We ended up staying 6 nights here, at this cheap but nice backpackers. It was more like a flat than a backpackers as everyone staying there got along really well with a nice communal area to sit in. The building was this 100 year old chinese heritage site which had beautiful shutters and gold painting.
The first few days we wandered around Chinatown, Little India and other areas marvelling at the architecture and all the cheap eats. A few goodies that we found were Asam Laksa which is a sour noodle soup, with fish and tamarind. Other daily staples for food was Nasi Daun Pisang which is rice, vegetables, curry and side dishes served on a banana leaf. They keep on piling the rice and veges on your banana leaf until you have to fold your leaf in half to show you couldnt possibly fit another bite.
The Melaka museum was well laid out and super interesting as Melaka has so much history. The Portugese first ruled in Melaka from 1511, then they were taken over by the Dutch in 1640, followed by the British around 1840, then later the Japanese from 1941-45, then the British again and finally achieved independence in 1957. Having three European powers ruling at different times has left various legacies for the area.
While we were in Melaka it was ridiculously hot. So for the few hours around midday when it was unbearable to be outside we had to loiter around aircon areas. This usually involved the numerous shopping malls, but also internet cafes. Melaka was much hotter than the east coast, as on the coastline you still get a seabreeze which softens the heat.
There are photos to come on this post, but we just need to find an internet cafe that lets us load pictures. Keep posted.
Original shophouses
Nick testing out a new bike (so nat can ride in the cab!)
Christ Church (dutch era)
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