My first stop for my second return to Malaysia was Melaka. A funny thing I noticed was that everyone kept spelling Melaka differently. I saw it spelled Malaka, Malaca, Malacka, Malacca, Melaca, Melacca, and the one I spell it as Melaka. I guess everyone likes their way better and a common spelling hasn't be voted on. Melaka was a very different city than the rest I've seen in Malaysia. All the others were rather bland in construction. They all used square, 3-4 floor, no-color, concrete buildings. Every street looks the same, nothing unique. Melaka was a complete 180. The buildings had character. Some streets were made of stone pavers and had welcoming walkways. A river runs through the city and provides many nice waterside areas to sit back and relax. There was bright colors and
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