Published: February 7th 2006February 4th 2006
On route from Taiping to Penang I was spied and kidnapped by the cyclist thief, David. He is an avid collector of cyclists and had already captured a Dutch couple the day before. Later that day he also captured a couple from Wigan, Jan and John...It was a good week for him. David's hospitality was astounding. He allowed us all to stay in his home free of charge and his wife cooked us a fantastic Indian vegetarian (on my account) evening meal and breakfast the next day.
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David with Myrthe and Ed in the background.
David with Myrthe and Ed in the background. The Dutch couple who he had captured the day before had cycled from China. They had heard reports about David from cyclists they had met going the opposite direction.
Chinese Hell!
One of the many many sites that David brought us to see was a Chinese temple. It was more reminiscent of a funfair rather then a place of worship. The picture shown was part of an underground 'route through hell' that you could peruse at your own leisure!
Views over Penang
View from the top of the cable car over Penang. Believe me this was one of the nicest views of Penang!
Because I thought it was quite amusing!
Well I am travelling on my own!
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cathy fahy
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david the cyclist???
david the cyclist who??? where did he come from besides china??? chinese hell is the proper name. mna is a mad foto. penang doesn't seem to be your favourite destination to date. at least we got to see some people this time.
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