Took the train to Butterworth this morning. Along endless jungle and mountain ranges. And saw a lot of monumental infrastructure projects like new freeways, factories, bridges and railway tracks being built. As well as virtually every train station along the way is getting a 21st century makeover. I wouldn't be surprised if Malaysia soon becomes a member of the 'Asian Tigers'.
From Butterworth I took the ferry over to Georgetown on Pulau Penang Island
. Checked into a guesthouse, got some food at the hawker centre down by the harbor and strolled through Little India, which happened to have some kind of celebration with mini parade tonight.
Nahm den Zug nach Butterworth am Morgen. Entlang endlosen Dschungels und Bergketten. Und sah eine Menge von Infrastruktur-Projekten wie neue Autobahnen, neue Bruecken, neue Fabriken und neue Bahntrassen. Ausserdem wird buchstaeblich jeder Bahnhof aufwendig saniert. Ich waere nicht ueberrascht, wenn Malaysia bald in die Gruppe der 'Asiatischen Tiger' dazustossen wuerde.
Von Butterworth nahm ich die Faehre nach Georgetown auf der Pulau Penang Insel. Fand ein Guesthouse, ging zu einem der Hawker Centres essen und spazierte abends durch Little India, welches gerade irgendetwas mit einer Mini-Parade feierte.
Malaysia - The Next 'Asian Tiger'?!
Thursday, October 18, 2012
Georgetown, Pinang, Malaysia
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