Traditional style red lanterns on sale at the shops along Carnarvon Street as Chinese New Year festival is just around the corner.

An Islander's Perspective of Penang
Traditional style red lanterns on sale at the shops along Carnarvon Street as Chinese New Year festival is just around the corner.
Love Lane, once bustling with backpackers and tourists, now lies somewhat deserted during the Covid-19 period.
The Acheen Street or Acheh Street (Lebuh Acheh), is a street in George Town named for the old Acehnese community who used to live there.
As one of the first streets created in George Town, Queen Street (Lebuh Queen) was found to be named after Queen Charlotte (19 May 1744 – 17 November 1818), the wife of King George III.
Queen Street starts from an intersection of Church Street leading all the way south to the popular Little India.
A view of the KOMTAR Tower from Rope Walk, orĀ Jalan Pintal Tali, George Town.
Old heritage pre-war townhouses along Acheen Street, George Town. These double-storeys townhouses normally have the “Southern Chinese” Eclectic Style architecture, which is often influenced by a mix of Chinese, Indian and European style design.