Friday, July 31, 2009

25/7/2009 Georgetown - UNESCO World Heritage Site Part 4

While on my way to the Khoo Kongsi, I came across a statue which is not there previously.

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Many people were taking photos with the statue

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The statue moved (shocking), actually it's a performer who pretends to be a statue. In this photo, the "statue" can't withstand anymore and laughed, so he taken a deep breath and continue to pretend as a statue

After finish snapping the photos of the "statue", I realized there's an entrance to a temple not far from the "statue", so I decided to explore the place.

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The entrance to another temple

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Small entrance to a temple with big compound

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Closer look of the temple

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An ancient ferrule installed on the main door at the entrance

After spending 20 minutes there, I headed to my last destination - Khoo Kongsi, which is not far away.

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The Chief Minister of Penang - Lim Guan Eng, was outside Khoo Kongsi

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The entrance to Khoo Kongsi, a red carpet was laid on the floor to welcome the V.I.P, though I am not one of them :P

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An old lamp post and the old window looks classic to me

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The famous Khoo Kongsi of Penang, unfortunately I was unable to snap the whole Khoo Kongsi

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The Bengali guard statue, it's said to watch over the Khoo Kongsi

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Some ancient sign boards

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The architecture of the building is amazing

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Another side of Khoo Kongsi

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After spending an hour there, I left the place and went for my dinner (supper indeed).

2 comments:

Moh Herng said...

Nice shots....Though I stay in Penang for so many years... but I still get interested in visiting it... I will go for it.......Thanks!

Samuel said...

yeah, the craftsmanship of the building is superb, worth to have a look, but i dun think it opens at the evening, maybe you can go during afternoon.

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