Puteri Resort Ayer Keroh Melaka

... high, the trip back to KL was as smooth as we expected and we had time to reflect on the wonderful diversity of our Malay tour back in the hostel where it all started. We had gone full circle and the nerves we starting to surface as our onward journey loomed. Malaysia will have a special place in our hearts, if there wasn't so much of the world left to see this could easily be a regular travel destination for us,<br>Australia has alot to live up to now!

... always keen to try and give massages, some might say a little over keen :D<br><br>Day Two:<br><br> On the second day we decided to do some sightseeing, because that's what we were there for. We had heard so much about the history of Melaka that we were all pretty excited to see the sights. First off we went to the Museum which was built inside a replica of a Portuguese battle ship that had landed in Melaka way back when. The entry into the museum also included entry into the ...

... for the Silk Road. I had never heard of any city in Malaysia other than KL so it was no surprise I hadn't heard of Melaka, or Malacca. I made a note to self that it might be a cool place to go as it was so desired by so many others, for so many centuries; maybe I might find it desirable a well. When Janice went west with Jesse and I was going south, I decided to stop in at Melaka because, a) I could and b) it was only $3.00 for the 2 hour bus ride from KL. I had no ...

... equivalent of a Jello shot, except totally disgusting. I was angry, but also hopeful that the whiskey might help me sleep. I think it actually worked. I didn't wake up again until 8 am. Ok, enough complaining. Guest House aside, Melaka provided a great opportunity to soak up some Malaysian history. The town has been colonized by pretty much everybody: Portuguese, Dutch, French and Chinese. This makes for some breathtaking architecture, most of which has ...

... over de Straat van Malacca krijgt. Later nog in een relaxed backpackers restaurant/internet café rondgehangen. Kinderen lekker aan het tekenen en wij oa deze travel-log bijgewerkt (zie foto's). Verder boekte Martijn telefonisch een kamer in het Firefly Park Resort waar we de volgende dag al naartoe zouden gaan. 's Avonds vanuit bed nog een filmpje gekeken op de laptop en alvast tassen ingepakt voor de reis naar Kuala Selangor. = een dikke 9 =

... the airport for our early flight on Tuesday. Howard graciously volunteered to give us a lift to the bus station which was on the outskirts of town. I really cannot say enough great things about how well Howard ran Ringo's Foyer Guest House. He worked there 24 hours a day, seven days a week and was constantly trying to ensure that every guest was having the best time they could in Melaka. I would highly recommend staying at Ringo's Foyer if you want to ...

... we will stick to a fruit stand from now on. There were plenty of sites to see and although we got to see most of the museums and old buildings by foot we also had an awesome ride on the trishaw. The old man that was our guide traveled around showing us one ancient building after the next. He had been touring people around for over 30 years and was in his 60's. I couldn't believe he could peddle us around, since I am ...

... sig der end udenfor. Det er til en hvis grad forstaaeligt da bygningen er airconditioneret, men det er vitterligt der de 'haenger ud', saa at sige. I gaar aftes saa jeg flere unge der gik ind i centeret ved en 21-tiden og de var tydeligvis bedre klaedt end normalt. Det kan undre mig hvad de foretager sig, men nu har jeg selvfoelgelig heller aldrig vaeret specielt glad for shopping eller butikker med mange mennesker.

Kurz zu Malaysia: Das Land ist erst seit 50 Jahren ein eigenstaendiges Land (grad gibts auf diesem Anlass ueberall Special-Events) und war vorher eine britische Kolonie. Melakka sticht dabei etwas heraus, weil es aufgrund des Hafens fuer Laender ein Tor zu Asien ist und daher mal japanische, hollaendische ...

We left Singapore early the next morning to start the long journey to our next destination, Melaka on the west coast of Peninsular Malaysia. The express bus took us from central Singapore to the border with Malaysia via a long causeway linking the island to the mainland. Crossing the border was an arduous process involving getting off the bus complete with all our luggage twice before catching a different bus for the onward leg, once to leave Singapore and finally to ...