Love Lane, Penang and the story

City of Georgetown was declared Unesco World Heritage City on 7th July 2008 and along with the declaration by UNESCO, a 109.38ha Core Zone was gazetted along with a Buffer Zone of 150.04ha which literally covers almost the whole city where the historic and pre-war buildings are located on the island.

Within the Core Zone, the many narrow streets or lanes linking one another forms a maze for visitors to marvel at the many collection of buildings which some built during the 16th-17th century. Walking around the area is truly an experience and a truly "living" museum!

The many diverse street names reflects a history of the convergence of various travelers worldwide into the city and had been retained by the State Government.

Of the many names, Love Lane strikes a drive for me to find out why the Lane had been named as such. That search wasn't for long as walking towards the end of the Lane provided me with the answers. The Penang Heritage Trust had done a fine job of putting up boards to provide information of such to visitors while adding a little humour into it.

Afterall, isn't travelling or holidaying suppose to be fun!