To get there, I took the Penang Hill Railway. A return fare is RM30 for an adult foreigner. For my local friend, it was only RM8. Guess the cheap fare is one of the perks of being a Malaysian citizen.
Penang Hill Railway |  Peering at Georgetown through a telescope on Flagstaff Hill |
 Cannon |  Sri Aruloli Thirumurugan Temple |
The ascent to the top was quite fast. As I understand from my Malaysian friend, it was much slower on the old Penang Hill Railway. It was even faster coming down, but that was to come when we descended from Flagstaff Hill.
When we reached Flagstaff Hill, we could feel the cool climate despite a blazing sun overhead. The cool environment was definitely a welcome relief. We walked around a while, seeing some bungalows, a disused cannon and the Sri Aruloli Thirumurugan Temple along the way.
After we descended from Flagstaff Hill, we visited the Tien Kong Than (天公坛), which is in the vicinity of the Penang Hill Railway. Tien Kong Than is dedicated to the Jade Emperor (玉帝) or Tiangong (天公), the supreme deity in the Taoist pantheon. Out of reverence to the Jade Emperor, I did not take pictures of the deities in the temple grounds.
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If you are interested to visit Tien Kong Than, the address is as follows:
11500 Hill Railway Road,
Penang, Malaysia, 10200
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