TRAIPSING GURNEY DRIVE, GEORGETOWN, PENANG

A new landmark of Gurney Drive. A stylised steel sculpture sponsored by the IJM Bhd group erected at the round-about (traffic circus) at one of the entry points into Gurney Drive

The 2.5-kilometre long promenade fronting the entire Gurney Drive

The real Gurney Drive. The Drive is now a dual carriage way with a central divider unlike the old days when the Drive was a narrow two-lane street without a central divider

The panoramic view of the bay of Gurney Drive. The bay is now lined with more & more high-rises. Previously the bay was occupied by old colonial era bungalows

Ever since Georgetown was declared a World Heritage Historic City on July 8 2008 (jointly with Malacca) by the UNESCO efforts have been made by the Penang state government to amongst others clean up the environment. This includes the adoption of EM biotechnology to treat the waters in the rivers & by the seashore

Gurney Drive does not have sandy beaches. The shoreline consists of either mud-flats or rocks & boulders

A view of the next promontory Tanjong Tokong which lies north of Gurney Drive. The southern part of the Gurney Drive Bay is the Fort Cornwallis area

The new happening place at Gurney Drive, that is, Gurney Plaza Shopping Mall

A seafood restaurant at the northern end of Gurney Drive. Less expensive seafood restaurants are found along Macalister Road in downtown Georgetown in the evenings

The popular hawker stalls which have been a landmark for a long time