February 3rd Sunday Malaysia


Awoke at 9 a.m. couldn't believe it.  I guess we were really tired.  Slept well.  Took a shower, woke the girls and headed down to the breakfast buffet.  I couldn't believe all the stuff that they had, something for every nationality.  Naturally they had rice too, but many different types.  The only thing that is hard to find in restaurants is coffee.  It is more like espresso  too strong for us.  Everything else was very good.  We had eggs, pancakes, fruit, bacon the usual American fare, the girls had the Chinese breakfast, which seems a lot like lunch or dinner. 

Our dining room at the resort decorated for Chinese New Year

Grampy enjoying his breakfast

Finished our breakfast we head out and see the fish in the waterway to the exit of resort.  Thousands.  They almost come out of the 
water if you through some bread at them.  They go crazy.

We then went back to the Heritage City Area to continue our tour.

Our first stop was the boat ride down the inland waterway.

 There is a walkway on each side of the river with various shops, restaurants and housing.

 Structures are painted many different colors and designs

This was one of the prettiest

 Bridges are very distinctive and different

 Ashley tried to get a picture of the lizard that was in the water, moving kind of fast.  We were on the boat when she took this.

There is also an amusement park along the waterway

Very creative with colors

We then moved onward to the 

Maritime Museum

This riverside museum's highlight is a replica of Flor De La Mar, a treasure-laden Portuguese galleon which sank off the coast of Melaka. One of the most popular museums in Melaka.

                                       
Before you enter any of the museums you take your shoes off, when you leave you pick the ones you like. Only kidding.

St. Paul's Hill

There has been a church on this historical site for nearly 500 years. Portuguese, Dutch and British colonists left their mark here. A statue of St. Francis Xavier is located here.

Why are there so many museums in Melaka? I think there are two reasons really. First of all the city (and state) of Melaka, or Malacca, is brimming with history, heritage and culture so they have a lot of great buildings, antiquities and exhibits to show off and display. Secondly Melaka, together with Georgetown Penang, has been a UNESCO World Heritage site since 2008. In order to stay on UNESCO's list, Melaka has a duty to preserve and maintain its unique historical and cultural heritage. It is not permitted to demolish or significantly modify the appearance of its many historic buildings so the city has to find a use for these valuable buildings. Converting them into museums is a good way of ensuring the heritage buildings are occupied and looked after.

This is something we had not seen before, Ashley and PX stopped for coffee and they serve them in a bag with a straw

They also stopped before we left town for snacks, snacks and more snacks.  I don;t know how these girls stay so slim.  They eat constantly.  Oh How jealous I am. We now head for home.  The road we travel was crazy.  People drive way to fast and it was raining.  Saw many accidents and we were glad to be back home.  
Had a good weekend.  Glad we saw part of Malaysia, but Singapore is much prettier, cleaner and easier to get around.  We then went to bed, we were exhausted.