Heritage Hotel Melaka

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Next off we headed to Red Square (I think) where there was a fountain dedicated to Queen Victoria, which seemed to be a place people went to socialise. Nearby was Christ Church, which was constructed by the Dutch in 1753 in red brick from Holland. It started off as a Dutch Reformed Church, but the Brits came through and converted it to an Anglican Church and added a bell tower during their time in Melaka. Again, it looked nice, but it was nothing special. Tom ...

After getting into the Melaka Sentral bus terminal a few ways away from the city centre, I bought a bus ticket to Singapore for the next day, then made my way to my hostel just outside Chinatown. Apparently, I made my booking for the next day, but luckily they had a room available. Took some time to unwind and rest before getting ready to explore the town. Also called my friend in Singapore to let her know that my plans, in fact, would remain intact and that I'd ...

... in many of the billboards so competition must be a cultural entity. Explains the use of Beauty Queens...Miss Clam Shell 2008, Miss Squat Toilet 2006, etc in every print ad. Not same-same as the other neighboring countries. Kind of neat. Back to Melaka. Got off the bus to a remarkable bus terminal that puts many international airports to shame. I actually started to try and figure out if it could possibly be an air terminal as well, just without runways and planes ...

... keer in de buurt bent: kies de Krab in sambal (nee niet uit een potje, maar verser dan vers). De avond liep wat vervelend af toen Ernst van een klein stenen trapje afviel en - net nadat Tycho's blauwe oog was verdwenen - er een flinke blauwe bult onder zijn oog aan over hield. Op zaterdag nog maar even de mega-touristische tocht gemaakt met twee flink 'gepimpte' riksja's (xxx) van twee lokale broers (zie foto met Tycho). Vanuit de ...

... in the old quarter and is closed to traffic at night at weekends, we found an old Chinese temple which for the night had been set up as an open-mike evening for Chinese karaoke (tempted to give it ago, but thought better of it! Another temple was open for dancing lessons to Ricky Martins' "LLiving La Vida Loca" - something we could have done without!. At the end of the street was a large ...

... localização era mesmo perfeita. Exploração da interessante cidade, notando-se logo a influência holandesa nos ediífios pintados de salmão. Como estava na hora de comer ...

... It started with Mandarin because we were told it would be so difficult to get around China without it. And once I saw how quickly I could learn, and how incredibly beneficial it was to know at least some key phrases, I decided it was well worth it. I continued my "studies" through Laos and Thailand, and intended to carry on once we reached Malaysia, too. At first, I was a bit put off by the language because the pronunciations given in our book seemed so counter ...

... in Melaka to be seriously taken in - the Governor's Museum, the Literature Museum, the Youth Museum, or the Democratic Government Museum, anyone?; I do check out the Maritime Museum, based in a replica of a Portuguese Nau, by the quayside, though. The shell of the Portuguese church, St Paul's sits on a hill above the square. Large 17th-century tombstones rest against the walls. The empty crypt where St Francis Xavier lay has become a repository for coins and wishes. West of here is ...