Category: George Town / Island
Penang Street Food: Sky Hotel (Wai Kee Char Siew)
Located within the green colored Sky Hotel building at Chulia Street, George Town, the old Wai Kee food stall is popular locally with its ‘char siew’ or barbeque pork. It usually starts its business at around 11am and by 2pm, the food will be sold out. Besides ‘char siew’, it also serves roasted pork, steamed chicken and roasted duck.
Penang Street Art: Urban Graffiti
George Town Street View: Nagore Mews
Nagore Mews consist of a number of old houses which were then converted from mews. There are three rows of such houses in the area, with two floors for each row. The mews were abandoned for quite some time until they were being bought over. They were also used as the locations for the Urban Xchange Street Art exhibition. Currently, street stalls selling food and stuff can be found populating the once abandoned lots. The mews are located at along Nagore Road, George Town.
George Town Street View: The Lone Window
An old heritage style townhouse with a lone side window in the streets of George Town.
Penang Heritage Celebrations 2015
The Penang Heritage Celebrations for this year will be held from 4th to 7th July in George Town city. It is an annual event celebrated to mark the anniversary of the city’s recognition as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The event this year will start off with a food festival in several streets within George Town.
The House of Yeap Chor Ee
The House of Yeap Chor Ee was converted into a Social History Gallery a few years ago, showcasing and documenting the journey of Yeap Chor Ee, a Chinese immigrant who came to Penang in 1885.
Also served as his first house, the gallery provides a preview of Chinese immigrants’ lives in the old days of Penang. Among these immigrants, Yeap Chor Ee was known for being a simple barber who later became a very successful and famous businessman in Penang.
The House of Yeap Chor Ee is located along Penang Street in George Town. For more info, please visit its website here; houseyce.com.
Penang Street View: A Yellow Facade
Penang Street (Lebuh Penang)
Penang Street (or in Malay, Lebuh Penang) is an old street in the heart of George Town, located within the World Heritage Zone. It stretches from the Esplanade area to the Little India area in George Town.
Penang Street Art (A Face on the Wall)
A mural found inside the compound of Hin Bus Depot, George Town.