John's Around the World Adventure 2005/2006
Malaysia: Penang Island
We followed a Malaysian guy named Gabe who we met in the highlands to his hometown island of Penang. Gabe kindly gave us a guided tour of the main attractions such as the botanical gardens, packed full of cheeky monkeys.
He also took us to a traditional Malaysian restaurant to sample the delights of the region. Whilst in Penang we took a cable car up the very steep Penang Hill for spectacular views back across the island and its 13km bridge connecting it the mainland. We also visited an impressive temple named Ke Lok Si, the home of 10,000 Buddha's.
Out to Dinner; Sol, John, Paul, Tim, Gabe
The Penang Hill Cablecar was incredibly steep!
Penang Beach
This Cheeky Monkey had just pinched a poor little baby's ice cream!
Sol and I at Ke Lok Si Temple of 10,000 Buddha's
Sunset on Penang
Penang Old Town
Ke Lok Si Giant Buddha
Ke Lok Si Temple
Ke Lok Si Temple
Penang Hill lookout over largest Bridge of its kind anywhere in the World
A small selection of the 10,000 buddha's on display here!
One of Penangs's charming older Temples
Penang Fort
| Start of journey: | Dec 01, 2005 |
| Duration: | 6 months |
| End of journey: | Jun 02, 2006 |
Australia
Indonesia
Singapore
Malaysia
Thailand
Hong Kong
