5.8.11: Fort Cornwallis Penang

We paid a visit to Fort Cornwallis in Penang. I parked the car by the roadside. They used parking meters over here. Entrance fees: RM2 per adult. The boys got in free.

Bridge over the 'moat'. 

He had expected to see army tanks, but was disappointed when he didn't see any. 

The room where they used to keep gunpowder. 

Checking out the gunpowder room.

Statue of Sir Francis Light, founder of Penang

Captain Francis Light (1740 - 25 Oct 1794) was the founder of the British colony of Penang (in modern-day Malaysia) and its capital George Town in 1786.
Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francis_Light

This was a chapel in the olden days.  

Chasing the birds

The boys asked why the soldiers are dressed 'funnily'.