Melaka, Malaysia

This is where we are staying. You get great air conditioning as it has no roof and windows are always open. Not bad for $46 AUS for 3 nights. Nah.. this is the house across the road from where we are staying. Kancil Guesthouse is great and Daud the owner is a great guy. Kancil is quiet, spacious and a very green place.

Melaka is a great stop over. Smaller town, historical place just can't remember the exact history... We actually went to the local Museum so i can learn new things and I guess that paid off. Something to do with the Portuguese, Dutch, Chinese and even the Indonesians.. Thus, great fusion of food. That's all you need to know.

This is me and the Malaysian flag in Town Square, Melaka.

This is the local Trishaw. Didn't ride on one cause i felt sorry for making the driver drive us around in the hot stinking sun (and Derek is a chunky heavyweight). We did catch a taxi at the end of the day after literally walking 10km+ around Melaka in the blazing sun.

-Uriah

p.s.Kim hope you're entertained...Love you.

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Here is a nerd fact for you all. Melaka (or sometimes spelt Malacca) was founded by a Sumatran Prince: Parameswara. (He was credited with it anyway) Afterwards. the portuguese came and occupied Melaka for 130 years and the Dutch and English eventually followed. I'm a loser so what, history is awesome. The food here is good as like Uriah says is a fusion of lots of cultures. Since Malaysia is a muslim nation we were expecting more, well... Muslims. This town has lots of Chinese-malay (peranakan or Nonyan) people who are buddhists and it even seems like they are the majority.. Uriah's been sick with a cold but I've been surprisingly well.. I thought I would have poo poo and stomach problems by now but so far so good.- Derek

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I explain history better than Derek - Uriah