Penang, Malaysia

We played Penang, Malaysia last week. It is a small island connected by abridge to the rest

of Malaysia. I didn't have much time off there, just one day but rented a scooter and

went to the beach. They drive on the opposite side of the road so you must pay attention

or it could be real trouble, luckily I had no problem driving but finding my way back

to the hotel was another story.

Just a view from my room of part of Penang.This is a portion of town that is Indian as in India Indian not American Indian.
This is the Sherrif's office in this India portion of town.
Below is a bar in Chinatown that had a fire in 2004. The plaques on the wall are leftover of
the plaques that hung on the wall, originally all mounted on wood. The lady that owns the bar
keeps photo albums from when it opened up in the 1950's. Fun to look at while hanging out.
This is a form of a cab outside if you don't mind going slow.

I stopped by this shop on my way home from the beach as I got lost on the way. It is a moped repair shop. They invited me in, gave me two shots of whiskey, then the guy in the back right hopped on his scooter and led me back to the hotel.

Nice beach but lots of jellyfish in the water, did not get in. One of our guys got stung by one on his arm. It looks like a big rash and I guess burns a lot. The local people say the best thing is to pee on it.

Lots of horses up and down the beach you can hire for a stroll on the beach. I didn't do it as I felt bad for them, the were all very skinny, probably underfed.

A sunset picture with me and a waterski. It was a very cool looking sunset.