Friday, May 26, 2006

Malacca

Our final stopover in Malaysia was in the historical city of Malacca, which was home to Portugese, Dutch, British and Japanese colonial masters and has been the home of lots of chinese people for centuries.
The only remaining part of the portugese fort, A'Famosa

The main attraction to Malacca though was the beautiful old Chinatown, full of century-old buildings and old chinese blokes trying to flog you trishaw tours. There was a chinese temple on every corner and the smell of incense filled the air. It was like stepping into a whole different world and well worth the visit.
The interior of one of the temples, I haven't a clue what any of it means though

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