Malacca Moments

Last weekend we went on a Malaysian excursion to Malacca with Bruce and Merilyn. This has been a trip we have wanted to do for a long time and it was fun exploring a new place. Malacca is rich in both history and colour with a lively market street and loads of museums. As an important port in the past it has been run by Sultans, then the Portuguese, then the Dutch then the British who have all left their mark on the place. We'll even forgive it for having an obvious lack of safe footpaths because the dodge the traffic game does give the place character. Bruce did manage to score some battle wounds on his leg for failing to negotiate a big hole in the pavement but I suspect that 1 in every 6 tourists to Malacca could probably tell a similar story.

We enjoyed rickshaws rides, markets, massages, museums and the younger Bertrams went to a waterpark while the more mature ones went on a tour of a private Peranakan museum. Now we are back home and we had to say good bye to Grandma and Poppa last night. It's been fun having them join us in the tropics for a while.

Today I put the girls back on a bus to Malaysia for their school camp so the house is unusually quiet...