A return to Malaka
I spent a day in Malacca, a historical town by the peninsular Malaysian west coast. It is a friendly town with some good food, interesting narrow lanes and tales of intrigue. Chinese sailor Zheng He came here in the 1400s and set up a small Chinese settlement. The Achenese, the Portuguese, the Dutch and the English all fought for its control. The city shows this mixed influence.
The Christ Church - The oldest Protestant church in Malaysia .
Old tombs on St. Paul Hill
The ruins of St. Paul 's church.
Looking down from the hill
An old house now being used as an restaurant.
The old lanes
The Malacca river, once full of trading boats, now a tourist attraction.