Wham Bam - Penang!

Our first Malaysian port of call was Georgetown (via Butterworth?!) on the island of Penang - a city where the British colonial era was still very much in evidence, as well as strong Indian and Chinese influences. We took a tour around what was once known as Prince of Wales Island to take in the sights, sounds and smells of this culturally mish mashed city!

Cheong Fatt Tze Mansion - When it rains here, the water pours

down the walls of the house and even into an inside courtyard; effectively cooling the house

Chinese Clan House

Chinese Clan House

Matt and our impromptu Clan House tour guide

Onward and upward then, to Fort Cornwallis - loads of plastic people : )

This man isn't plastic though...

...But I'm pretty sure this one is

'Fertility cannon'

Looks like Matt's Vang Vieng antics have finally caught up with him.

In the nights we went out to sample some of the famous cuisine of Penang's 'Little India'. Kapitan's Rest served amazing, very cheap curry on a nearby street corner.

Kapitan's Rest in weird pre-storm lighting

Matt and Jenny