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Half way between Singapore and Kuala Lumpur, the old town of Malacca has rich history. Remains of a Malay kingdom, the Portuguese, the Dutch, and the English colonials can all be found. This scene is of the busy town center, with Christ Church. |
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Half way between Singapore and Kuala Lumpur, the old town of Malacca has rich history. Remains of a Malay kingdom, the Portuguese, the Dutch, and the English colonials can all be found. This scene is of the busy town center, with Christ Church. |
| These are some colorful Chinese shophouses from the time of the rubber plantations. Inside the house is an open courtyard with waterspouts, thought to channel wealth into the house. Today this section of town holds many antique shops. |  |
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If you are tired, just take a trishaw ride through town. |
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The gate up to St. Paul Hill, where an old church still stands, along with several cannon. |
| In the old church, tombstones bear testimony to the harsh lives and early deaths of the colonists. Here a man lost his entire family to diptheria in the space of a few months. |  |
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The famous Malacca river, still picturesquely surrounded by old houses, but with large modern buildings in the background. While on a boat tour of the river, we got to see dozens of monitor lizards swimming or basking on the shore. |
| A traditional Malay house, built a few feet above ground. These places looked very quaint after the concrete skyline of Singapore. |  |
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Here we are looking a bit sun-burnt. |
