Blogs from Melaka City, Melaka, Malaysia, Asia - page 19

I arrived to Malacca yesterday at 5am after leaving the Perhentians at noon the day before. I had breakfast at a Chinese market since they were the only ones awake and hung out til 730ish. I made my way to the hostel I hoped to get and a couple was leaving as I arrived. They said to go on in and knock on the door where the owners were sleeping. I knocked. No answer. Knocked again louder this time and a European woman in her 50s came blustering out and was clearly irritated to be awaken. She yelled at me that they had no rooms and how dare I knock on her door and why couldn't I wait outside like normal people. I apologized, said I'd had a long trip and went outside with teary eyes. ... read more

Tre dager i travle Kuala Lumpur var nok. Lørdag formiddag, 21. juni, gikk turen videre - til Melaka, cirka 150 km sør for KL. Vanskelig å få bussbilletter i helgene (mange malaysiere drar på turer), så vi tok like godt en taxi (kostet cirka 500 norske kroner). Silje og Christine er fortsatt med oss, og koselig er det! Vi oppdaget raskt at Melaka er en sjarmerende by, der kinesere, indere og malaysiere - og deres religioner - lever side om side. En svipptur innom Wikipedia ga oss disse opplysningene om byen: "Melaka ble grunnlagt av kinesere som stasjon for krydderhandelen (særlig med pepper) med Molukkene. Den utviklet seg raskt til en blomstrende handelshavn der blant annet arabere og indere og kinesere samhandlet. Frem til 1400-tallet var byen nærmest en kinesisk handelskoloni. Deretter var byen sete for ... read more

Traveled by local bus 4hours north, stopped off at the best road side stop. We stayed in China Town and found this had the best vibe of all of Melaka. From here we decided to go to Paula Basir which was described as a romantic island, white sands and clear beaches(lonely planet and accommodation).....after another local bus ride we hit the jetty. Rich called ahead to book for 3 nights...lets just say we had a lucky escape... we managed to get the last boat back from the island to find two more people waiting to cross...luckily we warned them..it turned out to be a sacred deeply religious Islamic place (thanks to a guy who had traveled 7 hours from Singapore with his family kindly explained this to us...so they let us go after many questions about ... read more

Date visited: 20-22nd April I was expecting another hectic and chaotic city but Melaka was a totally pleasant surprise in the end. Quiet, quaint and mainly traffic-free in the centre, this place had a relaxed feel. Our bus dropped us off in the central square next to the clock tower where a pedestrianised quarter awaited our feet to explore. TukTuk style bycycles meandered around the area loaded to the hilt with fresh colourful flowers - some so buried in flower heads it was hard to see the driver or the passengers! The church bell chimed in the background a few minutes later and more locals were beaming at us without us doing anything except walking and paying a polite glance. This whole scene was most welcoming and a great surprise. A mixture of themes' presented Melaka's ... read more

Me voici a malaka ou je souhaite me baigner mais ou c est pas possibl. La pollution et les meduses empeche toutes baignade.... read more