Penang City Tour

The day started with a funicular ride up a rather cloudy Bukit Bendera - Penang Hill to try and see the views across Georgetown. What awaited us at over 700m was a mixture of temples; gardens and colonial houses converted into quite tacky attractions like a toy musuem and cafes to attract the Asian clientele. The clouds cleared a little as we were about to descend do we could see some of the Vista. After we descended we boarded to bus to take us on a walking tour of the UNESCO listed centre of Georgetown. The first stop was Chew Jetty - a community of stilt houses built over the water built by Chinese immigrants - walking over the boardwalk it is now full of souvenir shops.Read more