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
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