A trishaw passing along the Armenian Street, the heritage site of George Town.
Architecture, Chinese Influenced Buildings, George Town, Places to Visit, Pre-War Houses, Straits Eclectic Style Houses
Month: March 2014
The State Mosque at Dusk
The Penang State Mosque on a beautiful evening.
Penang Street Art (The Bread Seller)
This steel sculpture can be found on a wall of a shophouse along King Street, part of the Little India area in George Town. The caricature depicts a local ‘Roti Benggali’ (or Benggali Bread) seller and what it means by the word ‘Benggali’. The freshly baked and rather big loaf Benggali bread is popular among the locals here, usually sold from a small makeshift stall on a motorcycle. It was said that the bread derived its name from the word ‘Penggali’, which basically means ‘shareholders’ in Tamil. The bread business was started by an Indian Muslim together with his group of friends (a co-op business) back in the 1930s. Local residents later mistook the name to be ‘Roti Benggali’ and the bread has been called as such ever since.
Penang Street Art (‘A Patch of Blue’)
A small brick portion of the old wall along Ah Quee Street in George Town was painted in blue.
A Corner Shophouse
An old shophouse at the junction of Beach Street and Ah Quee Street in George Town.
Bukit Tambun Fishing Village
Batu Kawan: The Tropical Shores
Batu Kawan: Jetty to Pulau Aman
The small jetty to Pulau Aman (literally translated as ‘Island of Peace’) at the western coast of Bukit Tambun, Batu Kawan, Penang. Pulau Aman is a small fishing village island located on the southeast of Penang island. The island is reachable via boats from this jetty.
Batu Kawan: The Wetlands Landscape
