Malaysia South East Asia

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Travel story: Malaysia South East Asia

Georgetown
Georgetown, also called Penang for the name of the island it is on, was first settled by the British 1876 but has now been taken over by hardworking Chinese immigrants who pragmatic materialism gave them an edge in business matters over the more idealistic Muslim Malays.

I took this picture from a pedestrian overpass over Penang Road which is one of the main commercial avenues in the city centre.

Naturally, I stayed in a Chinese Hotel where I had a... More