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Picture Story

Leeya Amin - leeyayid [82]

Fun experience

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Praying for good health and prosperity.

Grandfathers of Malacca

Lee Alvin - oldyonfoldy [801]

A tribute to the chinese immigrant men of Malacca in a photo essay.

Destinations: Melaka
Topics: Economy | Food | Culture | People | Religion | 20th Century History
A typical Peranakan house, still seen in Jonker Street, Malacca.

Straits Born Chinese: The Peranakan story

Ee Lin Wan - eelin [4,107]

In the early fifteenth century, a beautiful princess from the Chinese Ming Dynasty, Hang Li Poh, arrived in Malacca to be presented as a bride to the Malacca Sultan. Part of her entourage included...

Destinations: Melaka | Malaysia
Topics: Culture | People | Traditions
Christ Church Building with the Town Square's Clock Tower in the foreground.

Malaysia's Historic Malacca

Audrey Lim - alim [9,432]

Malacca is a place where you can liken it to "a museum within a museum". Your surroundings changes the moment you cross the border and enter into this tiny state. Because it is known as the historical...

Destinations: Melaka | Malaysia
Topics: Travel | 20th Century History | Architecture

Romancing The Traditional Malaysian Home

Tom Cockrem - tcockren [1,959]

On this still and steamy Melaka day I step inside Villa Sentosa. In the house's rumah ibu (main room) I feel at once a cooling breeze. I look for the fan. There isn't one. Then I notice: every one of...

Destinations: Melaka | Malaysia
Topics: Architecture

An Afternoon Stroll Through Malacca's Antique Row

Jaswinder Kaur - jazzkaur [355]

Malacca's antique row is the place where "junk" has been traded since the time of the Dutch in the 17th century. Incidentally, Jonker means junk in Dutch. I had bought my first antiques, from a shop...

Destinations: Melaka | Malaysia
Topics: Travel | Shopping
A trishaw in Chinatown, Melaka, Malaysia.

Melaka: A Celebration Of The Past

Tom Cockrem - tcockren [1,959]

If ever a city is a living celebration of its past, it has to be the ancient capital of Peninsular Malaysia - Melaka (also spelt "Malacca"). The grand old survivor is in many ways an historical and...

Destinations: Melaka | Malaysia
Topics: Travel

The Historical City

Audrey Lim - alim [9,432]

Here's a little history lesson for all. Although I live pretty close to Malacca (Melaka) and know the basic history well enough to relate to you, yet there are still more to be discovered. Lots that I...

Destinations: Melaka | Malaysia
Topics: Travel | Ancient History
Malacca's 1753 Christ Church

Malacca, Melaka, Malaysia

Philip Game - pgame [2,545]

"Where... where's that Red Square?" gabbled the tourist accosting me, panic-stricken, as she realised that her tour coach had moved off. I knew where she meant. Communism has long been out of favour...

Destinations: Melaka | Malaysia
Topics: Culture | Food | Travel | People | Shopping | Architecture
The ruins of St. Paul

The Ruins of St. Paul

Audrey Lim - alim [9,432]

Malacca has always fascinated me in many ways. I remembered, as a child, my parents would bring me on their regular sightseeing trips to Malacca and many a times, I would be awed struck by those old...

Destinations: Melaka | Malaysia
Topics: Ancient History | Architecture
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