Legacy Melaka

... . Never have I seen so many museums & galleries...... you could be kept busy for days with the museums - a legacy of their rich history. Melaka is this melting pot of nationalities and has been occupied by the Portugese, Dutch and English and has been ...

... just before 2100, taking a train toward the customs' area; had to have my index fingers scanned. Arranged for a cab to Melaka, undoubtedly overcharged but just wanted to get there. The cabbie was yappy. Transport trucks here have revolving lights on the ...

... the river and lots of signs of construction. On the down side, there is a bit of an amusement park feel to parts of Melaka, including ferris wheels and this revolving attraction that goes up and down for views over the water. Had a pop and then some ...

... get a cold drink and sit a little to gain some strength back. Later, I went to the Stadthuys museum, which my Melaka brochure describes as follows: "A major landmark in Melaka, the Stadhuys was built in 1650 as the official residence of Dutch governors ...

... she comes and sits on our knee asks what we are doing and then says its her turn and insists on playing mine sweeper!! Melaka is an interesting place, it was the former capital of the Melakan region (the for runner to Malaysia) and had been occupied as a ...

... Year Everyone Hope you had a good one. Sorry for the delay in updating the page, the only internet cafe was closed in Melaka. Anyway, we left Singapore around 2pm on New Years Eve, slightly later than planned because the local buses were busy. We ...

... e.g. Simakobu monkey (simias concolor-eat leaf as primary food). The present life of Mentawai people categorized as the legacy from Neolithic era and they have a strong believe in nature spirit, for their life strongly affected by ...

... again one day. Though quite 'bland' for me perhaps because I stayed there for only a night, I believe that Melaka owns a promising future with a strong legacy from the past. It'll be interesting to visit the town again. I enjoyed every minute of the trip ...

... down but compared to Vietnam all you had to worry about was one crazy car and not 50 crazy scooters. Actually I would say maybe a legacy from the British colonial days were good drivers who followed road rules! A tick for the Brits :-) There were lots of ...

... and reminds me of Penang and Melaka in Malaysia.Though no chinese in sight;only the big fishnet that local fishermen use show their legacy.Many housses of colonial portuguese and dutch style are ligned up in rows but wealth is not the day's order and some ...