After hanging in Pangkor and getting a couple boat projects out of the way, like mainsail repairs and the deck and hull waxed, we spent a couple days getting up to the island of Penang. The main city on the island of Penang is Georgetown. It was created by the British East India Company in 1786 and became the capital of the Straits Settlement (Singapore and Malacca) eventually turning into a British Crown Colony in 1867. It has an eclectic selection of architecture that was influenced by all the seafaring travelers who passed through here, Dutch, Brits, Arabs, Chinese to name a few.
It is yet another Unesco World Heritage Site.
Today Georgetown is a well know tourist haven -- although not a lot of tourism going on worldwide right now. All along the streets and allies of the old town are really well done street murals like this one. many of them make use of elements beyond just the wall.
This rooster actually decorates the outside of an old 'clan house'.
I like the mouse hanging from the overhang.
This one isn't in the old town, but I liked the balloons.
A swing, anyone?
Paul
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