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Singapore/Singapur Round the world trip 2007
7/10
Our time spent in Melaka has been fun, interesting and intense. Many museums and old buildings dating from occupation of first a Hindu Prince from Sumatra in 1300's; followed by Chinese settlers and then Islam traders in the 1400's; Portuguese occupation in the 1500's; Dutch in the 1600's; the British in the 1800's; with a brief Japanese invasion during WWII and then Independence in 1957. Many religions have erected churches, Cathedrals, temples, shrines, and mosques here, but the most interesting and inviting are the Chinese temples that blend Hindu, Buddhism, and Taoism. We are also enjoying the decidedly Malaysian architectural styles of the traditional houses: each ethnic, regional or merchant group employing distinctive design features.
We did a bit of window shopping in fancy modern malls and tiny outdoor stalls. We try to take photographs, but the camera is having difficulty between a/c and the humidity, fogging up and taking blurry pictures. After a full day of wandering, we had a few things still left we wanted to see and do, so we are going to stay an extra day.
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July 08 Singapore/MelakaWeltreise 2007
Our time spent in Melaka has been fun, interesting and intense. Many museums and old buildings dating from occupation of first a Hindu Prince from Sumatra in 1300's; followed by Chinese settlers and then Islam traders in the 1400's; Portuguese occupation in the 1500's; Dutch in the 1600's; the British in the 1800's; with a brief Japanese invasion during WWII and then Independence in 1957. Many religions have erected churches, Cathedrals, temples, shrines, and mosques here, but the most interesting and inviting are the Chinese temples that blend Hindu, Buddhism, and Taoism. We are also enjoying the decidedly Malaysian architectural styles of the traditional houses: each ethnic, regional or merchant group employing distinctive design features.
We did a bit of window shopping in fancy modern malls and tiny outdoor stalls. We try to take photographs, but the camera is having difficulty between a/c and the humidity, fogging up and taking blurry pictures. After a full day of wandering, we had a few things still left we wanted to see and do, so we are going to stay an extra day.
