I was in Taiping this morning ....
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Posted by: kayes ® 12/02/2004, 20:14:51

I have two visitors from London and I thought they should see the oldest town in Malaysia before they go home next week. So we drove there this morning and returned to Penang after lunch. We ate at the Peace Hotel coffeeshop. Best wishes to all, kayes.

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the Land Office at Kota Road --- kayes ( Dec 02 ) img Library --- cindyhoong ( Dec 03 ) hi Cindy & welcome to Taiping Talk :-) --- kayes ( Dec 03 ) img Library --- Janet ( Dec 07 ) Old books contribution --- hakim muhammad ( Dec 07 ) Books for Library --- cindyhoong ( Dec 07 ) Used books for Orphan House --- hakim muhammad ( Dec 08 ) what about chinese books? --- Shirley Liu ( Dec 09 ) Chinese Old Folk Home --- hakim muhammad ( Dec 11 ) Hakim,It is a good idea too. --- Shirley Liu ( Dec 11 ) plenty of ice cream for sale ... --- kayes ( Dec 02 ) img HuaLeong Ice Cream Shop --- datuk ( Dec 17 ) Casual Market busy as ever --- kayes ( Dec 02 ) img the chicken section of the market --- kayes ( Dec 02 ) img we checked out the town bus station --- kayes ( Dec 02 ) img hey --- Yoke Ling ( Dec 03 ) hello Yoke Ling & welcome to Taiping Talk :-) --- kayes ( Dec 03 ) img traffic can be heavy in Taiping --- kayes ( Dec 02 ) img this place (in the foreground) was burnt down ... --- kayes ( Dec 02 ) img Barber Shops --- Yoke Ling ( Dec 03 ) the place where "Lima Sen" is .... --- kayes ( Dec 04 ) Still there and my favourite too --- hakim muhammad ( Dec 07 ) Lima Sen --- Jason ( Dec 06 ) Taiping War Cemetery --- kayes ( Dec 02 ) img looking down at the MPT building --- kayes ( Dec 02 ) img Town Library --- kayes ( Dec 02 ) img no escape from Courts Mammoth --- kayes ( Dec 02 ) img plenty of goldsmiths in this area --- kayes ( Dec 02 ) img another view looking towards the market --- kayes ( Dec 03 ) img Jalan Taming Sari or Main Road --- kayes ( Dec 02 ) img also Main Road --- kayes ( Dec 02 ) img what is this building going to be? --- kayes ( Dec 02 ) img Is this the shoplots that used to be occupied by OCBC? (no text) --- catchuah ( Dec 03 ) how is the food here now? --- kayes ( Dec 02 ) img more new development in Kamunting --- kayes ( Dec 02 ) img of course we didn't miss the Lake Garden --- kayes ( Dec 02 ) img can these trees last .... --- kayes ( Dec 02 ) img Another 100 years is possible --- muzaffar mohamed ( Dec 03 ) boating is a popular pastime --- kayes ( Dec 02 ) img the Furama Hotel as seen from .... --- kayes ( Dec 02 ) img what kind of food do they sell here? --- kayes ( Dec 02 ) img where is this? (no text) --- catchuah ( Dec 03 ) it is next to the .... --- kayes ( Dec 03 ) is the Ansari Cendol near here? --- kayes ( Dec 02 ) img how many Fajars are there in Taiping? --- kayes ( Dec 02 ) img I prefer to shop at Kamunting's Fajar --- muzaffar mohamed ( Dec 03 ) These days everydays crowded --- hakim muhammad ( Dec 07 ) is the building on the left .... --- kayes ( Dec 02 ) img The Mess --- T Santsingh ( Dec 04 ) Yes, it is the Officers Mess for --- muzaffar mohamed ( Dec 13 ) where was this pic taken? --- kayes ( Dec 02 ) img and this? --- kayes ( Dec 02 ) img Fantastic pictures Kayes --- Joe Glover ( Dec 03 ) Joe, I am still using Fuji digicams .... --- kayes ( Dec 03 ) img Peace Hotel COffee Shop --- catchuah ( Dec 03 ) hi Catherine, we ate the "lor bak" .... --- kayes ( Dec 03 ) img popiah --- catchuah ( Dec 04 ) shopped here before? --- kayes ( Dec 03 ) img who owns this building? --- kayes ( Dec 03 ) img Late-Toh Theam Hock's brother --- hakim muhammad ( Dec 07 ) recognise this bridge? --- kayes ( Dec 03 ) img This bridge?? --- Shirley Liu ( Dec 03 ) Did I have the right answer? (no text) --- Shirley Liu ( Dec 04 ) Shirley, your answer is .... --- kayes ( Dec 04 ) BINGO!!! --- Shirley Liu ( Dec 04 ) Peace Hotel --- Shirley Liu ( Dec 03 ) Shirley, I can't remember .... --- kayes ( Dec 03 ) img Yes - the popiah stall still there --- hakim muhammad ( Dec 07 ) Popiah stall at Peace Hotel --- hakim muhammad ( Dec 13 ) file img what do they sell in this bazaar? --- kayes ( Dec 03 ) img Hot Sauna --- Yoke Ling ( Dec 04 ) and where is this? :-) --- kayes ( Dec 03 ) img how is the pastry here? --- kayes ( Dec 03 ) img how old is this mosque? --- kayes ( Dec 03 ) img At least 100 years --- YK Cheong ( Dec 04 ) Yes, it is between 115-120 years old. --- muzaffar mohamed ( Dec 13 )