nice local chinese breakfast=cheap-a few dollars
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| chinatown near sama sama |
cafe voyage-sama sama guesthouse HQ-a great place to relax,drink coffee and do free internet
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| malacca river |
after breakfast and internet we headed off to see heritage stuff,starting at the clocktower(1850),christchurch(1753) and Stadthuys=original dutch toenhall(1641)-all very colourful and nice atmosphere.right next to malacca river and remains of old dutch fort.
then climbed bukit st paul(hill) to st pauls church.majestic 2 storeysoverlooking melaka,a ruin for last 150 years,and a great place for this wedding photo session
Porta de Santiago=themain gate of A'Formosa
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| st pauls church in background |
this ruin is impressive being the only remains of the original portugese fortress built in 1511.so much history!
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| naval paratrooper |
The maritime museums were good value.this photo shows a naval commando from PASKAL section-they are involved in preventing piratism in malacca straits and attacks on Petronas oil ships and oilrigs-reassuring.
after drinks at the very cool Baboon cafe with dale and sophia,we hit the night market in jonker street and had a lovely meal at portugese restaurant.then nice to retreat to our cosy sama sama guesthouse after a great day in melaka.
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