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-One of the most interesting feature of
Penang Georgetown Malaysia is
the variation and expression of the
different
ethnic groups. Penang Malaysia is
a place in Asia where
Chinese, Indians,
Europeans, Malay etc. live together without
major problems. This was not always this way
but with the time even people of totally
different ethnic background are able to find
out not to fight or quarrel all the time.
They started with a much better idea, trying
to get rich quick. We talk about Penang
Georgetown Malaysia, there are a couple of
other Georgetown out there, like Georgetown
D.C. and more.
After arriving at Penang
Georgetown airport you will find a great
selection of Penang Georgetown
hotels of any kind, style and price
range. At Penang Georgetown are
luxury hotels in the city and the
beaches, midrange hotels and budget
hotels. One of the Penang Georgetown
Malaysia great luxury hotels and
accommodation is the e&o or Eastern
and Oriental Penang with a great
colonial flair. When you are on a
slim budget use
Regal Hotel Malaysia at Penang
Georgetown at transfer
road, that's almost town center. Also plenty of small
restaurants are around in this area
of Penang Georgetown Malaysia.
Plus a couple of bars of the type if
you are below 18 years of age you
cant enter. Got the message ? Its
nice and sexy business with great
Chinese and Indian girls, maybe some
other girls. Where
there are guys on vacation as in
Penang and Phuket Thailand there
is monkey business, the question
here is only, who is the monkey ?
Most
of Penang hotels are at the center
of
Penang Georgetown
and on the way from
Georgetown to Batu Ferringhi Beach
plus the Bayan Lepas district. Bayan
Lepas is close to the the Free Trade
Zone of Penang and there are a
couple of good hotels mainly for
business travelers. For
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instance
the Vistana Hotel Penang,
Equatorial Hotel, Sri Malaysia
Hotel and apartment hotels such as
B-Suite and Krystal Suite. The
Penang airport and Penang Snake
Temple is also in this area. There
are also other Penang Georgetown
Malaysia Hotels or
Apartments when you plan to stay
longer. Here is a Penang hotel list.
Penang beaches
are some of the well-known and
popular beaches in Malaysia. Fron
Penang Georgetown "right around the corner" within
a 20
minutes drive range some great Penang
beaches are waiting. But
when you are out on a Penang
vacation or beach holiday you
better use one of the hotels along
the beach road towards Batu
Ferringhi, there are all kind of
accommodations and hotels available
close to the beach. At some hotels
there is no road between the hotel
and the beach, means you could walk
right form the hotel room to the
beach. All beaches are light yellow
sandy beaches and some have granite
boulders as decoration.
A other version of staying
on Penang Malaysia is to buy Penang property,
in Penang and
Malaysia a
foreigner can buy a house etc. , in
Thailand
not, there it
needs several strange constructions
with Thai nominees to act on behalf
of the foreigners and so on. Most
people in the Malaysian government
have some rational European
education and are capable to
transfer this into some good
governance. Anyway travel to
Penang Georgetown Malaysia and enjoy the
multicultural and exotic atmosphere of streets, restaurants and this unique
multiethnic flair of a great Asian
island showing the
heritage of colonial times. Even if
you don't like all this colonial
stuff, it has, undeniable something
special. Enjoy the great Penang
Georgetown Malaysia photos,
videos and
pictures in our site, they tell more
than "1000" words
Penang Georgetown restaurants
offer the whole Malaysian, Asian and European
spectrum of food in Penang
Georgetown. Restaurants reflecting the different
cultures of the island, mosques, pagodas
and temples. Probably the most interesting places
at Penang Georgetown are little
India, Chinatown and the beaches.
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Penang Georgetown also has a great
nightlife scene -see the
Penang nightlife
section- . Its not as big and
vibrant as lets say
Phuket
nightlife but not bad and
much more quiet. Just have a look at
the Penang Georgetown photo and
video in the video section.
Some
of the most interesting
constructions in Penang are the
bridges. There is the Penang
Bridge and there is a other
spectacular
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Bridges
Penang Bridge |
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suspension bridge just behind the
arrival pier of the Penang Ferry on
the Butterworth side blending nicely
together with the domes of the
nearby mosques.
Penang Georgetown
is the Penang City
by any means, actually the whole
Penang Island could be seen as a big
city since the distance between the
urban cluster are rather small and
wherever you are on Penang you are
more or less in the city, even the Penang
Beaches are only a couple of minutes
away from Penang Georgetown. This is continuously pushed
by a Penang Real Estate boom where
the Malaysian government actively
supports the island and particular
Penang Georgetown as retirement destination
and they are very successful. There
is no xenophobia like in Thailand
where foreigners are actively driven
out by changing visa regulation
almost every 3 month and a political
instability.
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-Penang
Georgetown Malaysia, the capital of the island is the entry
point for any Penang holiday.
Georgetown
Penang is the wealthy
urban centre with high-rise buildings,
colonial architecture with a international
blend of Malay, Chinese, India, European and
others. Streets of Georgetown
Penang are fringed by swaying palm trees
giving a great tropical flair together with
the architecture of Penang Chinatown and
little India. No journey would be
complete without exploring the prosperous
streets of Georgetown and the beautiful
temples. The only little problem is, the
traffic density at downtown Georgetown is
simply to much, the air is quite
polluted from the small motor bikes, cars
and trucks.
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Penang Georgetown Malaysia
Panorama View |
Some of Penang luxury
hotels are at Penang Georgetown and along the
northern coastline towards Batu Ferringhi.
This part of Penang is characterized by its
exotic beaches, night markets and
restaurants plus other attractions like
spice garden, botanical garden and the
attractive Penang beaches, some having granite
boulders around. Penang Georgetown is a
relaxed, sometimes simple and affordable
place to live, Georgetown is actively
promoted as a retirement haven. There are thousands of foreigners at
Penang Georgetown, either living there
permanently or owing a apartment or house
for retirement of holiday. They come from
all over Asia and other parts of the world
enjoying their retirement at a very
affordable living. They
call and Georgetown
Penang Malaysia their new home and enjoy the exotic
environ, a good climate, there
are even some mountains, beaches and
almost everything someone need.
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Stay at Georgetown Penang
Malaysia for a
longer period of time, have some
unforgettable exotic vacations or simply
relax under the sun of this part of
the
Indian Ocean, called the Andaman
Sea. Also at the mainland side you
will find a great view of Penang
(see Penang picture left) on the way to
Penang Georgetown.
Penang Georgetown is a real
great Asian tourist and retirement
destination. There are plenty of
Penang real estate agents in
Georgetown who are very eager to
sell the apartment in the high rise
buildings and |

Penang Picture north
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elsewhere. But it already
gets a little crowded |
Penang
Georgetown Nightlife is one of
the most lively in Malaysia, only
Kuala Lumpur
nightlife can beat it.
But the nightlife at Georgetown is
still far away from the vibrant
nightlife
scene in Thailand and
especially
Phuket
nightlife. Phuket
nightlife is only about 800 km
to the north. It looks that
Malaysian and Singaporean people
rather prefer Hat Yai which is just
across the border.
You
could also do a little island
hopping to Langkawi which is
easily reachable by the ferry from
Georgetown. Langkawi also has some
small ferries to Satun and to the
Tarutao Islands of Thailand.
Actually from the
Ko Tarutao
Langkawi is visible on a clear day.
There are also enough hotels and
budget hotels.
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-At Penang Georgetown plenty of beautiful
pagoda, temples, mosques and churches
reflect the multicultural nature of the
People living in Georgetown.
Both Buddha temples shown below
are more or less at the same
location. |

Thai
Buddha Pagoda Georgetown Penang |

Thai Buddha Pagoda
Georgetown Penang
inside |

Thai Buddha
Pagoda
Georgetown Penang
Guardian |
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The
Thai Buddhist
Pagoda
at Penang Georgetown
and
the other
temples shown here
are
reflecting
the
multi-ethnic
ambience of
Penang
are the temples
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Buddhism,
Hinduism, Islam,
Taoism, Christianity
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The
Dammikarama
Burmese
or
Myanmar Buddhist
pagoda
-pictures left- has been identified
as one of the 15
historical sites of Penang.This Penang Georgetown pagoda land was
purchased by Nonia
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Betong from George Layton
for 390 Spanish dollars.
It was situated in the
district of Tulloh
Aier Radja dated 1. day
of August 1803 granted by
Sir George
Leith, Baronet LT., Governor
of Prince of Wales
Island. The
first Chief Monk of the pagoda
was venerable
U Nandamala.
Probably one of the best
sightseeing tours at Penang
Georgetown is to explore all
this pagodas, temples and
mosques. |
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Georgetown Penang Chinese Yap Temple |

Penang Georgetown Beautiful Mosque |

Penang Georgetown Chinese Temple |

Penang Georgetown Chinese Temple
Inside |

Penang Georgetown small Chinese
Temple |

Temple of the Goddess of Mercy Kuan
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Penang Georgetown is not only
known for its unique Chinese and
Indian cultural ambiance, it is also
noted for its wide stretch of
oceanfront buildings.
Currently plenty of foreigners and
visitors move to Malaysia and
Cambodia from Thailand since the
Thai authorities change visa
regulation almost every month and
create a lot of problems.
It
seems the Thai bureaucrats in
Bangkok don’t
want foreigners anymore in the
Kingdom, actually about 60% of
normal Thai people get their income
directly or indirectly from the
tourist business, but it looks like
the bureaucrats in Bangkok don’t
care if the ordinary Thai people
have enough to eat, they only care
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Sail
Ships of British East India Company

British East India Company House in
London
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-Some Penang Georgetown History
In December
1600 a group of British traders incorporated
The East India Company
and got the monopoly on all trade between
England and the
East Indies.
The
First ships of the company arrived
in India in 1608 and over the
years expanded their business with
India. The main trading was in
spices such as gloves, nutmeg and
pepper.
Silk,
precious stones and
other
luxurious items were added
later. During the second half of the 18th
century the East India Company expanded the trade to Canton in China
where they got a monopoly in silk trade.
Voyages of the ships to and from
Shanghai China to England had a problem,
they needed a maintenance station on
their route between China and
England.
Since 1763 several attempts had been made to secure the much needed
transshipping port.
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Sail
Ship of British East India Company
at Georgetown Penang

Ship of British East India Company
at Penang
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The director of the East India Company
renewed the order several times to find a convenient place somewhere
around the
Straits of Malacca. Another idea was
Junk Ceylon or present day
Phuket Thailand.
-Fort Cornwallis Georgetown
Penang or Pulau Pinang Malaysia -
opposite the City Hall
In 1786 soon
after
Francis Light took
control of Penang Island or
Pulau Pinang in Malaysian language he had a fort of nibong palms
built at the tip of the cape which called fort point and named
it after Governor General of Bengal, Charles Cornwallis. This
fort was later renovated in the same size, shape and layout.

Fort Cornwallis Penang
Malaysia Cannon
This cannon was presented to
the Sultan of Johore by the Dutch. However it was later
presented to Acheh and installed at Fort Melawati in
Kuala Selangor.
Finally, this cannon was seized by the
British and
installed
here at the north-west angle of the fort in 1871.
According to local believe, childless women can conceive
by placing flowers in its barrel and offering special
prayers.

Fort Cornwallis Moat
Penang or Pulau Pinang Malaysia

Gunpowder Barrel at Fort
Cornwallis Penang Malaysia

Canopy used by Francis Light when he first landed in
Penang in 1786 |
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Bronze statue of Francis
Light Penang Malaysia
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Convict labor which was first imported in 1789 and was
immediately put to work in the fort by Francis Light to
rebuild the fort in brick construction for about 67.000 Spanish
dollars in 1793. Fort Cornwallis was the first military and
administrative base of the East India Company and the garrison
of Fort Cornwallis consisted of a handful of Europeans, who
resided within the fort and sepoys who dwelled in huts next to
the fort.
The star shaped fort, enforced with cannons is
the Seri Rambai which still is located at the northwest bastion
of the fort. Previously surrounded with a 27-foot wide and 6 feet
deep moat, it was filled in about a century ago since
it functioned as breeding ground for mosquitoes infected with
malaria. Today relics such as chapel, store, cell rooms and the
gunpowder magazine are still in the fort.
History galleries from the early
1700 and staff with colonial costume
is now shown in the fort |
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