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Sidewalk Bizarre
Batu Ferringhi's Sidewalk Bazzar, offers tourists a variety of cheap bootleg merchandise. While there's a wide assortment of Penang's handicrafts, the real bargain comes in the form of imitation goods - designer apparel, leather bags, watches, CDs, DVDs, VCDs and computer games. The sidewalk bazaar starts from 7.00pm to 12.00pm daily.
Penang Bridge
The third largest bridge in the world and the largest in Asia, Penang Bridge effectively connects the two parts of Penang state. It also has the dubious honour of being popular with suicide jumpers. The bridge is 13.5km long, takes about ten minutes to cross and offers fantastic views of the Straits of Malacca and the coastline of both the mainland and the island.
The Garage
Formerly a British automobile sales and service centre, this grand heritage has been transformed into an exciting shopping and dining venue complete with cultural displays and handicrafts in and old-world setting.
Little India
Little India is the name for the main shopping area scattered along Market Street. As the name would suggest, you can buy saris, punjabi suits, costume jewelleries, spices, garlands, stainless steel ware, religious items, latest songs/videos and virtually anything "India". Little India also offers a good choice of worthy restaurants for those wanting the taste of banana leaf rice or other Indian delicacies.
Gurney Drive
Considered the best vantage point for sunset on the island this coastline stretch that is popular time-out spot for families and lovers, just outside of Georgetown proper. The area is one of the upmarket residential areas, which in no way dampens the lively night market or lowers the numbers of that Penang speciality - hawker stalls. Ten minutes from Gurney Drive towards the beach area is the Hokkien Mee stall where hokkien mee (prawn noodles for the ignorant) are sold, opposite the Pulau Tikus police station. These tasty noodles are a speciality on the island, and pretty popular for breakfast – be there before 9.30am as stock runs out quick.
Flea Market@Lorong Kulit
This early evening market is the place to head if you are trying to find that elusive antique. Called the Thieves Market as once that is exactly what it was, today most items have been aquired in a legal manner. Mainly jumbled piles of bric-a-brac, and frankly, quite a lot of junk - rare antiques and excellent finds have been documented and the search is half of the fun. The market can be found at the intersection of Lebuh Acheh and Lebuh Armenia.
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