1. View of part of Georgetown from a nearby hotel.
2. A slightly different angle of Georgetown from a nearby hotel.
3. View including the Komtar, Georgetown's tallest iconic building.
4. Another view with Komtar in the background.
5. Side and back view of a good place for good local Chinese food.
6. Side view of St. Francis Xavier's Catholic Church in Penang Road.
7. World Optical Company, one of the iconic buildings in Georgetown.
8. Another interesting building at the corner of Leith Street and Muntri Street.
9. One of many art pieces to be found all over Georgetown;
this one on the wall of the actual shoe shop shown above.
10. Some of the old houses along Leith Street
(note the facade of the house on the left of the photo)
11. Penang oldest Catholic mission school
- St. Xavier's Institution - founded in 1852.
12. Another view of the front of SXI (St. Xavier's Institution) as it is known locally.
The original school was actually bombed during World War 2,
and rebuilt by the Catholic Miission Brothers of La Salle.
13. The front of a house in Love Lane.
14. Another piece of art. The wordings are
'Obviously this is less than five feet'
referring to the five-foot path.
15. Another piece of art depicting a Chinese man from a part era of Georgetown.
16. Another piece of art on the same street.
16. This art piece is saying that this five-foot path is the narrowest in Penang.
17. Yet another piece on the pillar of the five-foot way.
18. This was done by a famous artist entitled Indian man on a boat.
18. A whimsical piece explaining who the toktokmee got its name - from
the tok tok sign coming made by sticks by the hawker to announce his wares.
The basket is supposed to be for an order of one large and one small portion.
19. Ornate design on a pillar on in one of the older buildings in Penang.
20. This art piece tells of how the Indian jewellers would sit cross legged
to create jewellery in the olden days.
21. Another old building that has a nice red fresh coat of paint.
22. A side view of St. George's Church - the oldest Anglican church in Penang.
23. The ornate front of the old market in Carnavan Street.
24. A closer look at the front of the Carnavan Street Market.
25. The top part of the front of the Carnavan Street market.
26. The inside of the above market in the afternoon,
when most of the business has been done.
27. The trishaw riders along Penang Road, parked near a bunch of hotels.
28. The front of St. Francis Xavier's Church in Penang Road.
29. One of the historical buildings on Penang Road.
30. A picture of a trishaw rider on the wall of a hotel
in front of the trishaw riders in Penang Road.
31. The Catholic Information Centre,
located at the entrance to St. Francis Xavier's Church in Penang Road.
It has a good range of Catholic books and religious objects.
32. A mamak stall at the beginning part of Penang Road.
They have a good variety of food.
33. The local and foreign version of the same thing - strong coffee.
34. A painting of a boy enjoying a bowl of cendol. In the front is the famous Cendol stall
that sees endless crowds from morning to night, and patronised by both locals and tourists.
35. One of Penang's iconic nasi kandar stalls, located in an alley
that is not obvious unless you know where to look.
This is why the owner has put up a sign and a plastic man
to tell you where it is located.
36. If you like a cool beer this is probably a nice place to have it, located at the very beginning of Penang Road. These bars were once shops selling consumer goods before they were finally converted into this beer-watering hole.
37. This is the famous Wisma Boon Siew, located at
No. 1, Penang Road, next to the bars shown above.
38. The space in front of the bars are filled with these colourful chairs. A nice place to have a cool drink, chat and just enjoy the atmosphere, with no fear of vehicles crashing into you.
39. Another iconic kind of opposite Wisma Boon Siew
that has shows and more bars to hang out.
40. The famous E & O (Eastern & Oriental) Hotel that is perpendicular to Penang Road,
just walking distance to the places mentioned above.
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