George Town - Our first stop in Malaysia

We left Ko Tao with one of those touristy Catamarans taking us to the mainland where we caught the nighttrain to Butterworth. The ride was extremely fast and wet and so we thought it was a good idea to sit inside. We arrived the next morning in Georgetown after a comfortable, air-conditioned overnight train ride. Early in the morning we had to get off the train to "check out" from Thailand and "check in" to Malaysia. The scariest part was again the custom but as always they did not want to see our bags being already filled up with fake Billabong and Quicksilver cloths :) There is nothing much to tell about Georgetown. It is situated on the Penang Island and already the ride with the ferry from the mainland revealed that it is not a very beautiful place. We stayed there for two nights in a guesthouse with one of those over friendly and "never stop talking" owners. The best of Georgetown was the mall with tons of shops. I got my glasses repaired there because one of those nose things broke. A few days later the thing keeping it on your ear broke of and so my glasses are now back in Germany and are hopefully repaired soon. The next day we went on Penang Hill with a Swiss-made Mountain train. We saw a humangous lizzard and enjoyed the cool breeze and the view over Penang Island. But that was about it and so we left for the Cameron Highlands the next morning...