There are modernized in many ways yet you can see quaint little buildings, streets and alley ways mushrooming around you as you walk by the streets of harmony in the heart of Georgetown.Little Indian man bending down hard at work in the goldsmith shop next to Chinese kopi tiam (coffee shops) is a common sight in Penang island. The temple looms over visitors with its prominent red roof, snarling dragons and lions.
The incense, smoke in the Chinese temples will make your eyes watery as you observed the devout or god fearing locals praying away on the 1st or 15th of the Chinese lunar month.
Buddhist, Thai, Burmese, Taoist and Hindu temples all over Penang island. You might even hear the calling of the five times prayers from the nearby mosque if you lived in the heart of Georgetown.
Churches sounding the bells can be heard if someone passed on in the neighborhood. Walk and tour island's places of worship here. Then there is a snake temple or Admiral Zheng He's place where you will see his gigantic footprint. Georgetown in Penang island was also listed by the World Monuments Watch as one of the World's Hundred Most Endangered Sites, Penang Island is quickly losing its heritage character through modern renovations and defacement but it has not lost its charm.
