Days 51-55

After 12 nights in Kuala Lumpur, it's finally time to move on. Sandwiched between our stays in two of Asia's mega cities (KL and Singapore) we have 5 nights in the much smaller coastal town of Malacca. A historical town which has been ruled by the Portuguese, Dutch and British throughout its existence, the town is formed around the Malacca river which winds its way through to the sea. 

We arrived here after a short, and once again luxurious coach ride from KL, and found our way to our guest house. A relatively comfortable place that backs on to the river, but our room was very basic, and the walls paper thin. We spent the first night wandering around and getting our bearings. We found a nice little bar through Trip Advisor, called Honky Tonk and sat by the river sinking Tiger beers. The owner, a Scotsman called John, sat and had a drink with us and told us a few things to do whilst we were in town. 

The next morning we went for a Roti Canai to cure the hangovers. Curry and breads for breakfast is fast becoming a favourite of ours. The rest of the day was spent mooching around, feeling very hungover and sorry for ourselves. Curry for tea topped off a day of Indian cuisine before an early night back in our noisy palace. The next day we went to try our hand at another escape room, this time themed on the seven deadly sins. We came closer to completing it, but faced with the final challenge, we opted to set off a load of bombs that killed the majority of the worlds population. Soz. After an afternoon of exploring we treated ourselves to a Nandos. 

We decided to take the camera for a walk the following day and see what sights Malacca has to offer. Not that many really, and when we got down to what we thought would be a bay or a harbour, we were met by a big fence, and about half a mile of barren land between us and the sea. A bit disappointing, but a few more drinks in Honky Tonk and some nice food turned it round. By this point, we were a bit sick of the hotel. There was a Chinese family, about 10 strong, who insisted on setting up in the communal area at around midnight, and talking through to the early hours. 

We watched a new film at the cinema, 'Wedding Ringers', on the Friday, pretty decent with a fair few laughs, before heading to the famous Jonker Street night market. It was pretty similar to every market we've seen so far, except there was a huge stage with Karaoke set up, and loads of older Chinese couples taking it very seriously. Good fun to watch. After a bite to eat and a couple of laps, we headed back to the hotel for an early night before leaving in the morning, only to find all the showers in use and when we finally got a chance to use them, the water had run out. Not just the hot water, ALL of the water. So a final rinse and brush of the teeth using bottled water had to suffice. Malacca kinda summed up our time in Malaysia; nice, but we were here too long. Lots more to look forward to now though - Singapore next, followed by Bali!!