9 to 10 hour bus trip down to Melaka (had a three to four hour detour to Ipoh).
This is a copy of a Portugese ship. Melaka is a fascinating place- was a capital of Malaysia in the 1400's I think. Then the Portugese came in the 1500's, followed by the Dutch and then the British. Many of the Dutch buildings are still intact. Deepavali festival (festival of lights) happening when we arrived- no room at the inn- walked around for over an hour and tried at least 14 places, but everywhere full. Felt a bit of empathy of Mary and Joseph. Tess pretty tired by the end of it.
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