ONE FATHOM BANK 08=11-2011

PORT DIXON -ADMIRAL MARINA 07-11-2011 mon

MALAKA-CHENG HOON TEMPLE sun06nov11

melaka,s most famous chinese temple,dating from 1636,and still going strong.I do like colourful,busy,old temples



attitude



FACES OF CHENG HO

MELAKA-CHENG HO MUSEUM 06nov11

the cheng ho museum was good.built on site he stayed in 1400s visit to melaka in old dutch house subsequently owned by chinese-in present day chinatown.
glad I had recently read (ricks )classic book 1421



SAIL MALAYSIA RALLY 1421




sailing hazards 1400s-(puppet show)




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 amazing biography-eunuch becomes admiral of greatest amadas till then ,and next 500 years,on 7 huge trips in Asia.chinese technology also amazing.

ptl-MELAKA sun6nov-haj,cheng ho&cheng hoon teng temple



haj-chief minister in orange





chief minister & iman at haj-khemah lapah



cattle on truck awaiting khemah lapah




800 grams

 caught a taxi with nice chinese taxi driver called mr zack,to the state mosque for the haj.huge building with lots of moslems going in .we waited outside,listening to service on loudspeakers.then we attended the khemah lapah= 13cattle converted into 800gram parcels for the poor.the head iman invited us to breakfast,then introduced us to the cief minister for melaka state,other vips and the regent.we were the only westerners there and were made very welcome.we watched the first 3 cattle being dispatched,skinned,then cut into large pieces,then into small pieces.

PTL-MELAKA-sat5nov-museuns,bodybuilders&dutch pizza

 Passed  this statue in front of gym on way to famous jonker steet walk in chinatown.originally dutch buildings.great facades.


jonker street coffin shop and temple




jonker street chinese guildhall



jim&barbara,peter&margie,kerry



then to Baba-Nonya Heritage Museum.originally dutcg,then wealthy chinese.fabulous tasteful period interior



dutch colonial-Stadthuys1641(R)=history museum

 then the history museum in massive,impressive,solid thickwalled stadthuys=original townhall for dutch,built 1641-1660=oldest surviving dutch building in the east.nice museum now.



christchurch from museum




hotel puri

 hotel puri where we didnt stay.one of beautiful buildings along hereen steet where really rich straits chinese lived.we went in for a look and it is very nice
then some exercise,walking along malacca river,to kampung morten=heritage malay village,on river bend,still in city central.river walk=pretty,with old houses,cafes,guesthouses and sreetart.we stopped at riverfront Dutch Cafe,for nice cold beers(Skol,Jaz) & wines,and had a loveely pizza for dinner(not really dutch).another great day in Melaka'