Batu Kawan: Jetty to Pulau Aman

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.

Jetty to Pulau Aman

Penang Isle: Eastern & Oriental Hotel

Eastern & Oriental Hotel

Located at the UNESCO Heritage zone of George Town, Eastern & Oriental Hotel is a luxury hotel established in 1885 during the British colonial times by four Armenian brothers, the Sarkies. Having survived over a century to this day, the hotel is claimed to have been visited by famous people such as Mary Pickford, Douglas Fairbanks, Noel Coward, Rudyard Kipling, Somerset Maugham and Hermann Hesse. Eastern & Oriental Hotel is located along Farquhar Street, George Town.

Eastern & Oriental Hotel

Eastern & Oriental Hotel

Eastern & Oriental Hotel

Eastern & Oriental Hotel

A Crowded Jetty

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Tourists taking photos of Chew Jetty on a sunny day. Chew Jetty is one of the top tourist attractions in Penang, with its signature houses on stilts.
Also seen here in the background on the right is the art mural painted by Ernest Zacharevic.