3 Sep 2018 - Penang Day 4: Penang Hill (Day View)

From the cat's cafe, our original plan was to visit Kek Lok Si Temple before going up Penang Hill.  However when we got on a Grab car, the driver advised us that it may be too late to visit Kek lok Si Temple as it will close at about 6pm.  Instead he suggested that we should go straight to Penang Hill, which was a good timing because we would be able to catch the day and night view from the hill.

We took the tram from the lower station and it took only 5 mins to reach the upper station.  I remembered about 20 years ago when we were here, the travelling time was around 20-30 mins.

The view from the hill top lookout point was quite spectacular!  We had a clear view of entire George Town.

The surrounding on Penang Hill has changed quite a lot since we last came here.

There is an entrance fee to visit the Little Village but certain parts of the Dwarf Village are free admission.

Below is the 2nd generation train coach that was used from 1923 to 1977.

At one point, it started raining so we went into a food court to take shelter.  And since it's about dinner time, we decided to have our dinner there.

When the rain stopped, we began exploring other parts of Penang Hill.  There is a majestic cannon that was capable of firing a 32-pound cannon ball at a velocity of 1600ft per second.

Then we came to a mosque, Masjid Bukit Bendera, with its minarets and domes that brings a touch of Islamic architecture to the otherwise mostly colonial buildings of Penang Hill.

Not far from the mosque, we arrived at Bel Retiro Gate House, the most prestigious property on Penang Hill built in 1789 for the governor of Penang.

We then walked back to the lookout point waiting for the sky to turn dark and enjoy the superb night view.

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