This is a guide to George Town on Pulau Penang, after all, one of my favorite cities in all of Asia.
What makes it so special?
I don’t even know where to start.
It was the first British settlement in Southeast Asia and became – together with Singapore and Malacca – a British crown colony in 1867.
![View of the modern part of the city of George town from the Kek Lok Si Temple on Pulau Penang.](https://byemyself.com/wp-content/uploads/DSCF1231-1024x768.jpg)
George Town, counting about 710,000 inhabitants, is Malaysia’s second-largest city and the capital of Penang Island.
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