Today we had a few errands to run.  I needed to get my train ticket to Kuala Lumpur for Sunday and my friend's day needed to get his passport as he is planning on coming back with me to the US.  So off we went to Georgetown.  Most of Malaysia was once a British colony so there are many signs of the past British rule.  There are lots of British styke building around Georgetown.



There is even an old British fort here.



And of course there are Asian style areas in Georgetown as well.



After running a few errands we stop for some tea.  Tea is very popular here and there is usually tea time in the afternoon.



After tea we drove around some more and then we stopped at a Siamese (Thai) Buddhist temple.



The temple was actually a complex of buildings.  There were people praying and giving offerings so it is still a very active temple.  I saw monks walking around.  Inside one of the buildings was a big Laying Buddha.



All of the buildings were very beautiful, colorful, and full of decorations and statues of various characters and animals.  After viewing the temples we had a very traditional Indian lunch of curry and rice served on a banana leaf.



It was very good.  My friend's dad insisted I eat with my hands to get the full experience.  It was a challenge, but I was able to avoid any major disasters (like spilling all over my clothes).  My friend's dad has been eating here for over 30 years.  It is just a little hole in the wall restaurant that I would have never found without him.  Just another simple, relaxing day in Penang.