I realized upon looking through my photos recently that I actually never finished blogging about Malaysia in February, which is a darned shame, because Megan and I saw some excellent places in our last few days there. First up: the clan jetties in George Town, Penang, which are long stretches of houses on piers that are only inhabited by the descendants of Chinese immigrants who belong to particular clans. They're still very much people's homes, and of them the Chew Jetty is the most inviting (actively requesting donations from visitors) whereas walking on some of the others feels a little like trespassing.
Thursday, July 5, 2012
george town IV: clan jetties
I realized upon looking through my photos recently that I actually never finished blogging about Malaysia in February, which is a darned shame, because Megan and I saw some excellent places in our last few days there. First up: the clan jetties in George Town, Penang, which are long stretches of houses on piers that are only inhabited by the descendants of Chinese immigrants who belong to particular clans. They're still very much people's homes, and of them the Chew Jetty is the most inviting (actively requesting donations from visitors) whereas walking on some of the others feels a little like trespassing.
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