Friday January 16, We docked about 8 am in Penang, Malaysia.  We had an early tour that went through historic Georgetown then we visited a spice garden and a butterfly farm.  Georgetown still has many historic buildings from the British colonial era and the remainining ones are protected and must retain their original exteriors even if they are used for a commercial enterprise.  There is a lot of foreign investment and a large number of retirees.  There were a lot of large resort hotels, including a Hard Rock Hotel, and we were told that the evenings were very lively in the resort areas.  On our return from our tour we were surprised to find a huge ship, the Celebrity Millenium docked right behind our little ship.  We were told that it has about 2,100 passengers.  Our before dinner entertainment was the crew talent show "Krew Kapers", this is always entertaining and the crew members are so proud to show off their talents.

Sailing into the dock in Penang

Historic colonial building that happens to be a KFC restaurant

"Spectacled" monkey

There were thousands of colorful butterflies in the "Butterfly Garden"

Tom acquired a friend

Huge Celebrity ship

Several of the crew performed dances from their native countries

The closing of the "Krew Kapers' show