Melaka - 1st Full Day of Wandering

Oh my ears and whiskers, this is much better.
From the cold and rainy, monsoon-drenched north, it's lovely to be in the typically tropical south of Malaysia.
Melaka (local spelling) is a noted UNESCO World Heritage City. As a result of what appears to be continual intermixing of races and cultures, and following the influence of several colonising nations, including Portuguese, Dutch, Chinese, British, Malaka retains a wonderfully rich cultural heritage that's evident in the architecture, food and generally encompassing feel to the place.
I'm enjoying it here.
Melaka is a very 'walkable' city, especially in the hub centred on Town Square. Overall, there's a very strong (if not to say overwhelming) Chinese influence currently. However, the Dutch flavour to much of the riverside architecture, which is pleasingly 'funky' for a European visitor such as me.
I'm staying at a very Bohemian guest house that my Lonely Planet guide used to call The Riverside Guesthouse, but is now called 'Vspace': uber cool with hi-tec pods to sleep in and exposed brickwork on most of the walls. I could fit in here for a while.Read more