The Slow Road
Two Women Wandering the World
The remains of a grand house (with tennis court) from the early 1900s on Penang's seafront "mansion row"
This mansion is now an office
This seafront mansion has been renovated to house a restaurant and event center
The house sports a fish-themed mosaic
According to the caretaker, who let us in the gate to take a look, this house is owned by the chairman of Honda
The ruins of a Chinese school on mansion row. Penang was heavily bombed during World War II.
Although the gate is in good shape, this mansion looks unoccupied
This mansion is now a school that teaches auto mechanics
Details of the windows of the auto mechanic school mansion
This postwar house on mansion row has a feel of the space-age architecture of the 1950s and 1960s
This mansion is now a sports club
This grand mansion now houses a university, with a sky-scraper attachment
The entrance to Penang's famous Blue Mansion, built in the 1880s by a rich Chinese businessman
The entrance hall, for receiving guests, features English tile, Art Nouveau stained glass, and Chinese shophouse-style butterfly-shaped windows
This huge carved wooden screen separates the public and private parts of the house
The largest of the mansion's five interior courtyards, which provide fresh air and breezes
The courtyard collects and drains rainwater from the open roof. In Chinese symbology, water symbolizes wealth, so you always want it to flow freely in your home.
The courtyard features iron pillars and railings (the latest in modern technology) imported from Scotland
A portrait of the Blue Mansion's first owner, Cheong Fatt Tze
Indigo mixed with white lime wash gives the house its distinctive blue color
In the days before air conditioning, having shady, breezy balconies inside your home was the best way to stay cool
Old rickshaws displayed in front of the Blue Mansion
The roof of the Blue Mansion is decorated with colorful mosaics of ceramic tiles
