We took a bus from Cameron Highlands to the state and island of Penang, where Georgetown is the Capital.
Georgetown is located at the Northwest end of the Malaysian peninsula and today the city has more than 600 000 inhabitants.
Georgetown was founded in 1786 by British trader Francis Light and
is named after the British King George III.
Georgetown was listed a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 2008.
The city is known for its well-preserved original colonial core with original houses dating from the 19th century and the street art which can be seen all over the city center.
Outside the absolute core of the city the houses are modern with skyscrapers and several malls.
Komtar Tower is the highest building in Georgetown.
This is the City Hall situated in a beautiful colonial building from the British empire.
We saw the Fort Cornwallis which
is built on the site where Captain Francis Light, the founder of Penang, first landed in 1786.
The entrance to the star-shaped bastion and one of the oldest structures in the region. Only the outer walls still stands, but we had a great time walking around the area.
On our walks around the city we saw the Queen Victoria Memorial Clock tower.
The Clock tower was commissioned in 1897 to commemorate the queens 60 year of reign.
We also visited the Kek Lok Si Temple, which is the largest Buddhist temple in Malaysia.
A 30,2 meter tall bronze statue of Kuan Yin or Godess of Mercy. It is the tallest statue of Kuan Yin in the world.
In the gardens of the temple there is this little fountain with a 7 story pagoda. 7 levels for good luck.
The temple also houses a huge 7 level pagoda we were able to climb.
In 1930 the main part of the temple was completed. The pagoda of 10 000 Buddhas. The pagoda combines an octagonal Chinese base with a middle part of Thai design and a Burmese crown.
On the way we saw many different statues of Buddha... :)
As we climbed to the top we could see the city of Georgetown.
We wished for "Bodily Health" and "Constant Happiness"
Then we waited at the bus stop to get the local bus back to town.
We saw a lot of street art. It was mostly pictures/sculptures partly on the wall and partly out on the street. Like this mural where 2 children is playing on a swing and the swing is built in normal scale outside the wall.
The artist is the Lithuanian born Ernest Zacharevic.
The murals were made in 2012 as a project connected to the Georgetown festival and is known as Mirrors Georgetown.
We saw many pictures of cats and children.
We got a map in our hotel where all the murals are marked, then
we walked around and saw some of the murals.
This is one of our favorites.
There were a lot of other tourist doing the same as us.
These 3 small girls were just pretty and happen to be in the shade next to a place selling cold beverages.
Next stop was Kuala Lumpur. The capital of Malaysia.
Georgetown is located at the Northwest end of the Malaysian peninsula and today the city has more than 600 000 inhabitants.
Georgetown was founded in 1786 by British trader Francis Light and
is named after the British King George III.
Georgetown was listed a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 2008.
The city is known for its well-preserved original colonial core with original houses dating from the 19th century and the street art which can be seen all over the city center.
Outside the absolute core of the city the houses are modern with skyscrapers and several malls.
Komtar Tower is the highest building in Georgetown.
This is the City Hall situated in a beautiful colonial building from the British empire.
We saw the Fort Cornwallis which
is built on the site where Captain Francis Light, the founder of Penang, first landed in 1786.
The entrance to the star-shaped bastion and one of the oldest structures in the region. Only the outer walls still stands, but we had a great time walking around the area.
On our walks around the city we saw the Queen Victoria Memorial Clock tower.
The Clock tower was commissioned in 1897 to commemorate the queens 60 year of reign.
We also visited the Kek Lok Si Temple, which is the largest Buddhist temple in Malaysia.
A 30,2 meter tall bronze statue of Kuan Yin or Godess of Mercy. It is the tallest statue of Kuan Yin in the world.
In the gardens of the temple there is this little fountain with a 7 story pagoda. 7 levels for good luck.
The temple also houses a huge 7 level pagoda we were able to climb.
In 1930 the main part of the temple was completed. The pagoda of 10 000 Buddhas. The pagoda combines an octagonal Chinese base with a middle part of Thai design and a Burmese crown.
On the way we saw many different statues of Buddha... :)
The view was good.
As we climbed to the top we could see the city of Georgetown.
We wished for "Bodily Health" and "Constant Happiness"
Then we waited at the bus stop to get the local bus back to town.
We saw a lot of street art. It was mostly pictures/sculptures partly on the wall and partly out on the street. Like this mural where 2 children is playing on a swing and the swing is built in normal scale outside the wall.
The artist is the Lithuanian born Ernest Zacharevic.
The murals were made in 2012 as a project connected to the Georgetown festival and is known as Mirrors Georgetown.
We saw many pictures of cats and children.
We got a map in our hotel where all the murals are marked, then
we walked around and saw some of the murals.
This is one of our favorites.
There were a lot of other tourist doing the same as us.
These 3 small girls were just pretty and happen to be in the shade next to a place selling cold beverages.
Next stop was Kuala Lumpur. The capital of Malaysia.
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