View along the rivercruise

It is never too late to be what you might have been - George Elliot

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July 14th 2011
Melaka complements Penang and Kuala Lumpur beautifully. It is a much smaller city with a village theme. It was colonized by the Dutch which is can be seen in the buildings and actually reminds me of old new York in a way. Overall Melaka seemed a bit folky, but maybe that was because the museum's 3D exhibits made it a little hard to take learning about the nations history seriously. There was a ... read more

Asia » Malaysia » Melaka

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During the late 18th and 19th centuries, Great Britain established colonies and protectorates in the area of current Malaysia; these were occupied by Japan from 1942 to 1945. In 1948, the British-ruled territories on the Malay Peninsula formed the Fe... ... read more