We were able to take in two interesting temples but before that as we were walking along a narrow street, we passed by a temple, Chinese, I believe but we didn’t go inside.
The guide to us to two temples situated on opposite sides of the road. One temple, which I think is a Thai temple ( I’ve forgotten!) houses a reclining Buddha while the other, a standing one.
The outside of the Thai temple displayed impressive pairs of Unicorns and Dragons, very colorful and shining.
We had to remove our shoes and I had to take off my hat before we could enter the temple. I believe this is a custom practiced by devotees and visitors.
he Burmese temple ( again I believe it is as my memory is not good these days!) has a lovely garden behind it and it also has lodgings for its monks as I could see saffron robes on its balconies.
It was very cool and shady in the garden and for the first time I saw a sea coconut tree.
There are two other memorable temples which we did not have the time to visit but will definitely do so on our next trip to Penang, that is, the Kek Lok Si Temple which is a tall pagoda dedicated to the Goddess Kwan Yim ( I think) and the renowned Snake Temple.
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