Penang

Penang consists of 2 parts - mainland Penang and the Island of Penang - which are connected by a duel-carriageway toll bridge 13.5kms long. Georgtown, where we were staying, is on the Island of Penang. It is a really interesting place and you could spend quite some time there just walking around and taking it all in. It is a mix of old colonial buildings and new modern ones. As Georgetown is where most of the old colonial buildings and temples are found and, as it is a Unesco World Heritage Site a lot of the buildings are very well maintained. It is made up of a real mix of people but mainly Chinese, Malaysians and Indians.
The food is fantastic. In fact Penang is known as the food capitol of Malaysia. You can't walk more than a few minutes without passing an eaterie. It ranges from 5-star restaurants down to hawker street food. Obviously we didn't sample the 5-star food, but you really don't need to as the hawker stalls were delicious and have the advantage of being very cheap. (  hawker stalls  )
We only stayed 3 nights in Penang as our main aim was to get down to Kuala Lumpur to collect my passport. We really enjoyed it though and wished we could have stayed longer.