Melaka has exchanged hands several times over the years. Apart from its native inhabitants, its been run by the Portuguese, the Dutch, and most recently, the British. This shows in its architecture, and its food, amongst other things.
On our visit, we saw the old fort, mostly destroyed by the British, to stop it falling into other hands, an old Portuguese church, and lots of Dutch architecture. There were also many funny bicycle things with side car seats for carrying tourists around. These were decorated extensively with flowers and tinsel, sporting similarly decorated umbrellas and generally playing music radio very loud!
We had some very nice satay, mango juice and dutch cake.
So far, the heat has been quite bearable, and though there is air conditioning in the car, I could have coped without it, though possibly with the windows wound down!
On our visit, we saw the old fort, mostly destroyed by the British, to stop it falling into other hands, an old Portuguese church, and lots of Dutch architecture. There were also many funny bicycle things with side car seats for carrying tourists around. These were decorated extensively with flowers and tinsel, sporting similarly decorated umbrellas and generally playing music radio very loud!
We had some very nice satay, mango juice and dutch cake.
So far, the heat has been quite bearable, and though there is air conditioning in the car, I could have coped without it, though possibly with the windows wound down!
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