airscapes 2009
georgetown, penang

georgetown is a unesco world heritage site and features a relatively unspoiled mix of colonial british, chinese, indian and muslim cultural influences. it also has great street food representing that multicultural heritage, which I spent a lot of time sampling with local friends from eatingasia.typepad.com.

a quaint street in georgetown's historic old town

inside a converted shophouse, with interior open to the sky

shophouse interior at dusk

a marriage of tree and concrete

more rustic than most...

flower-decked pedicab

georgetown's neighborhoods include chinese, indian, and muslim populations

hair saloons - an idea whose time has come

mosque

evidence of georgetown's colonial past

more colonial architecture

guns of fort cornwallis

...and some local residents

chinese museum and heritage site

chinese sculpture

temple area

portion of painting on the interior wall

a closeup of another painting

elaborate window decoration

3-dimensional wall mural

an even more complex example

georgetown is a paradise for adventurous food-lovers, and during our short stay we feasted on exotic treats from every imaginable type of street vendor cart ... except this one photo courtesy of david hagerman of eatingasia.typepad.com

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