Trend Hotel Melaka

After a night in Singapore, we met the others in our tour group, very nice bunch, and had a 3 hour bus ride to Melaka on a comfy air conditioned bus.

We arrived at our hotel and had dinner before wandering through the night market in Chinatown. The next day we explored the city for a few hours visiting the Enduring Beauty Museum (where the people had disfigured themselves for their ...

... which made us happy, and to the Margaret River Chocolate Factory also there - more free samples - it was great stuff, a really fun few days. Eventually we had to say goodbye which was sad, and from there we headed over to steamy, hot and sticky South East Asia - but we will tell you more about that one in the next blog - which hopefully we should write a bit sooner this time. Hope everyone is all well and good - we miss ya loads. Not long now until we get home for a catch up. Loadsa love Sarah and Damo xxxx

... wheeled bicycle driven cart). Saw some iguanas under a bridge which looked like a mix between crocodiles and dinasours. For dinner we enjoyed some local food (our usual choice as its cheap cheap cheap!!) which consisted of noodles,chicken... and chicken feet, yum!

... a guesthouse that had mezzanines in some of the rooms - sleeping in the loft was cool! Lonely Planet recommended a satay place (pot of boiling peanut sauce at the table and you cook your own meal, kind of a peanut fondue) and we tried all sorts of meats, not sure what some of them were but all were equally delicious...!

We will now hop on a ferry and cross to Sumatra - we'll be back in Malaysia in a few weeks for ...

... outside into the soaked streets, the air fresh from the downpour. Along the street I hear drums and music, and see a flower covered float approaching. I pulled my camera out before realising it was a funeral procession. But there was nothing sombre about what came next. Mourners in white with multi-coloured striped scarves pinned to their shoulder; musicians; even stiltwalkers following the coffin, the music ...

... d'un ancien palais d'un sultan. puis un petit musee d'architecture. Une journee bien relaxe. Nous cherchons de la colle pour les souliers a Rejean. Nous avons termine la colle crazy glue que nous avions amener. On a oublie de vous conter cette anecdote. A Kuala Lumpur, j'ai voulu mettre une serviette dans la fenetre(encore une fois pas de rideaux), J'ai mis le pieds sur la tablette du meuble ...

... of life. It is a bit grotty in places and the traffic system is a bit chaotic but we are getting used to this now.Melaka has a lot of history attached due to it's stragegic position on the Straits of Melaka. It first came to prominence in the 14th century when a Sumatrian prince fled to Melaka where he made it his HQ. It became a favoured port for resupplying ships. Later it was taken over by the Portuguese, Dutch and the English. You can see evidence of ...

... with two spaces on a bus that was leaving for Singapore in two hours time!! So we raced back to the hostel threw our belonginings into our backpacks, raced back to the bus station and got there with 10 minutes to spare - for two people that are known for being late for everything this was no mean feat! So unexpectidly we said adious to Melaka and Malaysia and set off for our final SE Asian Country on our trip Singapore!!

... in Chinatown and is laid out as it would have been in the 19th century. It was very beautiful with silk embroidered wall hangings, a tiny four poster bed and 4 open courtyards within the house. Then dandered around the shops and markets wishing we could send home lots of the gorgeous plates, lamps etc. The heat and humidity here make it hard to do anything. We hope we'll get used to it soon but it'll probably take longer than we ...

... sul suo braccio e dice 'oh guarda una piccola zanzara mi ha scelto per riposarsi' e dopo 5 secondi viene ricoperto di zanzare e si mette a urlare perche' iniziano a pungerlo? bene, io ho fatto uguale. 'oh guarda che bellini i pescetti che mi vengono tutti vicini vicini... oh guarda fanno il solletichino alle gambe con i loro morsettini... aia pero' questo morsettino era un po' piu' forte... riaia... auch ....ooooohhhh.... moooordonoooooo!!!!' uno di questi ...