Penang, Malaysia

From one country to another, one island to another. Penang is a big Island on north Malaysia's west cost. It got bridges to the mainland which make it feel more like a city than an island. A full day of bus travels Took me to Georgetown, famous for it's Impressive collection of historic buildings representing the cultural heritage of Penang's various ethnicities. I checked in to a hostel with one of the cleanest dormroom I've ever been to, which I shared together with a welsh girl from the bus. After a good night sleep we went down town to get her a hair straightener before going sightseeing. They got really characteristic architecture, with a lot of famous buildings such as city hall, town hall, fort Cornwallis, queen Victoria memorial clock tower, mahamariamman temple and kaptain keling mosque just to mention a few. They also have amazing creative street art in every corner which I love to have a good look at.  After hours of walking around Georgetown our painful feet took us back home where I met English Tim and Terry in the bar. Or trouble T as they called themselves. I joined in for a few beers together with a German guy before we called the night. 

I went by myself to the Penang Hill the next day. A big mountain in the middle of Penang and about a 45 minute busride from Georgetown.I took a funicular train lift thing to the top of the mountain about 900 m above the sea level. I reached the top where they had like a tiny little villages with guest houses, flower garden, museum, temple and restaurants. It was a little bit too cloudy to really enjoy the view though even if you still could see almost the entire Island. 

I returned to the hostel where I met my English friends in the bar. Later on we got company by an Australian girl, one swiz girl, the German guy, my welsh friend, two Irish guys and one English girl. A good group of people who of us went out together laughing, drinking and sharing stories