Hotel Pink City Melaka

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i have been for a walk around town and also took a bike ride .. ok well i was the passenger! Melaka has been given a World Heritage City status .... it is very pround of that!! Tonight i think i shall go find some food in china town and tomorrow i am off to Kuala Lumpur

c xxx

PS Pictures to come when i can get to a proper pc

... and posher, and he said that it became even more posh when I started talking to her! I thought I'd been speaking how'd I'd always spoken, but he insisted I was loosing the mild cockney London accent. Tom seems to find this very funny! I'd argue that I may seem posher because I'm trying to speak more clearly so that non-English people can understand my English better; maybe it's just stuck that way now.

Andy got tired and went to bed early (whilst he was sleeping I ...

... bench taking in the street action with the Guest house guys, watching the action directly in front of me with people coming and going into the Hindu temple - smashing things in a large tin box before going in and coming out, then seeing the variety of cloaked people heading for the Mosque and watching the Chinese come and go from their temple - incredible community viewing. As darkness sets in, the Muslim call for prayer starts blaring and at the same time, the wildest ...

... of Chinese origin who have married into Malay families). It was the end of Chinese New Year while we were in Melaka, and our guesthouse was just a couple of doors down from a Chinese Temple, which meant that we were treated to lots of drumming and fireworks. On the morning of my birthday they had a parade of shrines, which we were able to watch while having breakfast at a nearby stall.

... air conditioning. It was too hot to go out in the middle of the day though, so I laid about under the fan and wet towel and read all afternoon. We headed out around five to have some lunch/dinner, and we sat once more at a restaurant by the river. The breeze was beautiful, but as soon as we left the water, it was stale and muggy. So of course, we went to the mall and air conditioning. I can't believe we'd gone to one twice in less than a week! And yes, you guessed it ...

Pomimo wczesnego stawienia sie na dworcu autobusowym, ze wzgledu na opoznienia autobusow oraz kompletna dezinformacje dopiero po ponad 2 godzinach oczekiwania wsiedlismy do autobusu jadacego do Melaki, gdzie bylismy o 14.00. (wg rozkladu autobusy jezdzily co 30min!) Tam bez wiekszych ...

... the siun on her nose already and I am sweating from every pore, but it's good to be back in Malaysia. This town has even changed since we were here in March. There is a new tower built in the town centre which has a revolving saucer fitted with glass walls, floor and seating, in which you can travel 100 odd feet in the air and enjoy the roof top view of Melaka. Needless to say, that's the last bloody thing you'd get me ...

J'ai le sentiment d'etre rentré a la maison. je me suis posé dans un restau de rue, ai regardé flamber les woks, tourner les poulets, ai lu de nouveau un menu dans une langue obscure. Les sons, les odeurs, tout me parait plus familier qu'en australie. Revoici la rue asiatique...je crois que j'aime. Ici exite les motorbikes, place aux voitures mais pas trop. Quelques trishaws tres fleuris. La malaisie est le pays le plus riche d'Asie du sud est et ...

... the standard Malaysian kite shape but also an assortment of Chinese, Japanese, Cambodian, Afghan.... and intricate animals. The beauty was staggering, so much to take in from all over the globe, scarification, foot binding, corset, tattoos, lip plates, neck rings, piercing large small and extra large!! Ow and wow at the same time, bits and pieces on show that made you wonder what, where, when, and most importantly how the hell? (no anesthetic ...

... 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 ...