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| My first mosque sighting in Melacca |
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| Instructions |
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| The old Dutch square in Melacca |
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| Riding in style |
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| A view of the historic Straight of Melacca |
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| The fortress on top of the hill in Melacca |
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| The museum of the history of Melacca |
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| The city of Melacca was built there because of a story about a king traveling and a mousedeer kicking the king's dog into the river. The king believed it was a sign and built the city upon the site. |
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| Javanese traders that visited Melacca |
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| The royal headwear of the Sultan of Selangor |
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| Historic clothing worn by the royals in Melacca |
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| Local eats in Melacca |
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| More local eats... |
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| Cendol, a local dessert in Melacca |
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| A Buddhist temple in Melacca |
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| Malaysian food - nasi lemak |
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| The Petronas Twin Towers of Kuala Lumpur |
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| Fruit shop |
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| A bar on the top floor of a building in downtown KL |
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| Hindu statue at the base of the Batu Caves |
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| The entrance to the Batu Caves, just outside KL. |
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| Batu Caves |
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| Batu Caves |
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| Ever seen a monkey side by side with chickens? Now you have. |
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| Car makes I've never seen before... |
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| The train from the Batu Caves to KL |
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| Happy 26th birthday to me! Celebrating at a rooftop bar in downtown KL. |
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| New Iranian friends |
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| Syrian dance buddy |
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| Awesome Indian food |
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| And more awesome Indian food. I fell in love with Indian food in Malaysia. Thanking the Brits for bringing Indians with them during colonization... |
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| White coffee, a local specialty of Malaysia. |
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| Hiking to the largest flower in the world. |
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| And there it is! The Rafflesia, the world's largest flower, which is parasitic and eats flies and other insects. |
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| Then we visited a tea plantation. I was remarking how old the plants were when our tour guide said they were 85 years old! |
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| Tea plantation |
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| The Mossy Forest |
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| Another shot of the tea plantation |
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| Food street in Kuala Lumpur |
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| The National Mosque of Malaysia |
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| At the Museum of Islamic Art |
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| At the Museum of Islamic Art |
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| At the Museum of Islamic Art |
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| One moment, we're eyeing the odd sweater-thing on the hanger, next moment, the lady is putting it on Emily and showing her all the ways to wear it. |
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| Another pretty mosque in KL |
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| The old train station in KL |
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| The man-made lake outside the mall at the base of the Twin Towers... turn around and you'll see... |
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| This! |
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| In the KL airport about to fly to Chiang Mai, Thailand. Notice the gate number? Yeah, it was a big airport. |
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