Day 6: Melaka

-Today we woke up after basically no sleep. We spent most of the morning searching for a breakfast place. Most of the restaurants are closed on Tuesdays in Melaka but we finally found one.

-We walked along Jonkers Street to buy some postcards and look around a little more. We then went back to the hotel to rest a little. Walking around in the heat is pretty exhausting.

- We headed back out and walked along the river before heading to the Porta De Santiago (A'Famosa Fort). It was just a few ruins with only the gatehouse remaining. It was built by the Portuguese in 1511. We then walked on to the replica of Melaka Sultanate Palace. It is a replica of Sultan Mansur Shah's palace who ruled Melaka from 1456 to 1477.

Porta De Santiago:

Sultanate Palace Replica:

Some fake people in the palace:

-After exploring we went to have some lunch and drinks. Then went to rest (we saw almost everything already). We played spit, I skyped with the family, then we went to dinner. We found this cheap little place by the water the day before where you can get a meal for $1USD. 


Marco at lunch:

Marco at the river cafe:

The river (our hostel was up on the left):

-After eating we walked to St. Paul's Church to watch the sunset. It was built in 1521 and has had affiliations with Dutch Reform, Catholicism, and Christianity.

Marco at the church:

Sunset on the church (it was too cloudy to see the sun):