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Penang Hill

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January 26th 2016
Monday 25 January Decided to leave the heat and smells of the City, for the cool air of the surrounding Hills. After breakfast in McDonalds (no apologies, clean, good toilets good coffee and OK Internet) , we took a twenty five minute bus ride to the base of Penang Hill, in the district of Bukit Bendera. Purchased one way tickets for the steep Funicular rail journey to the top, 830 metres above ... read more

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During the late 18th and 19th centuries, Great Britain established colonies and protectorates in the area of current Malaysia; these were occupied by Japan from 1942 to 1945. In 1948, the British-ruled territories on the Malay Peninsula formed the Fe... ... read more