05 January 2011

Malaysia - Pulau Pinang - 1 Jan

Out and about in George Town:

Chew Jetty, or Seh Chew Keo, is the biggest of the waterfront settlements in George Town. In the olden days (over a hundred years ago), different clans built sprawling jetties out into the sea to live and work from. Utterly fascinating, and a UNESCO World Heritage site:

At Fort Cornwallis, built by Francis Light:

January 1st is also the day that George Town celebrates it's City status, so we were back at the Esplanade in the evening to watch a procession of different performances - a wushu troupe, Indian dancers, a brass band playing a rendition of Lady Gaga's "Bad Romance", a Chinese lion dance, etc.



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