Thursday, February 26, 2015

Treasure Hunt On The Streets Of Georgetown... Part II

Our Treasure Hunt On The Streets Of Georgetown continues and we have a lot to cover before the sun sets...



We continue on Lebuh Armenian...
This was the street where the Armenians had settled when they first arrived in Penang from India in the early 1800s. By 1822, they had established their church, the Armenian Church of St Gregory, here. However, when most Armenians left Penang by the 1930s, the church was demolished. A subsequent influx of Chinese communities gave the street the distinct Chinese character, that we see here today...



An iconic eatery "My Own Cafe" famous for its Asam Laksa - a laksa with tamarind... But tonight, we have a date with Tek Sen's, another iconic Chinese eatery here...


A traditional home...


A souvenir shop belonging to a Khoo clan member...


Symbols of good luck...


Back on Lebuh Cannon...


Another clan temple, the Yap Kongsi...




Admiring the lovely architecture as we "hunt the treasure"...


It's cooled quite a bit now, with the sun going down...



The cat purrs as I photograph her...



Idyllic...



On Lebuh Armenian now...


A preserved Penang trishaw outside souvenir shop...






The Tua Pek Kong Hneoh Grand Float Procession is held in the Year of the Tiger to wash away bad luck and bring great wealth and health...



An interesting shop...


A mural on a magician's tricks, on Lebuh Armenian...



Lion dance mural...


Armenian House, a cafe...



"Teach You Speak Hokkien!"


A sculpture in tribute to the humble trishaw. Today the trishaw is only used by tourists...


The three little girls...


The office of an Indian advocate...


A Swiss cafe...


I can help catch rats!



Even shoes are art here...


I loved those windows...


Indeed, the festivities never end here...


Food delivery by cycle...



An interesting grill door...


A tribute to the handcarts which were used around here at the turn of the last century...


Indian Nyonya Kuih sellers - Nyona Kuih used to a popular sweet and savoury snack in Penang...



Here we find what we were looking for...
Probably the cutest of all street art of an a girl giving a bicycle ride to her younger brother...
The pure joy on their faces is an instant energizer...


These murals, in Georgetown, are the creation of Ernest Zacharevic, a Lithuanian artist, who was commissioned, in 2012, by the Penang Municipal Council to create a street art project called "Mirrors George Town" across the old town...


A place to sit for a bit...



We move on to Lebuh Pantai from Lebuh Armenian...



The cat...


...scares the rat!


"Someday I'll be an interactive art"


A trishaw...



Beware!


Love me like your fortune cat!


The kids want some paus!


A Ming Xiang Tai hawker wagon - they sell the very renowned Cantonese pastries...
But, it is closed today, couldn't feel worse...


This ain't too classy...




Another clan house...


Goreng Pisang - deep fried bananas in a prepared batter...


On Lebuh Chulia...


This sculpture at Lebuh Chulia celebrates the Yeoh clan association which was founded in 1836 to care of newly arrived Yeoh clansmen. The "Yeoh Only" Sculpture depicts a band of newly arrived immigrants identifying themselves to the host...



Fire, Fire!


A tribute to the turbaned policemen who doubled as firemen in the early 1900s...


Art in a parking lot...



Oops! The Chennai Potty's - they got the spellings wrong!



Love in the real world!


A sculpture on a pawn shop...



Indian magazines on sale as we head to Tek Sen...


The Indian flower market near the  Kuan Yin Temple...



A sculpture on the itinerant hawkers of wantan mee, also known as tok tok mee. They announce their arrival, and women and children would come out to buy a bowl...



As we complete the Treasure Hunt for the day we come across this terse message warning drivers  not to park here...
And we'll continue our Treasure Hunt tomorrow...


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