{"id":14102,"date":"2021-03-17T15:49:28","date_gmt":"2021-03-17T21:49:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/midlifeglobetrotter.com\/?p=14102"},"modified":"2024-04-24T14:44:11","modified_gmt":"2024-04-24T20:44:11","slug":"penang-street-art","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/midlifeglobetrotter.com\/penang-street-art\/","title":{"rendered":"Penang Street Art &#8211; A Self-Guided Tour"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"14102\" class=\"elementor elementor-14102\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3a2d92ab elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3a2d92ab\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4b6e16df\" data-id=\"4b6e16df\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-12ef70fc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"12ef70fc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>MALAYSIA<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-18f67862 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"18f67862\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-68c5622 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"68c5622\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Exploring unique murals and sculptures in Asia&#8217;s street-art capital<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-65bec88b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"65bec88b\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-27899555\" data-id=\"27899555\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8b6507a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8b6507a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><em>There may be affiliate links within this post which provide me with a commission, at no cost to you. This is a way to help me to provide valuable content. More information at: <span style=\"text-decoration-line: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/midlifeglobetrotter.com\/privacy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Privacy &amp; Disclosure<\/a><\/span>.<\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4a5585c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4a5585c\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-341b603c\" data-id=\"341b603c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-637ccd20 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"637ccd20\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>George Town, Penang is a cultural mashup like no other, with its striking Peranakan architecture, diverse cuisine and famous Penang Street Art representing a unique mix of Malay, Indian and Chinese heritage.\u00a0<span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Cormorant Garamond; font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight ); font-size: 1rem;\">The island of Penang, off the west coast of Malaysia, was also a British colony and signs of its colonial past are evident.<\/span><\/p><p>I always enjoy street art, but the murals found throughout George Town &#8211; named a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2008 &#8211; were unlike anything I&#8217;d seen. The use of objects incorporated in many of the pieces encourage visitors to interact with them. In other words, exploring George Town is a a lot of fun \u2014 and inspires a lot of selfies.\u00a0<\/p><p>There is too much to see on one trip and it was very hot in Penang when I visited in late September, but I captured photos of the murals and sculptures I found particularly memorable<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-22da1cf6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"22da1cf6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Penang Street Art  - Google Map<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5507dde elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5507dde\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/d\/u\/0\/embed?mid=1l4NJ1MDeMcvqyV9mEWpmI4v-WH_Z0Z3f\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\"><\/iframe>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-01bb81a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"01bb81a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>I created this google map of the Penang Street Art\u00a0 &#8211; the pieces that I particularly loved and have included in this story. The map also includes works from among the most popular with visitors. They are listed at the end of the story. Most hotels or the tourism office have free maps available which you can use to navigate around the city and see the art and heritage buildings. I&#8217;ve also marked the hotel we stayed at and LOVED,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.stay22.com\/allez\/hotelscom?aid=midlifeglobetrotter&amp;campaign=midlifeglobetrotter&amp;product=lma&amp;habl=false&amp;isinc=false&amp;sid22=b4aaff66-8c96-4c52-a878-a10fb6f3ca98&amp;source=direct&amp;medium=deeplink&amp;address=Penang%2C+Malaysia&amp;link=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.hotels.com%2Fho642820%2Fthe-edison-george-town-george-town-malaysia\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">The Edison George Town. <\/span><\/a>More on the hotel at the bottom of this post.\u00a0<\/p><p>Enjoy the murals and sculptures of Penang!\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-db047a8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"db047a8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Penang Street Art - Some of my Favorites<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-564e5aa elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"564e5aa\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a4955b8\" data-id=\"a4955b8\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-034205e elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"034205e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/midlifeglobetrotter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Boy-on-motorbike.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-14139\" alt=\"Boy On Motorbike street mural in Penang Malaysia\" srcset=\"https:\/\/midlifeglobetrotter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Boy-on-motorbike.jpg 900w, https:\/\/midlifeglobetrotter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Boy-on-motorbike-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/midlifeglobetrotter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Boy-on-motorbike-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/midlifeglobetrotter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Boy-on-motorbike-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/midlifeglobetrotter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Boy-on-motorbike-640x640.jpg 640w, https:\/\/midlifeglobetrotter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Boy-on-motorbike-96x96.jpg 96w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c98006d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c98006d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Boy On a Motorbike<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-63f7cb5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"63f7cb5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>One of the most popular of the street art pieces we saw, Boy on a Motorbike by\u00a0<span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Cormorant Garamond; font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight ); font-size: 1rem;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ernestzacharevic.com\/about\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ernest\u00a0 Zacharevic<\/a><\/span>,\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Cormorant Garamond; font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight ); font-size: 1rem;\">often had a line up of visitors waiting for &#8220;a ride&#8221; on the motorbike that&#8217;s a part of the installation. The main photo at the top of this story was taken in the morning when there was less motorbike and trishaw traffic whizzing up the busy street where it&#8217;s found,\u00a0 Lebuh Ah Quee.<\/span><\/p><p>Apparently, the abandoned motorcycle used in the mural-installation was left here by a tourist after he rode it from Vietnam to Penang.<\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ernest Zacharevic is a Lithuanian-born artist famous for his experimental style. He uses various disciplines including oil painting and stencil and combines them with installation and sculpture. <\/span><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Cormorant Garamond; font-size: 1rem;\">Boy on a Motorbike was created in 2012 as part of the George Town art and culture festival. It was his first &#8220;constructive art&#8221; project anywhere. His work is now found around the world &#8211; in fact I recently saw one of his pieces at the Wynwood Walls outdoor art display in Miami, U.S. You will see several of his pieces as you explore Penang.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5b2677a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5b2677a\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7d59226\" data-id=\"7d59226\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b6bb3f2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"b6bb3f2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/midlifeglobetrotter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/boy-pet-dinosaur-penang.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-14126\" alt=\"Little Boy and Pet Dinosaur Mural in George Town, Malaysia\" srcset=\"https:\/\/midlifeglobetrotter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/boy-pet-dinosaur-penang.jpg 900w, https:\/\/midlifeglobetrotter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/boy-pet-dinosaur-penang-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/midlifeglobetrotter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/boy-pet-dinosaur-penang-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/midlifeglobetrotter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/boy-pet-dinosaur-penang-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/midlifeglobetrotter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/boy-pet-dinosaur-penang-640x640.jpg 640w, https:\/\/midlifeglobetrotter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/boy-pet-dinosaur-penang-96x96.jpg 96w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7976ed6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7976ed6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Little Boy &amp; Pet Dinosaur<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5c362b2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5c362b2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>If you visit the Boy on a Motorbike &#8211; you will see <strong><em>Little Boy and Pet Dinosaur<\/em><\/strong> as they are next to each other. The little boy is having fun with his unusual pet who seems to have its own ideas about what happens next.\u00a0<\/p><p>I loved the whimsical fun of this piece, also by\u00a0<span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Cormorant Garamond; font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight ); font-size: 1rem;\">Ernest Zacharevic<\/span><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Cormorant Garamond; font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight ); font-size: 1rem;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-59e7c41 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"59e7c41\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-eea270f\" data-id=\"eea270f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c4b35ae elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"c4b35ae\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"445\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/midlifeglobetrotter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Indian-boatman-penang-street-art.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-14125\" alt=\"Susan Heinrich stands facing a huge wall mural of an Indian Boatman in Penang Malaysia\" srcset=\"https:\/\/midlifeglobetrotter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Indian-boatman-penang-street-art.jpg 445w, https:\/\/midlifeglobetrotter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Indian-boatman-penang-street-art-223x300.jpg 223w, https:\/\/midlifeglobetrotter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Indian-boatman-penang-street-art-150x202.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 445px) 100vw, 445px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Susan admiring her favourite of the art  murals - The Indian Boatman<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8561895 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8561895\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Indian Boatman<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-be81ddf elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"be81ddf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Indian Boatman by Julia Volchkova was far and away my favourite. The scale of it was remarkable and Julia has a remarkable talent for capturing facial experssions. I loved the persspective she created which made me feel as though I could step in to boat with him and set off on an adventure in India &#8211; you may know India is one of my favourite places.\u00a0<\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Julia Volchkova is from Siberia Russia and <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">started drawing from an early age. After art school, she started creating streets art in Saint Petersburg where her striking work gained popularity.\u00a0 Being invited to paint murals in Penang was a turning point that really accelerated her career.<\/span><\/p><p>We visited this mural a few different times because our hotel, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theedisonhotels.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">The Edison Penang,<\/span> <\/a>was very close by. It&#8217;s also very near the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.georgetownheritage.com\/seven-terraces-hotel\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Seven Terraces<\/span><\/a> which I also recommend as a place to stay or to go for a special dinner.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c544d13 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c544d13\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6d71183\" data-id=\"6d71183\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-bea3962 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"bea3962\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-eafd147\" data-id=\"eafd147\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2014a0e elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2014a0e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"445\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/midlifeglobetrotter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/boy-on-chair-penang.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-14129\" alt=\"Boy on a Chair Mural in Penang\" srcset=\"https:\/\/midlifeglobetrotter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/boy-on-chair-penang.jpg 445w, https:\/\/midlifeglobetrotter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/boy-on-chair-penang-223x300.jpg 223w, https:\/\/midlifeglobetrotter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/boy-on-chair-penang-150x202.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 445px) 100vw, 445px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-750b877\" data-id=\"750b877\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0f45e2b elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"0f45e2b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"445\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/midlifeglobetrotter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/boy-chair-penang.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-14130\" alt=\"Two women sit on a chair underneath a mural titled Boy On A Chair in Penang\" srcset=\"https:\/\/midlifeglobetrotter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/boy-chair-penang.jpg 445w, https:\/\/midlifeglobetrotter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/boy-chair-penang-223x300.jpg 223w, https:\/\/midlifeglobetrotter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/boy-chair-penang-150x202.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 445px) 100vw, 445px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-432d667 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"432d667\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Boy on a Chair<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9134e7b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9134e7b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><em><strong>Boy on a Chair<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0 by Ernest Zacharevic was another favourite; we saw it in the evening and the boy&#8217;s yellow t-shirt seemed to glow by the light of the Lebuh Aceh Mosque just down the street. I love that he is on his toes, grasping for something just out of reach.\u00a0<\/p><p>It was a little crowded, but we managed to squeeze on to the chair with him for a quick photo.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2ce6502 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2ce6502\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2963cdc\" data-id=\"2963cdc\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-991836a elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"991836a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" src=\"https:\/\/midlifeglobetrotter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/real-bruce-lee-penang-street-art.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-14121\" alt=\"A mural of Bruce Lee and a cat in Penang\" srcset=\"https:\/\/midlifeglobetrotter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/real-bruce-lee-penang-street-art.jpg 900w, https:\/\/midlifeglobetrotter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/real-bruce-lee-penang-street-art-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/midlifeglobetrotter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/real-bruce-lee-penang-street-art-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/midlifeglobetrotter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/real-bruce-lee-penang-street-art-150x100.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\"> (Note: my photo was a little out of focus so I am using a photo by Yaopey Yong)<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-96bff87 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"96bff87\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The Real Bruce Lee Would Never Do That<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c8691c8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c8691c8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Although it has faded since it was painted in 2013, <strong><em>The Real Bruce Lee Would Never Do That<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0 is a fun and striking mural which pays homage to the city&#8217;s felines. I like the tongue-in-cheek message &#8211; reminding people to be kind to their animal neighbours &#8211;\u00a0 as the real Bruce Lee surely would.<\/p><div dir=\"auto\">This work is by 101 Lost Kittens, a street-art project led by Thailand artist<\/div><div dir=\"auto\">Natthapon Muangkliang, Malaysian artists Louise Low and Tang Yeok Khang.\u00a0<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-176f666 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"176f666\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ec52057\" data-id=\"ec52057\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-87fa76f elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"87fa76f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/midlifeglobetrotter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/brother-sister-on-swing-penang-art.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-14135\" alt=\"Brother and Sister on a Swing mural in Penang\" srcset=\"https:\/\/midlifeglobetrotter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/brother-sister-on-swing-penang-art.jpg 900w, https:\/\/midlifeglobetrotter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/brother-sister-on-swing-penang-art-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/midlifeglobetrotter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/brother-sister-on-swing-penang-art-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/midlifeglobetrotter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/brother-sister-on-swing-penang-art-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/midlifeglobetrotter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/brother-sister-on-swing-penang-art-640x640.jpg 640w, https:\/\/midlifeglobetrotter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/brother-sister-on-swing-penang-art-96x96.jpg 96w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aa17e58 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"aa17e58\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Brother and Sister on a Swing<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-acb75b0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"acb75b0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong><em>Brother and Sister on a Swing<\/em><\/strong> is another\u00a0 fun and creative mural that invites visitors to join the laughing children for some fun on their swing set.\u00a0<\/p><p>The artist is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/louis.gan.77\/\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Louis Gan<\/span><\/a>, a Penang local. Apparently he was commissioned by the owner of the building to create this work, which depicts the owners children. (Louis doesn&#8217;t seem to have a website so the link is to his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/louis.gan.77\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">facebook page<\/span><\/a>.)<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-af530ce elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"af530ce\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d140ced\" data-id=\"d140ced\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a0443db elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"a0443db\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/midlifeglobetrotter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/kids-bicycle-penang-street-art.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-14134\" alt=\"Kids on a Bicycle street art with a cyclist riding past, in Penang\" srcset=\"https:\/\/midlifeglobetrotter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/kids-bicycle-penang-street-art.jpg 900w, https:\/\/midlifeglobetrotter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/kids-bicycle-penang-street-art-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/midlifeglobetrotter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/kids-bicycle-penang-street-art-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/midlifeglobetrotter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/kids-bicycle-penang-street-art-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/midlifeglobetrotter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/kids-bicycle-penang-street-art-640x640.jpg 640w, https:\/\/midlifeglobetrotter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/kids-bicycle-penang-street-art-96x96.jpg 96w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e40b0f2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e40b0f2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Kids on a Bicycle<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d985573 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d985573\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Another work by Ernest Zacharevic completed in 2012 and as popular as Boy on a Motorbike. I love the expression of the little boy as he holds on tight to his companion. There is a small bench next to the mural so you can perch next to them as you catch a ride and take your photo.\u00a0<\/p><p>Bicycles are popular in Penang and this girl rode past so her friend could take a photo &#8211; lucky for me, I got one as well. (I showed her after to make sure she was ok with me having it.)<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-69205fd elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"69205fd\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-42e2488\" data-id=\"42e2488\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-b2be639 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b2be639\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-52c3762\" data-id=\"52c3762\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8e001fa elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"8e001fa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"445\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/midlifeglobetrotter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/two-men-pushing-door.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-14127\" alt=\"Two Men Pushing Door Mural in george Town Malaysia\" srcset=\"https:\/\/midlifeglobetrotter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/two-men-pushing-door.jpg 445w, https:\/\/midlifeglobetrotter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/two-men-pushing-door-223x300.jpg 223w, https:\/\/midlifeglobetrotter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/two-men-pushing-door-150x202.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 445px) 100vw, 445px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-0cc063d\" data-id=\"0cc063d\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4eb7ddb elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"4eb7ddb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"445\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/midlifeglobetrotter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/george-town-penang-street.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-14128\" alt=\"A colourful street with umbrellas at its top in Penang\" srcset=\"https:\/\/midlifeglobetrotter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/george-town-penang-street.jpg 445w, https:\/\/midlifeglobetrotter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/george-town-penang-street-223x300.jpg 223w, https:\/\/midlifeglobetrotter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/george-town-penang-street-150x202.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 445px) 100vw, 445px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8c17240 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8c17240\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Men Holding the Wall<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f571656 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f571656\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><em><strong>Men Holding the Wall<\/strong><\/em> was popular with visitors\u00a0 &#8211; although it&#8217;s not the most striking of the murals I saw, it&#8217;s a perfect place to get a fun photo because it&#8217;s located down a quiet side street.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9a8b090 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9a8b090\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-dde137c\" data-id=\"dde137c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e1162f4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e1162f4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/midlifeglobetrotter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/cultural-girls-penang.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-14158\" alt=\"The Wo Ai Nee street mural in Penang depicts three little girls: one Malay, one Indian, one Chinese\" srcset=\"https:\/\/midlifeglobetrotter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/cultural-girls-penang.jpg 900w, https:\/\/midlifeglobetrotter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/cultural-girls-penang-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/midlifeglobetrotter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/cultural-girls-penang-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/midlifeglobetrotter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/cultural-girls-penang-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/midlifeglobetrotter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/cultural-girls-penang-640x640.jpg 640w, https:\/\/midlifeglobetrotter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/cultural-girls-penang-96x96.jpg 96w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0c4f8e6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0c4f8e6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Wo Ai Nee \/ The Cultural Girls<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d6967c7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d6967c7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The small and charming <em><strong>Wo Ai Nee<\/strong><\/em> mural represents Penang itself. The three cultural Girls represent the diversity of Penang and the heritage of most of its residents: Malay, Indian and Chinese.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-eaf5788 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"eaf5788\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b3b566f\" data-id=\"b3b566f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-53d5e01 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"53d5e01\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/midlifeglobetrotter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/the-procession-armenian-street.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-14159\" alt=\"The Procession depicts a tiger sitting atop a procession float with flags on either side\" srcset=\"https:\/\/midlifeglobetrotter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/the-procession-armenian-street.jpg 900w, https:\/\/midlifeglobetrotter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/the-procession-armenian-street-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/midlifeglobetrotter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/the-procession-armenian-street-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/midlifeglobetrotter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/the-procession-armenian-street-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/midlifeglobetrotter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/the-procession-armenian-street-640x640.jpg 640w, https:\/\/midlifeglobetrotter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/the-procession-armenian-street-96x96.jpg 96w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-782e713 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"782e713\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The Procession<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-18942e6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"18942e6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In 2009, the city hired a Kuala Lumpur firm to commission 52 metal rod art installations around George Town\u00a0 &#8211; each piece representing the city&#8217;s history and culture.\u00a0 I saw several of them as I toured the winding streets, but liked <em><strong>The Grand Procession<\/strong><\/em> Sculpture in particular.<\/p><p>It represents the Grand Float Procession held in honour of the birthday of Tua Pek Kong, a historic figure who is considered the God of Prosperity. The procession took place in 193o which <span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Cormorant Garamond; font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight ); font-size: 1rem;\">was the year of the tiger &#8211; depicted in the work.\u00a0 The artist is <\/span>Tang Mun Kianat Core Zone Heritage.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2287448 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2287448\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a30c2b3\" data-id=\"a30c2b3\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a44dd04 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"a44dd04\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/midlifeglobetrotter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/chew-jetty-penang.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-14167\" alt=\"A mural painted on a building on the Chew Jetty depicts a family enjoying an afternoon by the water\" srcset=\"https:\/\/midlifeglobetrotter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/chew-jetty-penang.jpg 900w, https:\/\/midlifeglobetrotter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/chew-jetty-penang-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/midlifeglobetrotter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/chew-jetty-penang-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/midlifeglobetrotter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/chew-jetty-penang-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/midlifeglobetrotter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/chew-jetty-penang-640x640.jpg 640w, https:\/\/midlifeglobetrotter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/chew-jetty-penang-96x96.jpg 96w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bfd7477 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"bfd7477\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Folklore By The Sea<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-485984a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"485984a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>I went looking for another mural at the end of the Chew Jetty, one of the seven piers here, each representing a Chinese family, or clan, that settled in George Town. I didn&#8217;t find what I was looking for, but stumbled across this family enjoying a steamy day by the water &#8211; <em><strong>Folklore by the Sea<\/strong><\/em>.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e0d0ba1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e0d0ba1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" src=\"https:\/\/midlifeglobetrotter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/rickshaw-vendor-street-art-penang.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-14163\" alt=\"A street mural depicts a Traditional Chinese Rickshaw Vendor\" srcset=\"https:\/\/midlifeglobetrotter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/rickshaw-vendor-street-art-penang.jpg 900w, https:\/\/midlifeglobetrotter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/rickshaw-vendor-street-art-penang-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/midlifeglobetrotter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/rickshaw-vendor-street-art-penang-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/midlifeglobetrotter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/rickshaw-vendor-street-art-penang-150x100.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-929e8ac elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"929e8ac\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">More Popular Penang Street Art<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-56cd0b0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"56cd0b0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>These works are included in the map at the top of the story and worth seeing if you have the time.\u00a0<\/p><p><em><strong>Indonesian Boy<\/strong> <\/em>&#8211; a gorgeous work by Julia Volchkova who painted the Indian Boatman. Her talent for capturing facial expressions is apparent in this piece.\u00a0<\/p><p><em><strong>Kung Fu Girl<\/strong><\/em> &#8211; Another work by Ernest Zacharevic worth seeing for its striking scale and the perspective that makes it feel as though the agile girl is about to move above you, propped up by her hands resting on two awnings.\u00a0<\/p><p><strong><em>Trishaw Man<\/em><\/strong> &#8211; the largest of the murals by\u00a0<span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Cormorant Garamond; font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight ); font-size: 1rem;\">by Ernest Zacharevic and fitting in this city known for its trishaws.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><strong><em>Children Playing Basketball<\/em><\/strong> was also created by Lous Gan &#8211; unfortunately I somehow missed it so don&#8217;t have a photo.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6e74131 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6e74131\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b41dda9\" data-id=\"b41dda9\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ac89887 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ac89887\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"1000\" src=\"https:\/\/midlifeglobetrotter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/susan-heinrich-edison-hotel-best-george-town-penang-819x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-39452\" alt=\"Susan Heinrich stands in front of The Edison Hotel in Penang Malaysia. It is a white Colonial-Style mansion dating to the early 1900s. It has a peaked roof and green shutters.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/midlifeglobetrotter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/susan-heinrich-edison-hotel-best-george-town-penang-819x1024.jpg 819w, https:\/\/midlifeglobetrotter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/susan-heinrich-edison-hotel-best-george-town-penang-240x300.jpg 240w, https:\/\/midlifeglobetrotter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/susan-heinrich-edison-hotel-best-george-town-penang-768x960.jpg 768w, https:\/\/midlifeglobetrotter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/susan-heinrich-edison-hotel-best-george-town-penang.jpg 924w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Susan at The Edison Hotel in George Town, Penang in Malaysia. <\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a421c16 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a421c16\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Where to Stay in Penang <\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-63ec090 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"63ec090\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>We loved our stay in Penang at the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.stay22.com\/allez\/hotelscom?aid=midlifeglobetrotter&amp;campaign=midlifeglobetrotter&amp;product=lma&amp;habl=false&amp;isinc=false&amp;sid22=b4aaff66-8c96-4c52-a878-a10fb6f3ca98&amp;source=direct&amp;medium=deeplink&amp;address=Penang%2C+Malaysia&amp;link=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.hotels.com%2Fho642820%2Fthe-edison-george-town-george-town-malaysia\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-wplink-edit=\"true\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Edison Hotel George Town<\/span><\/a>. It was charming and quiet with excellent service. This beautiful colonial mansion dates to the early 1900s but was completely redone in 2016. The owner, who just called himself Eddie, chatted with us a few times; he was keen to ensure we were enjoying ourselves. I highly recommend <a href=\"https:\/\/www.stay22.com\/allez\/hotelscom?aid=midlifeglobetrotter&amp;campaign=midlifeglobetrotter&amp;product=lma&amp;habl=false&amp;isinc=false&amp;sid22=b4aaff66-8c96-4c52-a878-a10fb6f3ca98&amp;source=direct&amp;medium=deeplink&amp;address=Penang%2C+Malaysia&amp;link=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.hotels.com%2Fho642820%2Fthe-edison-george-town-george-town-malaysia\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">The Edison<\/span><\/a>. (Full review coming soon).<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6f6be32 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6f6be32\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-185dab5\" data-id=\"185dab5\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1109f88 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"1109f88\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/midlifeglobetrotter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/preah-ko-towers.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-8714\" alt=\"Susan Heinrich stands on from of an ancient temple complex known as Preah Ko, in Cambodia. Four spires are visible on a platform as well as trees in the distance.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/midlifeglobetrotter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/preah-ko-towers.jpg 900w, https:\/\/midlifeglobetrotter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/preah-ko-towers-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/midlifeglobetrotter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/preah-ko-towers-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/midlifeglobetrotter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/preah-ko-towers-768x768.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Susan at Preah Ko, one of the oldest temple complexes near Siem Reap, Cambodia<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0e96e23 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0e96e23\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">More Southeast Asia - Cambodia<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c596a61 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c596a61\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>If your visit to Penang is part of a larger trip to Southeast Asia, you might be interested in these stories about my travels in Cambodia:<\/p><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/midlifeglobetrotter.com\/cambodia-tonle-sap-lake-floating-village\/\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Tonle Sap Lake &amp; Floating Village<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"p1\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/midlifeglobetrotter.com\/preah-ko\/\"><span class=\"s1\">Preah Ko &#8211; A Unique Temple Away from the Crowds<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5a995fbb elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5a995fbb\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-446ddabd\" data-id=\"446ddabd\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7303e716 content-align-cta-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-eael-cta-box\" data-id=\"7303e716\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"eael-cta-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"eael-call-to-action cta-basic bg-lite cta-preset-1\">\n        <h3 class=\"title eael-cta-heading\">Sign-Up for Travel Tips &amp; Stories<\/h3><p>Receive the monthly Midlife Globetrotter newsletter with travel ideas, itineraries, hotel reviews and more!<\/p><a href=\"http:\/\/midlifeglobetrotter.com\/subscribe\/\" class=\"cta-button cta-preset-1  \">Subscribe<\/a>\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>MALAYSIA Exploring unique murals and sculptures in Asia&#8217;s street-art capital There may be affiliate links within this post which provide me with a commission, at no cost to you. 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