Melaka, Malaysia
Cheaper then Singapore
22.01.2008 - 24.01.2008
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Wednesday, January 23, 2008 at 5 :30pm
After leaving The Inn Crowd in Singapore yesterday morning we borded a bus to Johor Bahru, the city on the other side of the border. Customes was a breeze, and the bus took us all the way to the bus station in town. There we caught another bus and travelled 3 hours to Melaka.
Melaka is a small city on the west coast and a great first experience in Malaysia. Everyone is very friendly and smiles alot. After arriving we met a local hotel owner who took us around the city to see some of the sights after we decided to stay at his hotel. We then wandered around the city on foot and found a great old church ruin from the Dutch colonial period. The church was on top of a hill, the highest point in the city, and from here we watched the sun set over the Straits of Melaka, which is the ocean separating Malaysia from Indonesia. We had some interesting food for dinner from the Sim Lum restaurant which was packed with locals. The waitress brought us over a tray full of small round dishes and we picked a variety of them to try. Some were good, some were not. Brent was more adventurous in finishing the 'strange' ones.
Today we found another hotel for the night, significantly nicer but the same price, which is under $15 dollars canadian for the both of us. Weve got our own double bed and bathroom and it is very clean. We wandered around again today and took a small tourist boat ride up the canal. China town here is great, with lots of shops and things to see and do. It is where our hotel is.
Tonight we are planning on having Indian for dinner, our favorite food choice so far, and then watch the Light and Sound show, a daily event for tourists which acts out the history of the town.
Tomorrow we plan on heading to Kuala Lumpur, and then to find some beaches and islands.
We are both in good spirits and good health.
Michelle
Posted by M and B 23.01.2008 01:05 Archived in Malaysia Tagged backpacking
