Melaka-meka maki

This weekend we took off with Borna and her boyfriend Alex to the historic town of Melaka.

First I have to say they are a very cute couple as they were taking photos of each other all day. I’m convinced that Alex is using all these photos to build up a Shrine to Borna somewhere. Here is my contribution to the shrine:

We walked all over town (probably 10 miles worth!) and saw this historic town that had been run by the Portuguese, Dutch, British, and, Japanese, and finally became independent of all those fools. We learned a lot about the Malaysian culture at the museum. There was also a very interesting mish-mash of cultures here including large numbers of Muslim, Indians, Chinese, Malay, and all kinds of hybrids (Chittys and Baba Nonyas) . Unlike most places in the world, all these cultures have gotten along quite well for hundreds of years. I think it is a miracle.


We saw Christ Church and St. Pauls church in the area and Borna treated us to a nice dinner in guess what…. a mall. Haha.The mall-ness wasn’t nearly as bad here though.


We also saw a bit of a crazy parade that ends up in a big celebration in Portuguese Square. We didn’t quite make it there because by that point we could not possibly walk any further.


We stayed at a decent place called the Hotel Accordian and had noodles for breakfast (Continental as they called it). I guess we’re on a different continent – hah!

For more Melaka pics click here.