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		<description><![CDATA[Should I holiday with kids in Penang? ‘My requirements for a great holiday are fab food, friendly locals, a relaxing atmosphere, plus plenty to keep the kids happy. Penang is exactly that. ‘ says BYO-Kids, the Australian family travel gurus. Indeed, Penang has it all: a historic city-centre filled with colonial buildings, from the simple [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong>Should I holiday with kids in Penang? </strong></p>
<p>‘My requirements for a great holiday are fab food, friendly locals, a relaxing atmosphere, plus plenty to keep the kids happy. Penang is exactly that. ‘ says  <a href=" http://www.byokids.com.au/content/view/1090">BYO-Kids, the Australian family travel gurus.</a> </p>
<p>Indeed, Penang has it all: a historic city-centre filled with colonial buildings, from the simple Chinese shop house to gems like the Eastern &#038; Oriental Hotel; plenty of tropical beaches, with coconut trees and resorts on the water side for those who believe in sea-side relaxation and, despite lots of new houses, an abundance of nature to explore. But where to start? </p>
<p><strong>Visit Penang</strong> met several foreign tourists travelling with children. They told us what they enjoyed doing in Penang. We show you how to do it by yourself.</p>
<p><strong><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Penang_Ferry_Service">THE PENANG FERRY</a> was recommended by Adrian &#038; Meret with their daughter Swantje (9) from Holland : </strong><br />
‘We are seasoned travellers and arrived at Butterworth bus station early in the morning. We had deliberately chosen not to take the bridge. It was the first ferry at six am that brought us over to Penang. It was a great experience for Swantje. She stood right at the front railing and watched the citylights come closer, as it was still dark. As we entered she had noticed that the backrest of the seats can be shifted according to the direction of travel; quite a clever invention, considering that the ferry is over 40 years old! Forget about plane and bridge, this is certainly the best way to approach Penang.</p>
<p><strong>How to do it: </strong> Most of the busses and coaches from other parts of the country stop at the Butterworth bus terminal. Just follow the crowds. Penang ferry is a cheap thrill, toll is merely RM 1.20, Kids pay 60 Sen.<br />
<a href="http://visitpenang.com.my/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/little_india.jpg"><img src="http://visitpenang.com.my/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/little_india.jpg" alt="" title="little_india" width="350" height="263" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-1487" /></a><br />
<strong>A VISIT TO LITTLE INDIA was suggested by Pietro &#038; Maria with their daughters Carla (7) and Annalisa (6) from Italy: </strong><br />
‘Friends had told us to visit Little India, in the heart of Georgetown. So we hired a cab from our hotel that droped us right at a temple entrance. I believe it was a Hindu temple. We all loved the beautiful ornaments, the goddesses, the animals. Everything was so intense, so colorful. It wasn’t just the temple; the Saree-shops also had clothes and materials in every color of the rainbow. In another shop we bought bangles and little silverbracelettes for the girls. There was loud music everywhere and strange smells &#8211; all pretty tiring. We took a rest in a typical corner restaurant. The waiter made us sit right in front of somebody who was frying local specialities and the girls were fascinated by how roti canai was made. The man was very friendly and asked them to try it, but they were a little shy. Anyway, they both ate one with sugar. Maria and I had something called Paper Tosai, which was basically a very thin pancake, but enormous. A formidable experience.</p>
<p><strong>How to do it: </strong> Just do what the Italians did: take a taxi or trishaw from your Hotel or a bus from KOMTAR to Queen Street / Little India. The temple they visited is called Arulmigu Mahamariamman, but you don’t need to remember that. Make sure you are hungry enough to take a meal there or at least some snacks.</p>
<p><strong><a href="http://www.virtualmalaysia.com/destination/fort%20cornwallis.html">FORT CORNWALLIS</a> was visited by Frank &#038; Katherina and their son Sven (5) from Austria: </strong><br />
‘I’m very interested in history so visitig Fort Cornwallis was a must for me. However, for kids of our son’s age there is not much to see there. Katharina volunteered to stay with Sven at the playground, which is right in front of the entrance, while I visited the site. When I came back he’d had a great time and made some local friends. According to our little expert the playground, with all its activities, is top. A clever idea of the city council! What followed was even better. We were all rather thirsty and went to the hawker centre right next to the playground. The coconut-milkshakes were a real hit. Very rich and creamy and cost less than a Euro. Fantastic!</p>
<p><strong>How to do it: </strong> Buses 4, 7, 10, 11, 18, 101, 202, 303, 313, 325, 136, 137 stop right in front of the Fort.</p>
<p><strong><a href="http://www.tropicalspicegarden.com/">SPICE GARDEN</a> was recommended by Julia &#038; Michael with their son David (11) from Germany: </strong><br />
‘A taxi driver had told me about this aparently relatively new place. When we asked at the hotel counter they explained to us how to get there and suggested joining a guided tour, which in hindsight was an excellent idea. The garden is a paradise and very well kept, but without any explanations – well, it’s just a garden and David would probably have found it boring, but our guide was really good. At the entrance David had spotted a lizzard surfacing from the lotus pond and the guide told us that it was about two meters long, so almost a dragon! Unfortunately, it kept hiding under the surface, so we quickly shifted our attention to the guide’s informative talk. We basically saw every spice that you might have in your kitchen cupboard: from nutmeg, cardamom, clover, aniseed and lots lots more. It makes you realise how rich the Southeast Asian countries are in natural resources. We heard a lot of stories about the spice trade and learned a lot about jungle plants that can be used as medicine or poison. In the end they lead you to a well mantained shop cum café; a beautiful place sourrounded by jungle trees. So we would definitely recommend the Spice Garden to parents with children, but they should be above nine or ten, otherwise they can’t quite appreciate it all.</p>
<p><strong>How to do it: </strong> Public buses No. 93 (Hin) and No. 202 (Transit Link) and 101 (Rapid Penang) from Penang to Teluk Bahang stops right in front the garden. It’s open for the public from 9.30 til 6pm. Admission, plus guided tour, is RM 55 for a family, with up to three children.</p>
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<strong><a href="http://www.butterfly-insect.com/">BUTTERFLY FARM</a> was visited by Enrique &#038; Carmen with Maria(6) &#038; Jorge(5) from Spain: </strong><br />
‘Everybody recommends the butterfly farm and I can see why. It’s a beautiful garden surrounded by a tight net, so that the animals can’t escape. Where else can you see so many butterflies? They have lots of different species and they all fly around you; it’s a feast for the eye. As we entered one of the guards put a huge Raja Brooke butterfly right on Jorge’s shirt. Spectacular! They also have a few other animals there and some exhibition rooms. The kids were impressed by the scorpions and a huge turtle in an aquarium. It’s quite a long journey from Georgetown, but it’s worth it. The kids keep on painting butterflies now.’</p>
<p><strong>How to do it: </strong> Take the Rapid Penang Bus <strong>101</strong> to Teluk Bahang Village. Change to Bus <strong>U501</strong> towards Balik Pulau. Take note that the bus services are a little sporadic. The Penang Butterfly Farm is open from 9-5.30pm. Admission is RM 20 for adults and RM 10 for kids. </p>
<p><strong><a href="http://www.penang-vacations.com/penang-national-park.html">TAMAN NEGARA / NATIONAL PARK</a> was recommended by Francoise from Belgium: </strong><br />
‘I didn’t find this place in any brochure, but some local friends brought us there. This is a brilliant place for nature lovers, a bit off the beaten track. We took swimming gear, towels and a big picknic basket along. After the entrance gate we followed a track which is mostly paved. After a few minutes the kids got all excited as we saw a group of monkeys. They were bathing in some mangrove swamps, really funny to watch. We also saw iguanas and some colorful birds before we reached our destination; a beach called Teluk Tukun. It’s much nearer than the more famous Monkey Beach, only 20 minutes from the gate, so much better when you are with kids. They can swim there and everything is nicely set up for a picknic. Nearby is also a canopy walk, hovering 15 meters above the ground, which the brave ones in our group very much enjoyed. But don’t go up if you are afraid of heights. Although it’s safe, it can be scary. Well, the kids just loved it.’</p>
<p><strong>How to do it: </strong> Take the Rapid Penang Bus <strong>101</strong> to Teluk Bahang Village. The entrance gate is within walking distance. </p>
<p><strong><a href="http://www.penang.ws/areas/gurney.htm">GUERNEY DRIVE</a> was recommended by Claudia with their daughters Stella (10) and Mara (9) from Switzerland</strong><br />
‘We are staying at <a href="http://www.ghotel.com.my/">G-Hotel</a>, which is a rather perfect spot for our taste, right in the middle of town. We just arrived yesterday morning and didn’t do any special kid’s acitvities. After a long session at the pool we headed for the shopping centre next door. The girls enjoyed looking at the little stalls there, they spent hours just browsing. They got themselves stamps carved, bought cheap watches and fashion jewelry. After that we went down to the hawker stalls and had our dinner. That was really amazing. You won’t believe the variety of food they have there. They have lots of Chinese, Indian and Malay dishes, but you can also get Thai and Western food as well. We tried quite a bit and most of it was very nice. For us Europeans the concept of a hawker square is quite unusual. It’s a little chaotic, sometimes hectic, but the three of us liked it a lot! </p>
<p><strong>How to do it: Gurney Drive</strong> is 10 minutes drive from the historical centre. Just take a cab, as many of the busses don’t go directly passed the hotel.</p>
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<a href="http://www.penangbotanicgardens.gov.my/">THE BOTANICAL GARDENS</a> were suggested by Shaun &#038; Val with their three kids from England</strong><br />
‘We had a lovely morning with the kids at the Botanical Gardens. It’s good to go there early, as the place tends to get quite crowded and, of course, it’s much cooler earlier on. We also purposely didn’t bring any food along, neither for us nor for the monkeys! Well, for many visitors, especially those with kids, they are the main attraction there and you can see them already a mile before the gate. I heard that there are more than 200 of them. They can get quite aggressive when you feed them but if you don’t bring food they are not interested and it’s quite safe to watch them. It’s actually great fun, well our gang was exhilarated. It’s a great package deal; we parents are real garden lovers and the gardens here are really impressive, with all their tropical plants. One could spend hours just browsing through the various paths and alleys. But for the kids it would be a bit boring. So the monkeys came quite handy. The fresh coconuts at the exit were another pluspoint. The Kids just loved them.’</p>
<p><strong>How to do it: </strong> The Gardens are located at the end of Waterfall Road, about 8 kilometres form the city centre. Bus Nr. 7 from Komtar takes you there. Admission is free and opening hours are fom 5am – 8pm.</p>
<p><strong>The <a href="http://www.malaysiasite.nl/snaketempleng.htm">SNAKE TEMPLE</a> was recommended by Ake &#038; Berit from Sweden with their daughter Carla (9): </strong><br />
‘We joined a tourist-tour yesterday and when I asked my daughter what she had found the best bit of Penang she instantly mentioned the snake temple. I have seen quite a few temples, but this one is really unique. There are quite few snakes in there, green vipers &#8211; supposedly poisoness. As you enter the temple there is a strong smell of incences and our guide mentioned that many people believe that it paralyses the snakes. According to him that’s wrong. He said it’s also not true that their fangs have been exracted. His explanation was that the holiness of the place makes the snakes peaceful. Well, I don’t know, probably they are all well fed with whatever vipiers like to eat and so they are just not interested in biting humans. It seems perfectly safe but you should only bring kids there who aren’t scared by snakes. This isn’t a zoo. Aparently there is also a snake farm nearby, which is supposedly quite good, but our tour didn’t go there.’</p>
<p><strong>How to do it: </strong> Penang Snake Temple is open from 6am til 7pm. It’s located at Sungai Kluang near Bayan Lepas airport. A 30 minute ride with bus 401 from Komtar takes you there. Although admission is free donations are expected. </p>


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		<description><![CDATA[Urlaub in Penang mit Kindern? &#8220;Meine Ansprüche für einen tollen Urlaub sind gutes Essen, freundliche Menschen, Entspannung und genug zu tun, um die Kinder zufrieden zu stellen. Genau das bietet Penang,&#8221; stellen die australischen Reiseexperten BYO-Kids fest. Tatsächlich gibt es all das in Penang: eine historische Allstadt mit Gebäuden aus der kolonialen Vergangenheit, vom einfachen [...]]]></description>
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&#8220;Meine Ansprüche für einen tollen Urlaub sind gutes Essen, freundliche Menschen, Entspannung und genug zu tun, um die Kinder zufrieden zu stellen. Genau das bietet Penang,&#8221; stellen die australischen Reiseexperten BYO-Kids fest.</p>
<p>Tatsächlich gibt es all das in Penang: eine historische Allstadt mit Gebäuden aus der kolonialen Vergangenheit, vom einfachen chinesischen Geschäftshaus bis zum Eastern&#038;Oriental Hotel; zahlreiche tropische Strände mit Kokosnusspalmen und Hotelanlagen für Erholungssuchende und, trotz vieler Neubauten genug ursprüngliche Natur zu erkunden. Doch wo fängt man an?</p>
<p><strong>Visit Penang</strong> hat mehrere ausländische Familien befragt, die uns erzählten, was ihnen in Penang besonders gefallen hat. Wir zeigen Ihnen, wie&#8217;s geht:</p>
<p><strong><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Penang_Ferry_Service">DIE PENANG-FÄHRE</a> empfahlen uns Adrian &#038; Meret mit ihrer Tochter Swantje (9) aus Holland :</strong><br />
&#8220;Wir sind schon viel in Asien unterwegs gewesen und kamen am Busbahnhof von Butterworth am frühen Morgen an. Wir hatten bewusst auf die Brücke verzichtet und uns für die Fähre entschieden. Wir nahemn gleich die erste um sechs Uhr morgens. Für Swantje war das ein tolles Erlebnis. Sie stand ganz vorn an der Reling und beobachtete, wie die Lichter der Stadt im Morgengrauen näher kamen. Beim Betreten der Fähre war ihr die ungewöhnlichen Sitzreihen aufgefallen, deren Lehne man je nach Fahrtrichtung wechseln kann. Ziemlich clever, wenn man bedenkt, dass die Fähre über 40 Jahre alt ist. Also: kommen Sie nicht mit dem Flugzeug oder über die Brücke, die Fähre ist der beste Weg um in Penang anzukommen.&#8221;</p>
<p><strong>So geht&#8217;s:</strong> die meisten Fernbusse halten am Busbahnhof in Butterworth. Dort folgt man einfach den anderen Fährpassagieren. Die Fähre ist ein billiges Vergnügen: Erwachsene zahlen RM 1,20, Kinder nur 60 Sen.</p>
<p><strong>Einen Besuch in LITTLE INDIA schlugen Pietro &#038; Maria mit ihren Töchtern Carla (7) und Annalisa (6) aus Italien vor:</strong><br />
&#8220;Unsere Freunde hatten uns empfohlen Little India zu besuchen, hier im Herzen von Georgetown. Wir nahmen also von unserm Hotel ein Taxi, das uns direkt an einem Tempel abgesetzt hat. Ich glaube, das war ein Hindutempel. Wunderschöne Ornamente von Göttern und Tieren. Die ganze Atmosphäre war sehr intensiv, all die Farben. Nicht nur der Tempel auch die Sari-Geschäfte hatten Kleidung und Stoffe in allen Regenbogenfarben. Woanders kauften wir Armreifen aus Silber für die Mädchen. Überall spielte laute Musik, es gab merkwürdige Gerüche, alles ziemlich ermüdend. Deshalb machten wir Rast in einem typischen Eckrestaurant. Der Kellner gab uns einen Platz direkt vor einem Mann, der lokale Spezialitäten herstellte und die Mädchen sahen begeistert zu wie Roti Canai gemacht wird. Er forderte sie auf, es auch mal zu versuchen, aber sie haben sich nicht getraut. Sie haben dann aber jede eins gegessen, mit Zucker drauf. Maria und ich hatten etwas, das sich &#8216;Paper Tosai&#8217; nannte – im Prinzip ein dünner, knuspriger Pfannkuchen, aber riesig groß. Eine fantastische Erfahrung!&#8221;</p>
<p><strong>So geht&#8217;s:</strong> Genau wie die Italiener kommt man am besten mit einem Taxi oder auch einer Rikscha direkt vom Hotel. Oder man nimmt einen Bus von KOMTAR zur Queen Street in Little India. Der Tempel, den die Familie besuchte heißt Arulmigu Mahamariamman, aber das braucht man sich nicht zu merken. Allerdings sollten Sie genug Hunger mitbringen um in der Gegend einmal zu essen.</p>
<p><strong><a href="http://www.virtualmalaysia.com/destination/fort%20cornwallis.html">FORT CORNWALLIS</a> besuchten Frank &#038; Katherina und ihr Sohn Sven (5) aus Österreich:</strong><br />
&#8220;Ich interessiere mich sehr für Geschichte, deshalb war klar, dass wir Fort Cornwallis besuchen würden. Natürlich gibt’s das für meinen Sohn nicht wirklich viel zu sehen, deshalb bot Katherina an, mit ihm draußen am Spielplatz vor dem Eingang zu warten. Als ich zurück kam, schienen Sven viel Spaß gehabt und einige einheimische Freunde gefunden zu haben. Der kleine Experte meinte, der Spielplatz sei super. Also eine gute Idee der Stadtverwaltung. Es kam dann noch besser. Wir waren ziemlich durstig und gingen zu den Hawker-Ständen nebenan. Die Kokosnussmilch war ein ein Volltreffer. Sehr lecker und cremig und das alles für weniger als ein Euro. Fantastisch!</p>
<p><strong>So geht&#8217;s:</strong> Die Busse 4, 7, 10, 11, 18, 101, 202, 303, 313, 325, 136, 137 halten direkt am Fort.</p>
<p><strong>Der<a href="http://www.tropicalspicegarden.com/">SPICE GARDEN</a> wurde von Julia &#038; Michael mit ihrem Sohn David (11) aus Deutschland empfohlen:</strong><br />
&#8220;Ein Taxifahrer erzählte uns von diesem wohl relativ neuen Garten. Im Hotel erklärte man uns, wie man dorthin kommt. Man riet uns auch gleich eine Führung mitzubuchen, was im Nachhinein eine sehr gute Idee war. Der Garten ist ein Paradies und sehr gut gepflegt, aber ohne Erklärungen ist es eben nur ein botanischer Garten und David hätte das wahrscheinlich ziemlich langweilig gefunden. Aber unser Führer war richtig gut. Gleich hinter dem Eingang bemerkte David im Seerosenteich eine große Echse. Der Führer erklärte ihm, dass das Tier mit 2 Metern Länge größer als er selbst sei, also fast ein Drache. Leider blieb der dann unter Wasser, aber so konnten wir uns dann auf die informativen Erklärungen des Führers konzentrieren. Er zeigte uns praktisch jedes Gewürz aus dem Küchenregal: von Muskatnüssen über Kardamom zu Anis und vielen anderen Sachen. Dazu gab es Geschichten über den Gewürzhandel und Informationen zu Dschungelpflanzen, die man als Medizin oder als Gifte verwenden kann. Am Ende führte er uns in ein schönes Gebäude mitten im  Dschungel, das sowohl ein Laden, als auch ein Cafe ist. Der Gewürzgarten ist also definitiv zu empfehlen für Eltern mit Kindern, allerdings sollten sie mindestens neun oder zehn Jahre alt sein, damit sie etwas davon haben.</p>
<p>So geht&#8217;s: Die Buslinien 93 (Hin), 202 (Transit Link) und 101 (Rapid Penang) aus Penang nach Teluk Bahang halten direkt am Eingang des &#8220;Spice Garden&#8221;. Der ist täglich von 9.30 bis 18 Uhr geöffnete. Der Eintritt für eine ganze Familie mit bis zu drei Kindern kostet inklusive Führung RM 55.</p>
<p><strong>Die Schmetterlingsfarm <a href="http://www.butterfly-insect.com/">(BUTTERFLY FARM)</a> besuchten die Spanier Enrique &#038; Carmen mit ihren Kindern Maria(6) &#038; Jorge(5):</strong><br />
&#8220;Die Schmetterlingsfarm wird einem ja überall empfohlen und ich verstehe jetzt warum. Es ist ein sehr schön angelegter Garten, der mit einem dichten Netz umgeben ist, damit die Tiere nicht wegfliegen können. Wo sonst kann man so viele Schmetterlinge auf einmal sehen? Die haben da eine Menge verschiedener Arten und die fliegen um einen herum. Das ist ein Fest für die Augen! Als wir eintraten setzte einer der Wächter einen riesigen Raja-Brooke-Schmetterling auf Jorges Hemd. Großartig! Es gibt da übrigens auch noch andere Tiere und mehrere Ausstellungsräume. Die Kinder fanden die Skorpione und eine Riesenschildkröte im Aquarium besonders eindrucksvoll. Es ist eine ganz schön lange Fahrt von Georgetown dahin, aber es lohnt sich. Die Kinder sind malen jetzt dauernd Schmetterlinge!</p>
<p><strong>So geht&#8217;s:</strong> Der Schnellbus 101 fährt direkt nach Teluk Bahang Village. Dort wechselt man zum Bus U501 Richtung Balik Pulau, der nur unregelmäßig fährt. Die Penang Butterfly Farm ist von 9 bis 17.30 Uhr geöffnet. Der Eintritt beträgt RM 20 for Erwachsene und RM 10 für Kinder. </p>
<p><strong>Der Nationalpark <a href="http://www.penang-vacations.com/penang-national-park.html">(TAMAN NEGARA)</a> wurde empfohlen von Francoise und ihrer Familie aus Belgien:</strong><br />
&#8220;Ich habe diesen Park in keinem Rieseprospekt gesehen, ein paar einheimischer Freunde brachten uns dort hin. Eine interessante Gegend für Naturliebhaber, etwas abseits der Touristenpfade. Wir nahmen Schwimmsachen und einen Picknickkorb mit. Hinter dem Eingangstor folgten wir dem gut ausgebauten Küstenpfad. Schon bald trafen wir auf eine Affenhorde, die Kinder waren total aus dem Häuschen. Die Affen badeten im Mangrovensumpf, ziemlich lustig anzusehen! Bevor wir an unserem Zeil ankamen sahen wir auch ein paar große Iguanas und mehrere bunte Vögel. Der Strand an dem wir kampierten heißt Teluk Tukun und ist viel nähe als der bekannte Monkey Beach. Nur etwa 20 Fußminuten vom Eingang und deshalb besser, wenn man mit Kidnern kommt. In der Nähe gibt es auch einen Canopy Walk, also eine Art Hochseilbrücke in etwa 15 Meter Höhe in den Bäumen. Einige in unserer Gruppe hatten da viel Spaß dran, aber wenn man Höhenangst hat, lässt man das besser. Ich glaube, es ist sehr sicher, aber Angst macht es trotzdem. Nun, den Kidnern hats jedenfalls Spaß gemacht. </p>
<p><strong>So geht&#8217;s:</strong>  Mit dem Schnellbus 101 nach Teluk Bahang Village. Der Eingang ist in der Nähe der Endstation.</p>
<p><strong>Den <a href="http://www.penang.ws/areas/gurney.htm">GUERNEY DRIVE</a> empfehl uns Claudia mit ihren Töchtern Stella (10) und Mara (9) aus der Schweiz:</strong><br />
&#8220;Wir wohnen im <a href="http://www.ghotel.com.my/">G-Hotel</a>, ziemlich perfekt für unseren Geschmack und mitten im Stadtzentrum. Wir sind erst am Montag angekommen und haben bisher noch nichts spezielles für die Kinder gemacht. Nachdem wir erstmal ziemlich lang an dem schönen Swimmingpool waren, sind wir in das Einkaufszentrum nebenan gegangen. Den Mädchen gefielen vor allem die kleinen Stände bei den Rolltreppen, sie waren gar nicht mehr weg zu bekommen. Sie haben sich da Stempel schneiden lassen und sich billige Uhren und Modeschmuck gekauft. Dannach sind wir runter zu dem Essensständen auf dem Nachtmarkt gegangen. Überwältigend, diese Auswahl an Essen. Dort gab es alles an Gerichten: chinesisch, indisch, malaiisch, aber auch thailändisches und westliches Essen. Wir haben ganz viel probiert und das meiste war ziemlich lecker. Für uns Europäer sind diese Hawker-Stände ja eher ungewöhnlich. Alles ist ein bisschen chaotisch und manchmal hektisch, aber wir drei haben das sehr genossen!&#8221;</p>
<p><strong>So geht&#8217;s:</strong> Der Gurney Drive ist etwa 10 Autominuten vom historischen Zentrum entfernt. Am besten nehmen Sie ein Taxi, da viele Busse nicht unmittelbar am Hotel vorbei fahren. </p>
<p><strong><a href="http://www.penangbotanicgardens.gov.my/">Der BOTANISCHE GARTEN</a> wurde von  Shaun &#038; Val und ihren drei Kindern aus England besucht:</strong><br />
&#8220;Wir haben einen netten Vormittag im botanischen Garten verbracht. Man sollte dort früh morgens hingehen, denn es wird manchmal ziemlich voll und außerdem ist es dann kühler. Wir haben auch ganz bewusst darauf verzichtet, essen mitzubringen, sowohl für uns, wie für die Affen. Die sind für viele Besucher und natürlich auch für unsere Kinder die Hauptattraktion. Angeblich gibt’s dort etwa 200 Affen. Die können ziemlich unangenehm werden, wenn man die füttern will. Aber wenn die merken, dass man keine Essen dabei hat lassen sie einen in Ruhe. Es ist natürlich immer lustig, die zu beobachten, jedenfalls ging das unseren Kindern so. Für uns Eltern ist es ein Kombi-Pack: wir beiden sind Gartenliebhaber und der botanische Garten hier ist wirklich eindrucksvoll mit all seinen tropischen Pflanzen. Man könnte stundenlang über die Wege und Pfade laufen, aber das wäre langweilig für die Kinder. Von daher ist es prima, dass die Affen da sind. Außerdem kamen die frischen Kokosnüsse am Ausgang bei den Kindern ziemlich gut an.&#8221;</p>
<p><strong>So geht’s:</strong> Der botanische Garten liegt etwa  8 Kilometer vom Stadtzentrum am Ende der Waterfall Road.  Man erreicht ihn mit dem Bus Nr. 7 vom KOMTAR. Der Eintritt ist kostenlos und geöffntet ist von 5-18 Uhr. </p>
<p><strong>Der <a href="http://www.malaysiasite.nl/snaketempleng.htm">SCHLANGENTEMPEL</a> wurde von Ake &#038; Berit aus Sweden mit ihrer Tochter Carla (9) empfohlen:</strong><br />
&#8220;Wir nahmen gestern an einer Stadtrundfahrt teil. Als ich unsere Tochter fragte, was sie am besten in Penag gefunden hätte, erwähnte sie spontan den Schlgentempel. Also, ich habe schone eine ganze Menge Tempel gesehen, aber der hier ist schon was besonderes. Es gibt dort eine ganze Menge Schlangen. Grüne Vipern, glaube ich, und vermutlich giftig. Wenn man in den Tempel kommt riecht es stark nach Räucherstäbchen und unsere Führer erklärte, dass viele glauben, dass das die Schlangen betäubt. Das ist aber wohl falsch. Man hat ihnen auch nicht die Zähne gezogen, wie manche glauben. Er war sich jedenfalls sicher, dass die &#8216;Heiligkeit&#8217; des Tempels sie friedlich macht. Ich bin mir da nicht so sicher, ich glaube die geben denen einfach genug zu essen und von daher sind die viel zu voll um an Menschen ein Interesse zu haben. Es wirkt alles ziemlich sicher, aber natürlich sollte man da nur Kinder hinbringen, die keine Angst vor Schlangen haben. Das ist schließlich kein Zoo. Es soll nebenan auch eine Schlangenfarm geben, die sehr interessant sein soll, aber wir sind da leider icht gewesen.&#8221;</p>
<p><strong>So geht’s:</strong> Der Schlangentempel von Penang ist offen von 6-19Uhr. Er liegt in Sungai Kluang nahe am Flughafen. Der Bus 401 vom KOMTAR braucht etwa 30 Minuten. Der Eintritt ist frei, aber es werden Spenden erwartet.</p>


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<p>And with internal flights from as little as £35 and cheap accommodation, it&#8217;s perfectly possible to have a three-week holiday of a lifetime to Malaysia, Thailand and Vietnam for just under £1,000. Here&#8217;s how I did it&#8230;</p>
<p>Days 1&#038;2: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia You can&#8217;t go to KL without a trip up the Petronas Towers, until 2004 the world&#8217;s tallest buildings. But get there early &#8211; there are limited free passes and people start queuing at 8am.</p>
<p>The other must-seeis the 400million-year-old Batu Caves 10 miles outside the city (Sri Subramaniam Temple, Selayang, taxi £4, entry free). The most popular Hindu shrine outside of India is home to mischievous macaque monkeys and the world&#8217;s tallest statue of Murugan, a Hindu deity covered in 300 litres of gold paint.</p>
<p>Eat: Cheapest &#8211; and tastiest &#8211; are the hawker stalls, where you can eat handsomely and still get change from a fiver. Try the pedestrianised Jalan Alor and dine with the locals outdoors on plastic tables.</p>
<p>Sample the famous Malay chicken satay or whole steamed fish with lime, chilli and ginger. Stay : Number Eight guesthouse (8-10 Tengkat Tong Shin, 603 2144 2050, www.numbereight.com.my) is a buzzy boutique style budget hotel with doubles from £17pp.</p>
<p>Days 3 to 6: Pangkor</p>
<p>After a long flight, me and my group of friends were ready to hit the beach &#8211; especially Coral Bay, a gorgeous palm tree covered cove with emerald sea and views of a pretty island that you can walk to when the tide is out.</p>
<p>Eat: At Daddy&#8217;s Cafe, right on Coral Beach, dine by candlelight on Malay chicken curries and fresh fish with fancy veggies for around £4 for a main course.</p>
<p>Stay: Splash out at the Anjungan Beach Resort and Spa (6610 Nipah Bay, 05 685 1500, www.anjungan resort.com, doubles from £30), close to Coral Bay.</p>
<p>Getting there: Pangkor is four hours by coach from KL. Take a taxi to Puduraya station and go to the Transnational counter (tickets around £5, call 03-20705044) where buses leave for Lumut several times a day. From Lumut it is a 35-minute ferry ride to Pangkor for £2 return.</p>
<p>Days 7&#038;8: Penang</p>
<p>It&#8217;s worth heading up to Penang Hill for spectacular views of the island. Refresh your feet at a fish spa where garra rufa fish nibble away at the dead skin on your tired feet. Try Happy Feet Fish Spa (3a Jalan Sungai Emas, 604 229 6916).</p>
<p>Eat: Little India is a highlight with stalls selling snacks beyond the usual samosa and pakora. Also try out Woodlands Vegetarian Restaurant (60 Lebuh Penang, 04 263 9764), which is packed with local Indians all times of day and night enjoying the delicious grub for under a pound &#8211; rice, dhal, potato masala, raita and a sweet.</p>
<p>Stay: Cathay Hotel (15 Lebuh Leith, Georgetown, 04 262 6271, double rooms from £12) is an old Chinese mansion with bags of character in the centre of Georgetown, Penang&#8217;s &#8220;downtown&#8221;.</p>
<p>Getting there: Catch the ferry back to Lumut, a bus to Butterworth (five times daily, £4), then the ferry from the station there to Penang (20p) and finally taxi or rickshaw to your hotel.</p>


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		<description><![CDATA[When his father lived in Penang in the Fifties, it was an enchanting island. Alistair Fraser retraces his steps and finds that much of the magic survives. Alistair Fraser I barely noticed the tree stump. The wood was grey with age and the creepers snaking around its base were pulling it back into the forest. [...]]]></description>
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<p>When his father lived in Penang in the Fifties, it was an enchanting island. Alistair Fraser retraces his steps and finds that much of the magic survives.</p>
<p>Alistair Fraser</p>
<p>I barely noticed the tree stump. The wood was grey with age and the creepers snaking around its base were pulling it back into the forest. Then I saw a small sign, half-hidden in the undergrowth: on this stump, Allied prisoners of war were beheaded by their Japanese captors. I looked closer. The flat surface was marked by several deep grooves.</p>
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<p>This discovery was typical of Penang&#8217;s open-air war museum. The site was originally built to protect the island during the 18th-century Spice Wars, then fortified by the British during the Second World War before they surrendered to the Japanese, who turned it into a prison camp.</p>
<p>There are no interactive displays or carefully curated artefacts here, just some crumbling buildings in a jungle clearing, a couple of rusting bed frames in concrete dormitories and a few faded, black-and-white photographs.</p>
<p>Visitor information is scarce. Instead, you&#8217;re left to wander along overgrown footpaths, sweating from the exertion, and imagining the horrors that took place in this stifling hell.</p>
<p>On my way back to George Town, the main city on the island of Penang, I passed the old harbour-side buildings where my father worked as a young man. After serving in India during the war, he came to what was then Malaya to take a job with a tobacco shipping company. He was a quiet man who rarely talked about his past.</p>
<p>But sometimes he&#8217;d reminisce about this faraway country full of charming people, lush scenery and the best food he&#8217;d ever eaten. I was intrigued by a place that made him so animated. Would its magic be passed through the generations?</p>
<p>Having accompanied me to the war museum, my driver and guide, Alan Chew, dropped me back at the Eastern&amp;Oriental, a white wedding-cake of a hotel where British colonial types used to socialise when Malaya was still part of the Empire.</p>
<p>This elegant waterfront building has kept its traditional style and as I nursed a beer in its comfortable bar, I felt surrounded by the ghosts of a ruling class, sipping their pink gins beneath a lazily swirling fan, playing a few hands of bridge or making arrangements for a weekend in one of the cool hillside stations.</p>
<p>After dark, I left for town. Walking was the easiest option. George Town has a wide choice of cuisine and so many places to sample it, from fancy restaurants and noisy, neon-lit diners to street stalls, all within a few hundred yards of the hotel.</p>
<p>I stepped around a couple of men who were sprawled on the pavement playing dominos using a home-made board and bottle tops for counters, then passed a group of weary locals at a bus stop, and caught the eye of a beautiful woman, who smiled and said hello as she emerged from a gloomy doorway.</p>
<p>I can see why my dad loved this place. Here is a friendly, multi-cultural society that seems to work. Malaysians, Indians and Chinese appear to live together happily, their cultures and religions separate but respected.</p>
<p>In this spirit of racial harmony, I decided to have a multi-national meal. First, I stopped at a busy restaurant full of Chinese families, where a man in singlet and shorts was scurrying around and shouting a lot.</p>
<p>He could have been demented but was probably the waiter, so I asked him for a bowl of noodles. The other diners smiled, their children stared, and the noodles were delicious. For my next course, I walked a few streets into the Indian quarter and had a plate of tasty sizzling tandoori chicken at an open-walled restaurant.</p>
<p>Then I wandered for a while, taking in the activity and enjoying the warm night air and exotic smells (excluding the stinking open drains), before heading back to the hotel. The domino players were curled asleep on the pavement. And the same pretty woman was emerging from the same doorway as before. &#8220;Hello, honey,&#8221; she smiled. I looked at her stupidly. Hang on a minute. Surely not. In a Muslim country?</p>
<p>Next morning, Alan Chew took me to the vast temple of Kek Lok Si. The ornate and elaborate pagoda of 10,000 Buddhas is seven storeys high and visible for miles, yet is still dwarfed by a 90ft bronze statue of the goddess Kuan Yin. What a broad-minded religion, I thought, to celebrate a female deity with such extravagance.</p>
<p>And then we walked into a large chanting hall for reincarnation and guidance and there, in a corner, almost hidden behind burning incense holders and elaborate icons, a young, shaven-haired nun stood at an ordinary kitchen ironing board, smoothing the wrinkles from silk tablecloths. Judging from the pile still to be ironed, she had plenty of time to wonder what she&#8217;d done in a previous life to deserve this.</p>
<p>The chores of one woman reminded me of those being carried out by another the previous night. Her brazen manner puzzled me. They have religious police here. You can be locked up if caught in a hotel room with someone who&#8217;s not your spouse. As we drove to a restaurant for lunch, I told Alan I was surprised to see prostitutes openly working the streets.</p>
<p>He shifted in his seat. They are foreigners, he muttered, probably Indonesian. Perhaps it was rude to have mentioned it because an uncomfortable silence grew between us. To lighten the atmosphere, I said, with gormless enthusiasm, &#8220;She was very beautiful, though!&#8221; Alan glanced at me. &#8220;He was not a real woman, Mr Fraser.&#8221;</p>
<p>As we tucked in to a Penang noodle speciality of Char Koay Teow, I asked Alan how he socialised. In my wanderings I had seen plenty of restaurants and lots of specialist shops (mainly jewellers guarded by men pacing outside with crude-looking rifles) but nothing much to indicate that people engaged in other pastimes – no bookshops, or B&amp;Qs, no cinemas that I could see, or sports fields. What do people do?</p>
<p>&#8220;I&#8217;m a workaholic and so is my wife,&#8221; he said evasively. Yes, I persisted, but you must have some time off. &#8220;Well&#8221; – he looked uncomfortable again – &#8220;… we eat a lot.&#8221; He explained that as dining out is cheap and the restaurants so plentiful, meals can last all day.</p>
<p>People move from one place to another for each course: soup here, noodles there, a main course somewhere else, a pot of tea up the road, followed by dessert in that place on Chulia Street. And that&#8217;s just lunch. Then it&#8217;s time to think about dinner, and the whole ritual begins again. The well-fed Mr Chew seemed to fit his name rather well.</p>
<p>Before catching a ferry the next day to the island of Langkawi and the next leg of my trip, I strolled around Penang once more looking for Oriental objets d&#8217;art that would remind me of the pieces my parents had in their house. In tiny open-fronted shops along many of the busy streets, various artisans were at work.</p>
<p>I saw an Indian goldsmith shaping a wedding ring, a tray placed beneath the vice to catch every little shaving of his precious metal. Across the road, a grumpy Chinese calligrapher with alarming purple-black toenails was carving an elegant sign in Mandarin from a large block of wood. Farther along, in a hat-making shop little bigger than a wardrobe, I watched a nimble-fingered man make a fez, which he then boxed and added to a tottering pile behind him.</p>
<p>The Datai hotel on Langkawi was the very opposite of Penang: luxurious, wealthy – and dull. Everyone was there to relax rather than explore. It could have been anywhere. Malaysia was just an exotic backdrop. Guests dozed on sun-loungers or lingered over lunch in one of three restaurants. The more energetic strolled along the beach. In the hot, still sun, a silent torpor smothered everything like a heavy blanket.</p>
<p>This sleepy atmosphere was getting to me, and I had only been there half an hour. Fortunately, I soon discovered that even though everyone seemed sedated, the wildlife at least was living up to its name.</p>
<p>I was staying in an isolated villa several hundred yards from the main complex, down a path that wound through the rainforest. After dinner on my first evening, as I made my way back along the dimly lit route, I saw what appeared to be a discarded glove on a rock. I looked closer and jumped a foot in the air when the fingers began to wiggle.</p>
<p>Having barely got over the shock of seeing my first tarantula, I met a wild boar. I&#8217;d been told that one lived in the hotel grounds and would often rummage around at night, but I didn&#8217;t expect to come face to face. However, as I was closing my shutters before bed, there he was, about two yards beyond my porch. He eyeballed me for a moment, then snorted and bolted into the jungle.</p>
<p>Next day, I met the hotel&#8217;s resident naturalist, Irshad, whose passionate love of local flora and fauna and deep knowledge of birds in particular revived my childhood interest in ornithology. He pointed to a tall tree and whispered excitedly, &#8220;There!&#8221;</p>
<p>All I could see was a tree until I borrowed his binoculars and there in its upper branches were a couple of magnificent hornbills, large birds with black-and-white plumage and distinctive yellow-and-red beaks the size of lobster claws.</p>
<p>They lurched into flight and we clambered aboard Irshad&#8217;s pick-up to follow. But we lost them, partly because we had to drive very carefully, as everyone does on Langkawi, to avoid the macaque monkeys.</p>
<p>I was interested to find out about these creatures, having inherited from my father a beautiful tapestry of a macaque sitting in a tree, something he&#8217;d brought back from Malaya many years ago. The monkeys are everywhere and will often groom themselves in the middle of a road, indifferent to traffic (there are bigger hazards at night, when buffalo wander off the fields and sleep on country lanes that have retained the day&#8217;s heat).</p>
<p>Macaques look cute but are lazy scroungers. If fed, they soon stop hunting for themselves and pester people instead. They become aggressive and one scratch from their bacteria-ridden claws can put you in hospital.</p>
<p>These monkeys irritate the locals, but – perhaps for sentimental reasons – I liked them, and none more so than one particular macaque. It lives in some trees overhanging a beach where small boatloads of tourists stop for lunch. The tour guides know about this monkey and use catapults to frighten it away. But occasionally it escapes detection and then it will sit in a tree and, just for fun, urinate on the picnickers below. The cheeky monkey.</p>
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		<description><![CDATA[Andrew Spooner Sup noodles at a Bangkok market stall, devour rotis on a Penang street corner, or nibble on a buttery croissant in Vientiane. Adventurous visitors can embark on an epicurean journey of some proportions in South-east Asia. In fact, tasting the region&#8217;s street food isn&#8217;t just a delicious diversion, it also offers an insight [...]]]></description>
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<p>Sup noodles at a Bangkok market stall, devour rotis on a Penang street corner, or nibble on a buttery croissant in Vientiane. Adventurous visitors can embark on an epicurean journey of some proportions in South-east Asia. In fact, tasting the region&#8217;s street food isn&#8217;t just a delicious diversion, it also offers an insight into local life. </p>
<p>Just take the following tips. Look for the busiest places – the humblest back-street eateries can be packed to the rafters, queues forming with eager diners. Even if you don&#8217;t know what&#8217;s on the menu, get in line because you&#8217;re sure to find something tasty. Don&#8217;t be shy – lift up pot lids, poke about a bit, ask questions. Most Asian budget eateries are used to this and it can be a great way to communicate, enabling you to order food exactly to your specification. </p>
<p>Keep testing and tasting – if you&#8217;re in a food market just buy several small dishes even if you&#8217;re unsure what you&#8217;re getting. Most of it is so cheap that it&#8217;s not going to break the bank. And go seasonal and local. There&#8217;s a very good reason why most Thais won&#8217;t eat mangoes out of season – the ones on offer in season are so spectacularly good that the year-round varieties are just pale imitations. So if you&#8217;re in a fresh produce market, keep an eye out for what&#8217;s piled high. </p>
<p>The great thing about Bangkok is that the chances of finding good food in the back streets are high. But, if you want the full authentic Thai experience get as far away from the tourist spots as possible. </p>
<p>Start at Chok Chai Si night market on Lad Phrao Rd (Lad Phrao metro and a short ride by taxi or on buses 8, 92 or 44; open 6pm to 10pm). There&#8217;s also a daytime market here, renowned with the locals. Look out for spicy clam soups and excellent moo krob – crispy pork belly – at street stalls. For amazing handmade Yunnan noodles head to Smile restaurant (Suthisan metro, 302/38 Suthisan Vinijchai Rd) – the beef noodle soup is astonishing. </p>
<p>But the most popular street food in Bangkok hails from Isaan, Thailand&#8217;s vast north-east region: som tam (spicy green papaya salad), various larbs (spicy minced pork or chicken with roasted rice and mint), grilled meats and sticky rice can be found everywhere. If you&#8217;re a som tam virgin, the Som Tam Noir restaurant (Siam Square skytrain, Siam Square soi) is a good start, and you can book a table. The grilled beef with nam jim jaew – a chilli, lime and salty fish sauce – is recommended. </p>
<p>If you&#8217;ve visited Thailand before, it&#8217;s likely you&#8217;ve encountered some form of Lao cuisine – the Isaan food is very closely related. But what you won&#8217;t have come across is what&#8217;s just on offer in Laos itself – some of the most affordable French fare in South-east Asia. </p>
<p>Vientiane, the capital, has some excellent, very reasonable French eateries. One of the best is Le Silapa (17/1 Sihom Rd). The set lunch is a bargain, including everything from aubergines stuffed with goat&#8217;s cheese to excellent rosemary and garlic-enhanced lamb – the wine list is pretty good, too. </p>
<p>For superb croissants, coffee and pastries, make sure you call in at Le Croissant d&#8217;Or (96/1 Nokeokumane St; croissant-dor.com). But to sample authentic local flavours, try the family-run Nang Khambang (97/2 Khoun Boulom Rd). The food here can be seriously spicy, but makes for a perfect introduction to Lao food. If you want to dine with a conscience, Makphet (behind Wat Ong Teu in downtown Vientiane; friends-international.org) is a non-profit restaurant that helps raise money for street kids and also serves up premier Lao grub. </p>
<p>The ex-Portuguese enclave of Macau is one of Asia&#8217;s best-kept culinary secrets. Here, in this minuscule Chinese city-state, Cantonese and the far-flung flavours of Portugal&#8217;s former colonies in Asia, Africa and India combine to create the unique Macanese cuisine. </p>
<p>Quintessential Portuguese egg-custard tarts, Pasties de Nata, are available everywhere – Lord Stow&#8217;s Bakery on Coloane island (1 Rua Do Tassara, Coloane Town Square; lordstow.com) is a superb place to sample them. More complete and pricier Macanese dining can be had at Henri&#8217;s Galley restaurant (4G-H, Avienda da Republica), where you&#8217;ll find an incredible African Chicken in the shape of an entire bird slow-roasted in paprika, chilli, coconut, peanuts and garlic. Nam Heng, opposite the Sofitel on Rua das Lorchas, offers tasty plates of steamed siu long bao, a delicious pork meat and soup-filled dumpling, and the side streets off nearby Rua de Calderia are packed with budget Cantonese eateries. </p>
<p>Georgetown, a Unesco World Heritage Site on Penang Island in Malaysia, is a foodie favourite, with the beautifully preserved shophouses, chai stalls and vibrant markets creating the definitive exotic backdrop. </p>
<p>Don&#8217;t miss roit canai, a flaky flatbread. At Sup Hameed (48 Jln Penang), it&#8217;s served with a variety of soups and curries. This place is famous for its bull&#8217;s penis soup, &#8220;Sup Torpedo Lembu&#8221; – which, amusingly, one guide book refers to as &#8220;squid&#8221;. The restaurant also serves up several Malay nasi lemak bungkus – small pockets of coconut rice mixed with anchovies, peanuts and chilli paste, wrapped in neat banana leaves – which you can find everywhere in Georgetown. For North Indian food, Kapitan (49 Lebuh Chulia; penangnet.com/kapitan), on a corner in Little India, is a Georgetown legend. It has fantastic set menus, and serves delicious tandoori meats, chais, and nan breads. Tuck in. </p>
<p>Andrew Spooner is the co-author of Footprint books&#8217; Southeast Asia Handbook (£10.88, amazon.co.uk) </p>


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		<title>Penang Police Dispose Off Pirated DVD Worth RM1.4 Million</title>
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		<title>Second Unesco Anniversary of George Town</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[than 50 trishaws (pedicabs) participated in the procession of celebrating the second anniversary of George Town&#8217;s as a UNESCO World Heritage Site, in George Town, Penang, Malaysia. The Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng was among the participants involved in the procession started at Municipal Council of Penang Island Building. On 8th July 2008, two historic [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>than 50 trishaws (pedicabs) participated in the procession of celebrating the second anniversary of George Town&#8217;s as a UNESCO World Heritage Site, in George Town, Penang, Malaysia.</p>
<p>The Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng was among the participants involved in the procession started at Municipal Council of Penang Island Building.</p>
<p>On 8th July 2008, two historic cities of the Straits of Malacca: George Town , Penang and Melaka had been in scripted as UNESCO World Heritage Sites based on their importance interchange of human values, over a span of time or within a cultural area of the world, on developments in architecture or technology, monumental arts, town-planning or landscape design.</p>
<p>It also bears a unique or at least exceptional testimony to a cultural tradition or to a civilization which is living or which has disappeared</p>
<p>Melaka and George Town have developed over 500 years of trading and cultural exchanges between East and West in the Straits of Malacca. </p>
<p>The influences of Asia and Europe have endowed the towns with a specific multicultural heritage that is both tangible and intangible. </p>
<p>Featuring residential and commercial buildings, George Town represents the British era from the end of the 18th century. Penang and Melaka towns constitute a unique architectural and cultural townscape which is unparalleled anywhere in East and South-east Asia.</p>


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		<title>Audio slideshow: Penang&#8217;s melting pot</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Jul 2010 09:55:40 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Georgetown, the capital of Penang Island in Malaysia, was once a centre of world trade and a magnet for people from all over the world. British, Indian, Chinese, Armenian and many more peoples joined the Malays to create a fascinating mixture of cultures, buildings and cuisines. The city&#8217;s rich physical heritage is now protected by [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Georgetown, the capital of Penang Island in Malaysia, was once a centre of world trade and a magnet for people from all over the world. British, Indian, Chinese, Armenian and many more peoples joined the Malays to create a fascinating mixture of cultures, buildings and cuisines.</p>
<p>The city&#8217;s rich physical heritage is now protected by Unesco, sparking new interest among visitors. But activists say it is also important to look at ways of refreshing the communities that built it.</p>
<p>The BBC&#8217;s Vaudine England has been visiting Penang since the 1970s. </p>
<p><a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/8745325.stm">http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/8745325.stm</a></p>


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