Also known by it's Olde English spelling of Melacca, this city was interesting and worth a visit. However, our expectations promised so much more, so ultimately disappointed. This place is briming with history, rule having been forcibly removed from the Malays to Portuguese rule, then between the Dutch and English, then back again to the Malays when Malaysia gained its independence from Britain in 1957. I guess we expected something like a UK/European historic city, where you are surrounded in incredible architecture in the heart of such cities. In Melaka this was much more peppered around the place. For once, I was thankful that we'd gone against our prinicipal of tending not to do day tours that you could just as easily do youself more cheaply. We were a bit pushed for time by the time
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