Day 7: Georgetown, Malaysia
I met people! Having spent my time in Singapore and Kuala Lumpur by myself, my hostel in Georgetown actually had a decent communal area where people could mingle and as a result of which I ended up going out to a seedy local bar with another two Brits, and two Australians. It was quite a relief, as people thus far had been very anti-social, and I was beginning to wonder how I would cope with another four weeks without decent human contact.
Kek Lok Si Temple Complex, Penang Island |
With the official business out of the way, I put on my raincoat and headed for the bus station, from where I was planning to catch a bus to the highest point on the island - Penang Hill. It turned out that the cablecar, that completed the final ascent of the hill, was closed for maintenence today and with no desire for a 3 hour jungle trek to the summit, I opted instead to go to the Kek Lok Si Temple - the largest Buddhist temple in South East Asia. The bus that I was originally going to catch went past the temple on its way to the hill and I had been planning to fit it in anyway, so my overall plan hadn’t been completely derailed.
Kuan Yin statue |
The view from the top of the pagoda |
Amazing Tandoori Chicken, Georgetown |
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