Island life in Georgetown

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So we headed for Georgetown. Once the British took over Melaka, they wanted to develop Singapore and Georgetown instead, so Penang has a fair few colonial relics, but is also getting pretty developed these days. We had a short political lecture from the taxi driver on arrival, and he was kind enough to point out the Chief Minister's office 61 floors above the town. He is from the Malaysian opposition party.

I should mention how amazing Malaysian coach travel is. It is like flying in first class, except at ground level. The only drawback is no toilets, we dare not drink too much liquids!

Hotel room was giant and equipped with superfast internet, so spent some time enjoying that. However, we did venture out to see some sights, take in the loud Bollywood tunes in Little India, see some giant incense sticks and eat frog! We will be back here for a couple of days after Langkawi, so can visit the big temple in the middle of the island then.

Oh and PS - Guinness is a popular drink here (as it is thought medicinal). It is "Foreign Extra", brewed here in Singapore, and at 6.8%, they are not wrong about its medicinal nature!

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Photos

Frog, deep fried
Yummy (provided you dont think about green or slimy)