Sunday, June 27, 2010

Malaysia-Melaka

From Kuala Lumpur we headed to Melaka, a trading port that had been fought over by the Chinese, Portuguese, Dutch, and British. We stayed near Chinatown and the historical sites as we only had a day to explore the city.

Saint Francis Xavier Church.

Early money at the History and Ethnology Museum.
St Paul's Church, built in 1521 by thePortuguese.

Inside St. Paul's Church.

Trishaw drivers.

A local woman at Porta de Santiago, what is left of a Portuguese fort.

Girls inside the Mahkota Parade Shopping Complex.


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