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Published: November 21st 2006
We've moved a little further south, approximately a 2 hour bus drive from Kuala Lumpur. The journey from KL was fascinating as we we were located directly behind the coach driver. We heard stories that the Malaysians were wild when it coms to driving, and the journey proved just that theory. We witnessed 3 cars, badly battered, lying in the ditch off the main road. Our fears were compounded by the torrential rain outpours, but the driver didn't seem too concerned as he weaved his way through the traffic. Much to our amusement, the rest of the passengers seemed oblivious and were sound asleep.
Our hostel is located in the new part of the city, right beside a supermarket and cinema, where we watched the new Bond film. You can't seem to get normal popcorn over here at the cinema, very disappointing. Speaking of food, we have been very bad lately scoffing fast-food. McDonalds seems to be on nearly every corner, in every town, we've visited.
On our second day, we ventured around the town. Melaka is a very pretty town with lots of history. The town has been colonised by the Portuguese, Dutch and the British. It used
to be a famous port and trading town. We visited the interesting Maritime Museumn which is housed on a replica of a Portuguese galleon. Other interesting sights included St. Paul's Church where Francis Xavier was buried before resting in Goa.
Today we visited the beautiful old town where China-town is located. We did a tour of the Baba and Nyonya Heritage Museum. Baba (masculine) and Nyonya (feminine) are actually off springs of inter-racial marriages which generally is the marriage between a Chinese male and a native non-Muslim female. The result of this marriage are known as Straits Chinese and it has a unique variety of attires, language, customs and as well as architectures. The Museum was very pretty and our hostess very amusing and witty. We strolled among the pretty shops admiring the quaint architecture. Earlier we had a fantastic Malaysian meal in Bests cafe, we didn't really get to sample much Malaysian food which was a pity as we often chose to eat Thai food. Melaka, is certainly a place where you could spend sometime. It has a relaxed vibe and plenty of distractions.
Amy finally braved up and visited the hairdresser today. She is very pleased
with her new barnet, Curly Sue. She has been threatening to cut her hair for a long time but was scared of the outcome.
Onwards to Singapore.
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