Melacca, Malaysia

Arrival: 05/03/09 at 12:00pm

Departure: 05/08/09 at 8:00am

Sight Seeing: Town

People: Friendly

Food: Delicious

Accommodations: Traveler's Lodge ($10)

Pictures: Pictures of Malaysia

Summary: Melacca, the underdog of South East Asia, has an amusement park list of things to do for just about any crowd. From bowling to museums by day, or Chinese street food stalls to lamp lite river walks at night, this town is by far the most fun and photogenic town we've seen.

Details: From the Lonely Planet travel book review, Adam and I almost skipped Melacca. It's a port town that has a similar characteristics to Georgetown, but with a much wider variety of things to do. Adam and I found ourselves strolling around the air conditioned mall where we watched the new movie Wolverine, ate McDonalds, and bowled four games until our arms were sore. Most of you know Adam and I pretty well and would be shocked to picture us hanging out at a mall, but it was quite enjoyable and all the activities were super cheap. Makes you wonder what you're paying for back home?

We also did several walking tours of the city mostly by night in the cool air, where we enjoyed the Portuguese architecture and the lamp lite river cobblestone walks. In Chinese town we enjoyed traditional Chinese tea and ate street food. The town was amazing as you'll see in the pictures. This was by far one of our favorite cities on the trip thus far.