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Published: April 24th 2006
Beautiful Day
The weather was gorgeous!! If you don't look too close the water almost looks good......March 20th - 26th
This weekend we finally did something I have wanted to do since we got here; go to Fort Cornwallis. The fort was established by Francis Light, a British trader who is linked with the Western colonization of Penang island. Since I am writing this a month after we visited it, and all our souvenier brochures are on their way back home, I can't tell you much more. The Penang tourism website has some good info. Also, this new site,
Penang.ws, is a little more concise, not so touristy. The two Walks through Penang are a nice way to see downtown, and the fort is part of one.
The fort is pretty nice looking. Some of the original buildings are still standing, as is a mysteriously lucky cannon. Supposedly infertile women come and put flower garlands on the barrel of the cannon for good luck. Interesting..... The grounds aren't too big so it doesn't take long to see the whole thing. One of the most interesting parts was the historical museum housed in the bunker rooms. Most of the rooms are air-con so it's a nice break from the heat. We accidentally did the rooms in
Not So Beautiful Day
As we were going to the fort a lovely little storm was coming from the mainland. And the tide was out so we got the stench of the mudflats. Yum! reverse order, but it was still informative. There is a small shop selling drinks and some souvenir shops, but nothing pushy. All told it was a nice, relaxing tourist-type thing to do, easily done in an hour or two (at most). That was the highlight of our weekend. Next weekend we are off to Bangkok, our biggest trip yet! More soon......
Selina & Phil
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history lesson
let's see how much i remember from my history classes... francis light worked for east india company. he convinced the sultan of kedah out of giving him penang. he landed there in 1876 thereby starting british rule in peninsular malaysia. later on he acquired some land on the mainland then names province wellesley, now seberang perai.