The first stop on our tour of Malaysia was the island of Penang, although we spent the vast majority of our time in it's "capital", Georgetown. Our first impressions were that it was more than a little run down, as most of the town centre consisted of old, two story chinese shophouses with peeling paint and cracked walls, and instead of paved walkways they favoured open sewers either side of the stupidly busy roads. However, after a little time and expl...