An old back alley at Acheen Street.
Tag: Heritage
George Town Street View: Five Foot Way
Five Foot Ways are public spaces in front of most pre-war townhouses in George Town. An unique architectural design on its own, Five Foot Ways roughly describes the width of the walking passage though this may not necessarily be accurate as some passage ways may be wider or more narrow.
George Town Street View: A Heritage Window
Carnarvon Street: Fountain Cafe
This old heritage kopitiam (cafe) located along Carnarvon Street has quite a nice Char Koay Teow stall.
Cycling along Kapitan Keling Mosque Street
A family cycling along Kapitan Keling Mosque Street (or Jalan Masjid Kapitan Keling) in George Town.
Stewart Lane: The Alley Cafe
Tucked along the small alley of Stewart Lane beside the famous Kuan Yin Temple in George Town, The Alley cafe is a rather hidden cafe that is popular locally with its churros and cronuts. The cafe itself is actually housed in a former Chinese paraphernalia shophouse called Kedai Gaharu Keat Seang.
For more ingo, please refer to is Facebook page here; https://www.facebook.com/thealleypenang.
The Gate of the Lim Kongsi
A closeup of the gate of the Lim Kongsi reveals that the Lim (or Lin 林) Chinese character is inscribed into the iron grill gate itself.
The Lim Kongsi (Lim Clan Association) is a Hokkien association located at Ah Quee Street, George Town.
Sungei Ujong Road Street View
German Heritage Trail in Penang (Part 2)
Another German Heritage Trail signboard at the Esplanade promenade area, part of an initiative to highlight more than 10 sites in George Town.
George Town Street View: Kampung Kolam
Kampung Kolam is actually used to be a small village that was named after a large granite tank that was present back in the old days of the house of Kapitan Keling. Kapitan Keling was the head of the local Tamil Muslim community during that time and the tank had been supplying water to the poor back then.