This morning we were still in KL.. we got up early and went to the National Mosc b/c we weren't able to go yesterday because we were there during prayer time... it has a very 70's ish look to it. We then drove 2 hours on the public bus to Melaka... The whole area that is now the peninsula part of Malaysia used to be Melaka... Then the Portuguese...

forgot to mention taking a trip to melaka in malaysia from singapore after arriving from PNG. not a whole lot going on but good food! also amusing to hear people speaking a version of taiwanese...

Melaka, Melaka, Melaka. Quel fut notre étonnement en arrivant le vendredi soir dans l'ambiance plutôt délirante et joviale de cette ville. Vieille ville superbe, peuplée de nombreuses ethnies aux coutumes étranges...Par exemple, ces dames chinoises de 7 a 70 ans qui étudient rigoureusement les pas d'une chorégraphie endiablée dans les temples ch...

We decided to head down to Melaka for a night. It is famed for its old China town area, but we did not really appreciate it too its fullest I think. It was hot and again the streets were choked with traffic and there were no pavements for you to walk on. We had a fun Tri-shaw trip through town to a local restaurant, including heading the wrong w...

Melaka was one of my favourite places on the tour. I absolutely loved Malaysia, but Melaka is such a small town, and we had lots of fun. When we arrived it was sweltering heat, and I ended up going to three museums, with the 2 Aussies on our tour group. One was about Malaysian people, one was about kites, and one was about enduring beauty. It wa...

All of Malaysia's history on this coast is in Melaka. There are tonnes of museums, historical sites and old Portugese, Dutch and British remains. It's neat to see how each new invasion uses what was left behind from previous conquerors, right now tourism has the stronghold. You can tour a church that was build by the Portuege, then converted by ...

Day 46 Friday 17 February 2006 I had a 2 hour journey from KL to Melaka today which was surprisingly comfy. Melaka is quite small and everything I would want to see is within easy walking distance. The people running the Melaka Town Lodge all seem very friendly as well - possibly the friendliest since I've been away! Melaka seems to have hardly ...

Selamat Palang! The dizzy heights of KL are enough to warrant culture shock when you've gotten so used to a slower pace of life. As soon as you step off the bus the cries of "massage!massage!" burst your chill-out bubble. In saying that, it's feels good to be back in a big city, a big Asian city at that. KL is a bizarre blend of old and new. Som...

Friday 11th June We had a lie in and a lazy morning on first morning in Melaka because it was so hot. We eventually headed out and Simon got a haircut at an Indian Barbours who also gave him a cut throat shave and cracked his neck twice for 5RM (70p)! It seems so much hotter here than Thailand even though we are only a few hours South so we head...