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Sunday, March 15th, 2009
This year witnessed the most beautiful flowers' blooming in Penang. There are various places all over Penang with those sakura-like trees blooming beautifully. For a country with warm weather throughout the year, one would never expect such beautiful blooming as of those happening during spring in 4 seasons' countries.
The blooming ...
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Saturday, January 6th, 2007
The Queen Victoria Memorial Clock Tower was built to commemorate the Diamond Jubilee of Queen Victoria by local Penang millionaire Cheah Chen Eok in the year 1897.
It was to commemorate Her Majesty's sixtieth year of reign. The clocktower stands proudly at sixty feet tall having each foot signifying each year ...
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Thursday, January 4th, 2007
When you are in Penang, one of the attractions that is uniquely Penang is the Penang Ferry services. Before the Penang Bridge was built, the ferry service was the only link which connect the mainland of Butterworth and Penang Island.
It's a mode of transport that was heavily used by the ...
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Tuesday, January 2nd, 2007
Chulia Street is one of the old street around in Penang. Located at Georgetown, it's a pretty long road with pre-war houses at the both sides of the road. In the early days, the road was not that busy. Most of the houses along the road engaged in some form ...
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Thursday, December 28th, 2006
Wat Chaiyamangalaram Thai Buddhist Temple or more popularly known to most as the Temple of the Reclining Buddha is one of the more popular tourist spot in Penang. It is located at around Pulau Tikus.
The piece of land which the temple was built on was donated by the late Queen ...
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Tuesday, December 26th, 2006
Queensbay Mall is the current talk of town since it's opening early December this year. It's the most happening place right now apart from Gurney Plaza which was located at Gurney Drive. Queensbay Mall is located around the Bayan Lepas' Free Commercial Zone(FCZ). Said to be the largest and ...
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Sunday, December 24th, 2006
One of the popular shopping haven in Penang is Gurney Plaza. Situated along Gurney Drive, it is popular with tourist and also locals. Most hotels provide shuttle service to Gurney Plaza as it has a wide variety of stalls and shops with something for everyone.
There are shops selling local products, ...
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Sunday, December 24th, 2006
Fort Cornwallis is one of the most important historical landmarks in Penang. Fort Cornwallis was named after the Governor-General in Bengal, Charles Cornwallis.
It's located close to the Esplanade, next to the Victoria Memorial Clock. It's the exact spot where Francis Light first landed from his ship in the year 1768. ...
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Wednesday, December 20th, 2006
The Esplanade, the strecth of beach where Fort Cornwallis is located is essentially a food haven too serving sumptuos local delicacies like pasembor, laksa, cucur udang, mee rebus, fried kuey teow and prawn noodles to name a few. This is a favourite hangout of locals especially during the weekends.
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Tuesday, December 19th, 2006
The Goddess of Mercy Temple was founded around 1800. It features a beautiful roof with ornately decorated designs. It's better known to the locals as the Kuan Yin Teng Temple. It's located along Pitt Street, Georgetown.
It's one of the most popular temple in Penang among Penangites. You can see Chinese ...
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