Melaka: Old Town III

We were going to walk a few more hours. In France, I had learnt to appreciate my tanned skin. Carrying an umbrella under the hot sun was no question to us. But once awhile, we still enjoyed a short refreshing moment of being sheltered under huge trees.

To give us more motivation for the afternoon visit, an ice-cream was necessary.

The A Famosa-Porta de Santiago was another famous landmark of Melaka. The Portuguese had brought their civilization two centuries earlier than the Dutch. Now only ruins of the fort and its gateway remained.

The Sultanate Palace now housed the Cultural Museum. The architectural design was based on the description found in the "Malay Annals".

We walked up the stairs

to St Paul's Church.

Once a leading prayer house for the Portuguese, it later became a burial ground for the Dutch noble dead.

From there, Kimly noticed a gyro tower which seemed totally unknown to me. I had no idea where it was, but we decided to find out its location later.