Category: George Town / Island
Muntri Street: Soul Kitchen
Soul Kitchen is a little restaurant/cafe converted from a pre-war 2-storey house located at Muntri Street, George Town. The relaxed atmosphere and retro decoration of the cafe give it a great place to have a brunch or a cup of coffee amidst the old heritage streets of the town. The cafe was founded by married couple Michele and Tonio who met each other in Munich. For more info (such address, contact and business hours), please refer to their website here; www.soulkitchenpenang.com.
Penang Street Art (The Lady in Qipao)
A wall mural art depicting an oriental lady wearing a cheongsam or qipao waiting by the sidewalk. This painting can be found at the sidewalk of a building along Nagore Road.
George Town Street View: An Old Alley
Armenian Street: A Little Art Gallery
Armenian Street: A Curious Old Bicycle Shop
An old bicycle shop located along Armenian Street with a cartoon-painted steel door. A recent boom in cycling at the heritage town has helped many old bicycle shops such as this to flourish.
The Penang Ubah Bird
A giant inflatable Ubah Bird floating on the waters off the shore of IJM Promenade at Nautilus Bay. The Ubah Bird (or “bird of change”) was launched by the Penang DAP political party and will be lighted up during the night. The Ubah Bird is a Malaysian hornbill and was used as a mascot by the Pakatan Rakyat political alliance during the 13th General Elections of Malaysia. The floating exhibit was apparently inspired by the giant yellow rubber duck of Dutch artist Florentijn Hofman.
Nautilus Bay is a stretch of coast along the Jelutong Expressway.
The Penang Chief Minister (and also current Secretary-General of DAP party) LIM Guan Eng during the launching of the Ubah Bird.
The Ubah Bird will remain at the IJM Promenade until 31 August 2013 before it is taken to the other states of Malaysia.
Penang: A Random Street Shot
Nagore Road: SiTigun
Founded partially as a pit stop café along Nagore Road by Indonesian native Tigun Wibisana, an avid cyclist, and his wife, SiTigun is a small cafe serving light breakfast and of course, coffee.
The food and pastry there are homemade while the place is an ideal spot for a pleasant and relaxing moment with a coffee. For more info, do visit the cafe’s website; http://www.sitigun.com/.
Back of the Streets
A random alley shot of George Town.