We wonder how many cities in the world can boast that array of ...