Georgetown - Day 2

As the morning breaks (that's 8:30am by our standard), we get ourselves ready for this 2nd day of our Georgetown heritage photography trip. Yesterday we didn't manage to visit many places as we started off late, at around 3pm. So today we are not about to be slackers and come home without any good shots.

Some sunlight coming through into the room.

A view of Komtar from our hotel.

Passing by old house.

This time, we chose to drive and parked our car near Little India. Then we walk to Khoo Kongsi, established 1835, clan complex from 1851, present temple, 1906. It is the most renowned of Penang's Hokkien clan houses perpetuating Confucian practices.

Upon entering the premises, there is a lot of empty unit of houses that are locked. Some even have "to let" signs for businesses. Going in further, we are greeted by the guard and asked to buy admission ticket of RM5 each. Khoo family can visit for free.

As we walk closer to the temple, we are greeted with a fierce guard at the left. Another guard at the right is less ferocious.


Roofs of the clan temple.


Not sure what are these, but these can be found in most Clan temples. Comes in pairs as they are placed at both sides of the entrance.


Small status at the walkway.


Lantern inside the temple.


A close look at the lantern.


Another roof decoration at Khoo Kongsi.

Moving on, we reached Cheah Kongsi, which we didn't manage to enter yesterday for being late. It is a Hokkien clan temple, founded 1820, built 1858.

Cheah Kongsi from the field.


Small lanterns hanging from the temple's roof.


Inside Cheah Kongsi.


Old tea table with discolorations. Fruits are fake by the way.

Moving on, we arrived at the Han Jiang Ancestral Temple. Also called the Teochew (Changzhou) temple. Founded in 1855, temple built in 1870. Winner of UNESCO Asia-Pacific Cultural Heritage Award (2006) for the preservation of both tangible and intangible heritage.

Old timer talking with the keeper of the temple, at the entrance.


Roof of the temple. Seems like the weather here is quite unforgiving, since the restoration award was bestowed just three years ago. Roof tiles and paint have lost its colour.


Door art at the temple.

It's lunch time again! So this time, we go straight to the famous cendol and asam laksa place where most people recommend.

The entrance to the coffee shop.


Inside the shop. Hot, humid, and packed with patrons.


Finally, our asam laksa is here. For cendol, we had to order and have it outside as there's too many people waiting for it!

After our lunch, we went to one of the clan Jetty that belongs to the Tan. There are plenty of clan jetties, but why we chose this one? Because it's closest to the ice kacang stall, which we plan to eat after this... :)

A boat beside the jetty.


A small temple at the end of the jetty.

And so, we finished visiting the Tan Jetty, and had our quick tea time break. Again, we're late to taste the famous ice kacang, as it has been sold off. We settled for another icy treat instead, which is just as good and refreshing.

So lesson for the day is, eat whenever you see it. Don't wait until it's finished!

Some more photos from our 3rd and last day in my next post!