George Town Travel Guide

 AngMimi Says:  Another heritage of Penang - POST BOXES!! These post boxes are some of the British colonial post boxes still used so well till today. You may be surprised to know some of the post boxes dated during the Victorian Era (1837 - 1901) and some ages between 60 - 92 years. I found... 

 AngMimi Says:  While eating at New World Park, be sure to visit OHL (Ong Hock Lye) Gallery, who has achieved so many awards on water color & batik paintings, ice sculptures, too many awards to be named here. You can see masterpiece creations on wood cravings and a big statue of Sir Francis... 

 AngMimi Says:  Just imagine after seeing Picture 1, Georgetown in 1700s and 1800s, fulls of coconuts trees, betel nuts trees, almost swampy area, few small churchs around the area. Its not a surprise to see many road in Georgetown have english names, they are the names of old colonial... 

 AngMimi Says:  There so many interesting things to find along the roads in Georgetown, and I found this Antique shop along Lebuh Carnavon. If you are an antique lovers, then you should pay a visit to this shop, selling so much antique clocks, lamps, telephone, old record, silver and bronze... 

 AngMimi Says:  What make Georgetown unique? I would vote the Roti Man. You can still find Roti Man (or Bread Seller in English) around Georgetown area, in the morning and during tea time. Why the Ting..Ting...Ting...? If you are Georgetown, its very common to hear this sound that the Roti... 

 AngMimi Says:  When you are in Penang, its a must to see the beautiful wall paintings by Ernest Zacharic. Will write more later.Picture 1 : The Awaiting trishaw Paddler Mural at Penang Road, GeorgetownPicture 2 : Boy on bike at Ah Quee Street, GeorgetownPicture 3 : Little Boy with Pet... 

 Askla Says:  The Nagarathar Sivan Temple is a temple dedicated to the Hindu god Shiva. It's a temple of South-Indian style. It is regarded as a male temple and as such, it is customary to have a separate entrance for the goddess. In this case she is Shakti, the consort of Shiva.The... 

 Askla Says:  Kek Lok Si is the largest Buddhist temple in Southeast Asia. It sits high on the hillside, above the little city Ayer Itam (= Black Water). The construction of the temple began in 1890 and was inspired by the chief monk of the Guan Yin Temple in Jalan Masjid Kapitan Keling.... 

 Askla Says:  One of Penang's and Georgetown's most popular attractions is the Tropical Spice Garden, which is located in Teluk Bahang, a few minute's drive from Batu Feringgi. You will find landscaped trails and natural pathways, waterfalls and stream crossings while walking around... 

 Askla Says:  Komtar is an abbreviation for KOMpleks Tun Abdul Razak. It is a 65-storey building which contains departments, offices, shops, restaurants, theatres and, on the 55th floor, a viewing platform.Underneath the complex there is a bus station. 

 cachaseiro Says:  Mews cafe is a very pleasant little cafe in Muntri street that serves real nice food.their menu nis quite varied with both western, indian, malaysian food and a few other things.The cafe has a really pleasant and relaxed vibe where you can sit both inside and outside.When i... 

 Askla Says:  If you want to go by train to Penang, then you will have to search the trains for Butterworth and from there take the ferry to Georgetown. Remember to put "Sentral Kuala Lumpur" as origin, or destination if you are going to KL. Sentral is the main railway station.You can... 

 deeper_blue Says:  There are quite a few places in town to get measured up for a suit and Malaysia's prices are not unreasonable. I personally prefer doing business with the Chinese rather than the Indian tailors, although you need to be prepared to bargain well, once a price is agreed you can... 

 Askla Says:  I have put links to Google Map in my tips to make it easier to find the objects mentioned, when possible to get the right position. The links are marked in italics. Unfortunately Google Map isn't very precise and too often points to other buildings than the wanted one.