Penang

This was our next stop on our tour of Malaysia. It is an island off the NW coast (very near the Thailand border) that is known around the world for its street food. Besides eating, though, we found plenty of sights to explore.

The Kek Lok Si temple is the largest Buddhist temple in Malaysia. It is a large complex with many prayer halls…

… with multiple statues of Buddha…

… amid colorful decorations -

At the top of the hill is the 120 ft tall bronze statue of Guanyin, Goddess of Mercy -

The doors in the picture above are “human size”, as is the staircase you can just see at her feet in the next one -

Again, besides food, one of my favorite places was The Habitat Penang Hill. This is a nature preserve to protect rainforest, right at the edge of bustling Georgetown. There were some beautiful flowers…

Ginger

Bromeliad

… Fern Trees…

… and beautiful mammals, such as the Giant Black Squirrel (size of a housecat)…

… and the Dusky Leaf Monkey…

… also known as the Spectacled Langur -

That one reminded me of Don King. :)