Fenix Inn Melaka

... to get them to spray it with insect killer which should have been carried out if the cleaners had done there jobs . This was the final straw and we decided to move to a guesthouse on the other side of town. <br><br>Our new place was called Travellers lodge which was a family run place in the new part of town. Across the road was a huge shopping centre which had a cinema on the top floor. As a treat and to get out the midday sun we decided to watch a couple of films ...

... and a reflexology foot massage. According to Hanan, the foot massage was wondrous, and the haircut was incredibly meticulous to the point of being creepy. They cut his hair by hand (he usually buzzes it with a clipper) and made sure not a strand was out of place. I didn&#8217;t buy anything but ate about 1 lb. of kaya balls, which are little pastry balls filled with coconut jam and they are delicious. They serve them hot and fresh and in this little paper cone and you ...

... right on the border of S.Australia and Western Australia ( and another quarantine point). There was nothing here at all except a petrol station and a tiny bar - which of course we had to make use of as we had nothing else to do. The toilets for the camp site ( a strip of land behind the bar)had a sign on the door telling you to shut the door immediately as the poisonous snakes love to get in there as its warm. I took a shower with eye open after that I can tell you, just in case ...

... signed, after we promised the man we weren't importing any chewing gum or toy guns, we were off to do what we promised ourselves. A drive down Orchard Road and then a trip across the Island before heading off. But all of this had cost us a couple of hours, so it was back to the hotel to load up and check out. The nice staff didn't mind the late checkout so we were off in about 15 minutes, down Orchard Road, with a large raspberry to the locals, then around the Island we went, but not before ...

... vielen kleinen Teichen ueberall. Nachdem wir unsere Weiterfahrt nach Mersing fuer den naechsten Tag organisiert hatten, konnten wir uns auf die vom Lonely Planet vorgeschlagene Walking Tour begeben. Sie fuehrte uns vorbei am von den Hollaendern erbauten Stadthuys, zur Ruine einer alten Kirche, die die Englaender als Lagerort fuer ihr Schiesspulver umfunktioniert ...

... town so was great time to explore saturday and sunday. Malaka is very much a weekend place. Spent a good amount of time enjoying a beer on hostel roof with many new friends- due to heat here it's beautiful at night when it goes dark and there's a breeze had a few nights up till 5 AM. Monday did a proper explore of the town- it's a very historic blend due to being occupied by the portugese, dutch and english in the past. Now it's a blend of malay, chinese and muslim ...

I decided to head out of the city for the day to the East coast. Here lies a lovely little colonial - Portuguese, Dutch and British - town called Melaka. I got the two hour bus ride there and back and had just enough time to see all the sights. I wandered around a fantastic Chinatown with amazingly preserved buildings and temples. As it has just been Chinese New Year many of the shops were still shut but all the red lantern ...

... from dinner and it was the end of the Hungry Ghost Festival. After a month of entertaining the spirits roaming the earth from hell, large bonfires of hell money and food are ignited in the streets to bribe the spirits to return to the Netherworld. Why do the spirits choose to return to hell? It's simply greed, if they take the money and run, they will be rich, but the catch is the money is only good in hell. At Eastern Heritage the fires are ...

... sweet and sour squid, and anything else you can cover in delicious curried gravy. Indonisian? Have a seat at the table and get ready, because the waitress just stacked 12 small plates of seafood and chicken dishes in front of you. But don't worry if it's too much food, you are only charged for what you eat. To complicate the selection further, Malacca is famous for a combination of Chinese and Malaysian ...