The island of Penang just off the coast is actually only the starting point for the “real” islands. So as not to spend 8 hours in buses and ferries, we decided to stay one night in Penang to spend a leisurely afternoon in the small town of Georgetown and not take the ferry to our first island Langkawi until the next morning.
What to say … After the disappointment in Kuala Lumpur, Georgetown really blew us away. Small streets, everywhere dealers and stalls, artists, street art and locals and tourists of all backgrounds, religion and color, all together enjoy the warm weather and the flair of the city. The population is almost equally composed of Malaysians, Indians and Chinese, so the mosque is only a few meters from the Hindu temple and there are both Little China and Little India, the former partly built on a pier above the sea ,
We are almost sorry to have just one afternoon, but that’s enough to soak up the city’s flair. Although the island with more temples, beaches and a national park would have much more to offer, but we feel ripe for the Christmas season in the island paradise and take the next morning the first ferry at 8:30 clock in the direction of Langkawi. Bye, bye Penang, return not excluded 