Snake Temple

Not overly impressed!

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March 7th 2007
We made it to Penang just after 5pm on Sunday and we only needed to walk about a quarter of a mile from the pier to our accommodation. The road was closed and there was lots of food stalls and marques there, when we enquired what was being celebrated and we were told it was the last day of Chinese New Year, I hadn’t realised they celebrate for fifteen days. Wouldn’t it be great if we did that, ... read more

Asia » Malaysia » Penang » George Town

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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