Penang, Malaysia

I've just returned from a four day break in Penang, Malaysia. One of the benefits of living in Ho Chi Minh City is there are lots of reasonably priced flights to places around South East Asia to explore. It was only a two hour flight.

Penang is an Island of the north west coast of Malaysia. It has quite a good history due to its location for trade. Because of this there was some good museums. 

As usual there were also some great temples.

One day we visited Penang hill which required a train to take us to the tops. It gave us great views around the Island.

The capital of the island, Georgetown is an old trading port and a world heritage site. This means many of the buildings are protected and there is some fantastic architecture. 

Also, Georgetown is well known for its street art. There are lots of painting all around the town which you can look for on a map. Some of them are below. 

Finally, Penang is also known as one of the best food places in Asia. It has food courts call Hawkers where there is an enormous variety of food available. Because of all the cultures and nationalities that have arrived over the centuries, the selection is amazing.

This looks like it will be my last holiday of the year, however, we are looking to fly back to Taiwan for New Years to watch the fireworks from Taipei 101 and explore some more of the Island.