Tourists visit Penang Hill to escape city’s heat


Respite from the heat: Tourists Brownlee and English enjoying cooler temperature on Penang Hill. — ZHAFARAN NASIB/The Star

GEORGE TOWN: The hot spell in the city is driving tourists to find cooler respite on Penang Hill.

Being Penang’s tallest peak at over 700m above sea level, tourists can be seen enjoying the cool misty breeze.

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