Penang

Penang (Malay: Pulau Pinang) is an island off the northwestern coast of Peninsular Malaysia. The island has a rich multicultural history which is full of Malay, Chinese, Indian, and European influences, and it's capital, George Town, is a UNESCO World Heritage City. Penang is also well known for being the "food paradise" of Malaysia. 

                                                                                                                                                             That's what the brochures say. What we see is a fascinating place, with an excellent bus system (even a free shuttle around town), and an amazing mixture of old and new. There's a Chinatown, a Little India, museums, a botanical garden, a national park, temples, mosques, kongsi (Chinese clan houses), mansions, a "heritage walking trail", shopping malls, even a "Times Square". There is so much to do and see and EAT! There's actually a brochure called The Penang Food Trail that explains what all the different foods are, and where to get them. So, today we visited The Penang State Museum, and a Chinese temple with a bat cave in it (bats are lucky, apparently), and had dinner in Little India.