Day 28 / 26th Feb
George Town / Pinang
We had been hearing about Georgetown since we entered Malaysia.
It is considered as the best city to settle in Malaysia and 8th best in the world. Georgetown
is situated on a island in Pinang province.This is a small island and there is a
90 km route around the island. We decided to take it as it is considered the most beautiful
cycling route in Malaysia. We consulted our hotel manager, took a map from him and took off.
The
route went through parts of city first, which is beautiful, reminded us of posh areas in Mumbai like Napean |Sea |Rd, Pali Hill....Then it went along the
sea on on side and dense forest on the other for a while. After about 20 kms we turned inland
and the road started climbing on a mountain (Penang Hill). The weather was cloudy , the incline
was gentle and there was dense forest around with flowing streams. It surely was a dream
ride. We came back to George town late afternoon and then went exploring little
India.
One really feels like you are walking in India but more like a small town in Tamilnadu.
There are saree shops, music shops with hindi or tamil music playing on loud speakers,
people wearing loongies, temples and yes, Indian restaurants. We went in to an Indian
restaurant and had hot Chapaties with Cabbage subji. enjoyed it.
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