It’s a bus ride kinda day, which is to say boring until I got to Butterworth. That’s the bus station on the land side of Penang. I got to take a ferry. Yay!

Most of the action, so to speak, is on Penang Island. It’s been a British colony, a Dutch colony, probably Portuguese at some point too. The streets are in a grid which makes walking easy. So many fantastic decrepit old buildings. 

An old fort stands at one corner of the historic area. Because it’s been and continues to be a busy trading port, most of the world’s major religions are represented by many mosques and temples. On the walk from the ferry terminal,  I passed three buddhist temples, two mosques, a Presbyterian church,  and two hindu temples. Cool.

The city bus system is in great shape for tourists. Getting around will be easy.

Becase its SO touristy, food prices are higher, but oh well. This won’t be the week where I eat fancy.

I’m really looking forward to seeing the area. On the far side of the island, a war museum/fort is rarely seen by tourists. There is a botanical garden of course.

Im off to sleep. Goodnight!

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