Malaysia Penang

Penang, Malaysia – 1992. We moved to Singapore in October 1992 and were away from friends and family for Christmas so decided to take a cruise to Penang. We took a tour to get acquainted with Penang but it was primarily going to temples which gets a bit repetitive very quickly. We visited the Botanical Gardens which are very interesting and Georgetown was interesting to walk around because of its mix of its British colonial buildings and Chinese shophouses.

The Regent Spirit docked in Penang

Georgetown harbor

Fishing boats in Georgetown harbor

They told us that this is the third largest reclining Buddha in the world. This is a post card, not my photo

Penang Botanical Gardens, Georgetown - well worth the visit

Cannon ball tree, Penang Botanical Gardens, Georgetown

Monkey with baby, Penang Botanical Gardens, Georgetown

One of the many temples in Penang

Another Penang temple

Georgetown houses

Georgetown Street

4 faced Buddha

Penang Snake temple. This is a post card, not my photo

Playing with the snakes at the Penang Snake Temple

These are street vender stalls and they are closed because it was Christmas Day. There were people sleeping in these stalls