Some more photos to give you a flavour of Penang.
All the rickshaws had a little bunch of artificial flowers and a flag or two.
The only place that I really remembered previously visiting in Penang is the Buddhist Kek Lok Si, a huge temple on a hillside.
Having fun Malay style!
Kek Lok Si is the largest Buddhist temple in South East Asia.
The building of this temple begun in 1890.
All the temple was heavily decorated with lanterns.
I think a lot of the lanterns were from the Chinese New Year celebrations recently, judging from the name tags.
Even the candles had names on them.
Look at this great floor!
I'm glad I'm not the one that has to polish this statue!
Look at the shadows of the lanterns, what a great effect.
A few years ago, the giant statue at the top of the temple complex was damaged in a fire. A new one has now been built but the head of the old statue was placed atop one of the buildings.
One of the very many outlets in the temple where you can be parted from your money.
Another way to spend some money is to sponsor a roof tile.
Of course some people are there to pray rather then spend money.
Look what I spotted on a plant in the complex. Hey Janice, I finally got one!
This is what I call a ceiling.
This temple is also known as the temple of the 10,000 buddhas (though I also saw 1 million Buddhas in one description). You can see lots of the Buddhas here on the walls.
The whole of this room was lined like this.
Gosh, another way to spend some money, buying a ribbon with a good luck message, which you then hang up in the temple.
Yet another stunning ceiling.
There was a surfeit if kitsch in the temple. This donkey looks as though it has lost its way from a beach in Spain!
Other temples in Penang were also wonderfully decorated. The paintings are along the beam supporting the ceiling of Hock Teik Cheng Sin temple.
A roof tile.
A lovely incense burner.
An interesting wall opposite the temple. What a shame this painting is gradually getting eroded.
This was on the wall outside the temple.
Cheah Si Sek Tek Tong, an example of a two tiered temples.
My love of dragons was more than filled in Penang. Cheah Si Sek Tek Tong was adorned by them in the corners of the roof.
More roof decorations.
A painting on the doors of the temple.
Interesting paper lanterns.
The alter of the temple.
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