Hi TS, you could obtain some useful maps in the airport, after you pass through the immigration and obtaining you luggage . Those brochures / maps are place before you exit from the 'restricted zones', on the left and right side of the door.
Look for a small magazine "IN Penang". free copy, useful info
Some info I wrote on other thread (
http://www.clubsnap.com/forums/showpost.php?p=5184949&postcount=34)
"Welcome to Penang!
Well, if you arrive via airport, pick up a free magazine called "IN Penang" (should still publishing....), just before you leave the 'restricted area' (before going out to the place where people start waiting for the arrivals). It place on the right side of the door.
Even you can't find the magazine, there still have some free maps. Grab one
Chendol in Penang road - must try. Look for the one beside the coffee shop, as there is another stall opposite. Anyway should be able to tell as there is more people around the famous stall
A walking tour around Penang's old street is good for photography, you may start from Esplanade (Padang Kota Lama) then to the Jalan Masjid Kapitan Keling, where you will pass by the Temple of Goddess of Mercy (观音庙
, further down the road after a T junction will be the Masjid (Mosque). Further down you will reach the area so call famous old street (古迹区
, where the famous Khoo Kongsi is there. Ask around if you are not sure. The film Anna and the King also filmed nearby there.
Well, personally I would advice avoid Food Stalls in Gurney drive. Even there might have some good food, but most of them are overprice."
And (
http://www.clubsnap.com/forums/showpost.php?p=5188153&postcount=38)
"Taxi is ok, but sometimes will be expensive, need to agree on price before board. Any place within Georgetown should not more then RM15 per trip per taxi...
For Penang Laksa, the kopitiam beside the Chendol actually selling laksa too, quite ok. You will realize most people taking the Chendol standing outside, beside the stall. If you wish to eat inside the kopitiam, you have to pay additional RM0.60 iirc. The people in the kopitiam will order for you.
But to get the famous laksa, it should be in Ayer Itam, just below the famous Kek Lok Si. However they are people said the Laksa there is not nice. Well depends on different people.
For Char Koay Teow, my favourite stall is in Butterworth side, too bad inconvenience for you to cross over to Butterworth side. There are people recommend Lorong Selamat, but that one is too expensive, I don't like it, though with a lot of big prawn (I'm not fancy of that) if not wrong is about RM8 a plate. Common Char Koay Teow should be around RM3.5 to RM4, with Egg.
Some link to try
http://www.penang-traveltips.com/char-koay-teow.htm
http://www.vkeong.com/2008/food-drin...calister-road/
You will realize there are a few shop behind your hotel (Jalan Burma / Pulau Tikus area)
For public buses, it is cheap, there are two main terminal (means bus starts and end there): one beside the jetty, one below the Komtar. Most buses start from Jetty will pass by Komtar, but not the other way round.
About free bus
http://wikitravel.org/en/Image:Penan..._Bus_Route.jpg
Limited info about public bus
http://wikitravel.org/en/Penang
About the Heritage walk
http://www.tourismpenang.gov.my/ "
guan yin temple (biggest standing statue in Penang). Penang dam, water fall etc etc.
Hi, just to correct, there is a famous Guan Yin temple in Jalan Masjid Kapitan Keling in George town, which is about 200 yrs old.
The largest standing statue is located inside the Kek Lok Si compound, Air Itam.
Btw, if you are on budget trip like me, I stay in Tune Hotel Penang, definately worth it in terms of price and location.
Penang has a good bus network, most of the buses are new also. See there guide at the below link.
http://www.rapidpg.com.my/places-of-interest/where-to-go/
This ia really a very useful info. I have search hard for this link, thanks a lot.
For bus in Penang, never expect the service level on par with what available in Sg. but at least, an option to travel cheap, compare to taxi.
