Spending a few days in George Town, capital of Penang.
It’s full of cutesy architecture –
– and wacky street art.
The most famous piece is Children on a Bicycle, which is a photo-must for the cutesy
and the humorous.
Hunk on a Honda is pretty popular too.
There’s also a series of cartoons made of steel rods throughout the town, reflecting the nature of the different areas.
Love Lane is backpacker central nowadays,
but used to be famous for mistresses’ love-nests – complete with useful little ledges under the windows for the men to hide if their wives came calling.
And Muntri street honours its most famous son – Jimmy Choo –
Then there’s the beach …
white sand and the most beautiful warm turquoise water, and since the Malaysians don’t like swimming …
I had the whole beach to myself.
Trying hard not to sound smug here – hope I’ve succeeded.