Memories of Georgetown

Selamat Detang! It's Saturday again. Hope everyone is having a great weekend. I had so much fun browsing the photos I took around Georgetown, Penang when my partner and I had a holiday there. Georgetown is the capital of Penang and a UNESCO World Heritage site. I captured most of the photos below while riding on a tuk-tuk or rickshaw which is a very common transportation around Georgetown. Enjoy!

The Kapitan Keling Mosque built in 1801

The famous Choo Chay Keong temple of Yap Kongsi (Clan House)

some old houses around Georgetown

went to see the waterhouses with Uncle, our rickshaw's driver

passed by Little India, Georgetown

Outside the Sri Mariamman Temple, the oldest Hindu temple in Georgetown

The Guan Yin temple is the oldest Chinese temple in Penang, existed around 1728.

the Queen Victoria Memorial Clock Tower

the Gurney Drive offers a scenic view and has many shopping centres along the road

this street with lots of colorful houses caught my attention

The Municipal Council of Pinang Hall or City hall built in 1903 is a colonial building  which is still well- preserved until today

KOMTAR (Kompleks Tun Abdul Razak) Tower  is said to be Penang's first skycraper.

when in Georgetown, don't forget to drop by at Swensens just around Times Square. You won't miss it.

Melaka-one great historical place

Jonker's street at night

Melaka- a UNESCO world heritage site is one of the historic cities of the Straits of Malacca with the influences of both Europe and Asia. A visit there was an escape to the modern world as the beautiful city survived from the 15th century.


I've been to few places and cities in the South East but nothing compares to Melaka because of how they preserved the place until now. Unlike most travel destinations where you can only see tall buildings/skyscrapers, busy and crowded streets. In Melaka, the atmosphere was very different especially when you set foot to what I call 'red city' (all buildings are painted red), you would really feel like you are not in Asia anymore. The influences of the early occupants like the Dutch and the Portuguese are still all over the place. The ruins of the roofless St. Paul church and the A Famosa (the fortress) which known to be the oldest surviving European architectural remains in Asia are just two of the iconic tourist destinations that you should include in your itinerary.


What we've enjoyed most in Melaka was walking around at the night market at Jonkers Street and eventually stopped by at 'uncles' (just made up the name too) for dinner. Ah! another thing I would never forget was the yummy and freshly baked Melaka tart which is also a must try!

the Maritime musuem- a Galleon replica 

 at Jonker's street 

the roofless church at Bukit St. Paul

A Famosa (fortress)

the view of Melaka with the Menara Taming Sari tower and the Eye on Malaysia
in the background

the historic Melaka river with the Maritime Museum behind

Behind me is what I call the 'red city'

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