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Welcome to Malacca -
The hotel for the stay -
which is somewhere in Malaysia! -
comfy bed-cony included! -
Porta De Santiago -
aka the a'famosa Fortress -
Ruins of Fort A Famosa -
Fire away! -
Cannons along Jalan Kota -
Meet my big gun! -
Inside the fort entrance -
palmy trees! -
Look fort! -
Up we go! -
Behold a hulk of old bricks! -
View from the fort -
Tombs on the top -
what's buzzling here? -
Oh it's a fort -
street buskers included! -
of the Famosa kind -
This used to be a well or sort -
Murals or vandalism, you name it! -
Outside the ruins -
Birdie! -
Malacca (aka Negeri Bersejarah) is the 3rd smallest Malaysian state -
Comprising mainly Malay sultanates... -
Statue of St. Francis Xavier
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the monarchy was abolished when the Portuguese conquered it in 1511 -
And the Famosa fort in the background -
Therefore a mix of western buildings in the area -
Picture with birdie! -
some graves are very badly maintained -
The dutch cemetery -
Heading down -
we were up there! -
Yup it's the Famosa alright! -
More Cannons! -
Trishaws here are amazing -
They are like moving hulks of umm. art! -
More of the Jalan Kota trishaw infestation -
So many PRIMARY COLOURS! -
including various transport modes -
there's also a park housing displays -
cannons included! -
An era long forgone -
look s dozer! -
The Stadthuys (Museum of History and Ethnography) -
Constructed in 1650 as the residence of the Dutch Governor -
Jalan Merdeka round about by the Melaka Clock tower