Day 44: Melaka to Muar We awoke early and biked ten miles around town, further exploring, checking out all the ancient Buddhist, Hindu and Muslim temples in the old town. Again it rained, but it cleared up within the morning. After our explorations we settled in at a busy Chinese restaurant, reading the local paper, and ordering food in slow waves, while drinking delicious sweetened coffee. The locals bustling around pretty much ignored us, giving us our own big round table to ourselves, while they all shared others with local strangers. We ate wonton mee, a delicious noodle dish, and homemade toast with homemade brown jam and butter. It was a cute old town, very Chinese, a bit depressed, and oddly enough, reminiscent of Perth, Australia. Elderly folks on bicycles rode rampant. We took a nap
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