Saturday, February 2, 2013

Photo Gallery - Malaysia : Streets of George Town (Street Culture), Penang

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MALAYSIA : STREETS OF GEORGE TOWN, PENANG - December 2013
A restored postman's bicycle
This blog comes in 3 pages, click below to go to the other pages:
- Page 2 : Temples, Mosque, Churches, Clan-houses & Architectural Details
- Page 3 : Stately Buildings

 Most of these are photos that I took while I was on bike ride around the George Town's UNESCO Heritage Core Zone. George Town is so full of culture & history. These are evident in many of the temples, mosques and buildings. Enjoy.

A. STREET CULTURE
Many of this street culture photos were taken in the Heritage Zone area known as Little India

It was the Hindu festival of Deepavali or Diwali, and colorful flowers were hanging to be sol at many stalls.

More Deepavali flowers.

Yellow bananas.

Colorful strings of Deepavali flowers.

Yellow papayas.

Colorful Indian Deepavali dresses.

Indian savory & spicy snacks.

"Indian Astrologer" Street Art @ King Street
(for more Street Art see Street Art of George Town)

Red Indian Saris

Colorful Indian Cloth

Traditional Indian Saris

Indian Bangles
Colorful Indian Dresses
Strings of flowers
Typical Penang trishaw
Colorul Indian Flower Garlands
Ornate Streetlamp @ Jalan Masjid Kapitan Keling
Mother Mary & Infant Jesus in Chinese Persona
@ the Church of The Seven Sorrows
Chinese Guqin Player

Tok Aka Lane - The Narrowest Street In George Town
Hanging Bicycle at bicycles-for-rent shop @ China Street
Tandem Bicycle & Baby Stroller (can be attached to bicycle) for rent
Planked Boardwalk at Chew Jetty
Fishing Traps at Chew Jetty
Moored Blue Fishing Boats at Chew Jetty
Ghee Hiang Wall Signboard
(Ghee Hiang is renowned for their sesame seed oil & "Tao Sar" (mung beans) biscuits)
Worn our brick wall at Ah Quee Street
POTP commemoration spherical sculpture


This blog comes in 3 pages, click below to go to the other pages:
Related Blogs :

Photo Gallery - Malaysia :
Streets of George Town, Penang -  #2 Temples
The many temples, mosques & churches that lies almost
side-by-side would be the envy of many a city.

Photo Gallery - Malaysia :
Streets of George Town, Penang -  #3 Stately Buildings
Be surprised by the many grand buildings in George Town, many of which are
along Edwardian & Victorian design and then there is some of French architecture.

Photo Gallery - Malaysia : Street Art of George Town, Penang
Street art in the UNESCO heritage area of inner George Town, unique as some of the art work blends in with the physical.

Photo Gallery - Malaysia - Khoo Kongsi's Art & Architecture, George Town, Penang
Beautiful art & architecture at the Khoo Kongsi, a grand & majestic clan-house


Artwork by the students & artist of Cambodia's University of Fine Arts


Nice cross-stitching, lacquer ware & sculpture

Photo Gallery - Japan : Kyoto & Osaka
Simplistic & Spartan ends up beautifully
Photo Gallery - China Dynamic Yunnan
Tribal colors & culture in a place full of tribes.

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Delicious Nyonya pastries from a simple road-side stall - Fettes Road , Penang, Malaysia

A simple but unique style Wantan Mee - Pulau Tikus, George Town, Penang, Malaysia

Surprisingly nice Indian-style fried noodles, Bangkok Lane, Penang, Malaysia

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