Penang Hill

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Greetings from Penang Island. Yesterday we took a cable car to the top of Penang Hill where there was the best view of Penang Island.

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Info about Penang Hill:

Other Name: Bukit Bendera
Height: 830 meter high (2,750 foot)

Excerpt from tourismpenang.gov.my

According to history books, it was Francis Light who first plotted a pack-horse track to Penang Hill from the Botanic Gardens waterfall way back in 1788. During the 19th century, British colonials built bungalows on the hill for private use. Even during the early part of the 20th century, the bungalows on higher ground were home to planters and administrators while the rich Chinese towkays built theirs, which were no less grandiose, on the way up the hill.

for more information go to:
http://www.tourismpenang.gov.my/article.cfm?id=74

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Penang Hill