St. Paul's Hill (Bukit St. Paul) Melaka

Melaka , Melaka State, Malaysia
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    Ancient ruins, Town center/square/plaza, Landmark/point of interest

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  • 1

    Malacca ca ca ca.....

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    We now in Melaka, south of Malaysia took us two hours on a bus journey from KL to get here. It's a cleaner, quieter place but brimming with history and things to do. Have seen a lot over last couple of days here, as you can see from the photo's - from checking out churches, boat cruise, a fort, even more temples (every time I see a temple it still …

  • 2

    Rich Heritage of Malacca

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    24 August 2006 (Thursday)
    I woke up at 6.30am and prepared for the coach back to Jerantut at 7.45am. I munched on a packet of biscuit for breakfast, which I bought at the mini-mart yesterday. While waiting for the coach to arrive, I observed the sunrise for a few minutes before the sun was engulfed by the morning mist, but long enough to have a …

  • 3

    Morning Prayers

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    We took the bus from KL to Melaka... the bus terminal in KL.. is massive..... Buses go everywhere!!... The bus ride is nice.. about 2 1/2 hours to Melaka Sentral. It is a nice way to enjoy the country... I absolutely loved it.

    As I said before, Melaka is only 2 1/2 hours from KL... south... but the heat is from another planet... it is HOT …

  • 4

    China Town, Chinese markets and Satay

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    We arrived in Melaka late in the evening having taken the first class bus via Kuala Lumpur. With the Petronas Towers Glinting in the evening sunlight we were looking forward to our return and a closer look.

    We checked in to our hostel called Number Twenty which was great, we had a shared bathroom with a private room but a great communal …

Related BlogsSt. Paul's Hill (Bukit St. Paul) Melaka

  • 1

    Night fever

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    ... Dutch architecture and is quite striking to look at. Around this square there is a dense cluster of attractions including Christ Church, St Paul's Hill and Sultanate Palace, to name but a few. As with most other places that we have been to, Melaka is ...

  • 2

    Historical Melaka

    ... in the traditional sense, are coming around again eg tattooing, again much like a fashion. I walked up Bukit St Paul - a hill with a view of the Straits of Melaka (a famous trading route) and on top is the ruins of St Pauls Church, which was built in ...

  • 3

    Melaka: Dinner with the Japanese Prime Minister

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    ... the hill. The Brits used it to store gunpowder! Since then it had been left in ruins. At the bottom of St. Paul's Hill is Fort A'Famosa. A'Famosa was a Portugeese fort and is among the oldest surviving European architectural remains in Asia. The Porta ...

  • 4

    Melaka

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    ... closed to traffic. The old Dutch-built town hall (Stadthuys) and Christ Church are well preserved and sit at the base of St Paul's Hill. Around this area lurk dozens of friendly tri-shaw guys, each with an elaborately decorated bike. On top of the hill ...

  • 5

    Hot sweaty tourists!

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    ... already!).  Today we joined a horde of other hot sweaty tourists hopping in and out of air con museums, climbing St. Paul's hill, and exploring an old portugese boat. And those of you from Notts (and Rach, who I hear has been here before!) ...

  • 6

    Shaka-laka in Melaka

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    ... out to find a much bigger part of Melaka than we knew existed from our first walk.  We headed up the imposing St. Paul's hill, looking over the city and home to St. Paul's church.  Then we headed down to the remains of the fort Porta de ...