Penang

A BEACH. I first came to Penang in 1983. I loved it then and I love it still. Where else on the planet do the immigration officials greet you with a grin and chat, yes chat, to you about how you enjoyed your stay on the island and what "did you think of the food?"


And surprisingly with all the tourists, still some net fishing


A shot from our hotel room on the 11 th floor. The lights near to the waters edge are those of the floating Mosque. Neither it nor the Indian temple around the headland were affected by the 2004 tsunami.


This is Seri Rambai, a bronze Dutch cannon dated 1603 at Fort Cornwallis. The fort was first built as a wooden structure in 1798. An interesting note about the Seri Rambai - some locals believe that this particular canon can have a positive effect on a woman's fertility..........if they lay flowers on it!!!!