Blogs from George Town, Penang, Malaysia, Asia - page 20

We spent our last days in Malaysia on the island of Penang. We spent time in both Georgetown and by the beach. In Georgetown we saw all the sights, mostly from the British Colonial era, but the Chinese temples were outstanding. The food here was fantastic. We ate most nights at this hawker stall area, and had the best noodles we've ever tasted for 2.70 Ringets (about 50p). We also went to this dim sum place where these little old ladies push carts of dim sum around and you point at what you want. We spent a couple of days at the beach. A 40 min bus ride took us from Georgetown to Batu Ferringhi. We didn't do much here except sunbathe and eat! Every morning around 5am a Mosque woke us with a very loud ... read more

Today we went with Coco to explore the city, starting by having a nice little breakfast at W & O Cafe down the street (I had iced tea!). We started by going to Khoo Khongsi, an ornate temple, and from there sort of wandered around. We went to another small temple, a mosque (I had to wear a black robe because my knees were showing), the Pinanag Peranakan Mansion, Little India, and the Church pier (Ronald spotted a Komodo Dragon in the water as it was hopping up onto some steps!). It was extremely hot and I was glad to have a rest in the afternoon. We have decided to go to Kuala Lumpur tomorrow, so hopefully we won't melt into puddles before then. Technical Details -people are really friendly here without trying to just get ... read more

So after Langkawi, we headed back to Georgetown for three nights. Staying in the same hotel made us feel as if we were coming home, seeing all the old stains and smelling all the familiar smells that make this part of Georgetown so very memorable. After disembarking from the thankfully seaworthy ferry, we hustled through the crowds to the roadside to get a cab, only to be told that the cab to our hotel would cost 30 MR! Seeing as we paid 12 MR to get the ferry terminal originally we decided to leg it instead. Up bright and early the next day, we headed out of Georgetown to a little tourist trap called the Spice Garden. This is a Garden of Spices. We saw all the spices, and tropical herbs you can think of, and ... read more

Ein weiteres Highlight meiner ersten Wochen hier ist der Visa Run, auf dem ich mich soeben befinde. In der Schweiz war es mir nicht mehr möglich, ein Non Immigrant Edu Visa zu holen, da die Damen und Herren des Konsulats ihre Freizeit sehr flexibel gestalten können. So bin ich als Tourist nach Thailand eingereist und habe lediglich 30 Tage Aufenthaltsgenehmigung erhalten. Sehr zur Freude von Natascha, denn wenn ich nun kein Visum erhalte, kann ich wieder nach Hause fahren Daran hätte aber sicher mein temporärer Arbeitgeber keine Freude, weshalb ich den langen Weg nach Rom äh Malaysia auf mich genommen habe. Der Zeitplan war echt knapp..diese Woche ist Chinesisch Neujahr und die Botschaft in Penang (Malaysia) deshalb ab 03.02. geschlossen. D.h. warten bis 07.02., wo ich aber bereits schon wieder auf dem Boot sein muss, da ... read more

UNESCO Weltkulturerbe - quiet town with many cultural sights...... read more