Penang Heritage Festival

Doorway in one of the old Chinese clan houses.  

Muslim music.  I commented that is sounded uncharacteristically joyous since what I usually hear is the Muslim call to prayer which is monotone and sometimes eerie.

Penang promotes tourism and frescoes like these 2 are eye catching photo ops.  These paintings are all over the island but especially abundant in the downtown historic district which is a UNESCO world heritage site.

The festival was held near the Little India district of Georgetown and I usually eat in a vegetarian restaurant when I am in the area.  This platter is called thali.  The veggies are eggplant, lentils, okra and something I can"t identify. There is white rice and sweet rice for dessert and nan, the delicious crispy bread on the right.  Would you believe me if I tell you this all costs $2?

Indian martial arts team and Indian dancers

A cute kid who also was at the festival

Last weekend was the Penang Heritage Festival which honored the Indian, Muslim and Chinese histories of the city.  I questioned why the British culture was not included but got no answers.  There were performances and displays  all over the 1/2 square mile festival area, so there was a lot of walking.   I went by motorbike which made mobility and parking a lot easier than it would have been by auto.  I keep tallying up more points for my motorbike which Mike Strom named "HOG" from a previous blog.  Thanks, Mike, for giving my wheels a great name.