The Canals of Malacca

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Malacca is built on an old network of canals and a river.  Long ago, Portuguese, then Dutch, and later British ships plied the waterways picking up and dropping off cargo.

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Now the only real river traffic is a fleet of tourist boats that zip up and down the waterways.

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New construction near the beach.

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Workers under a bridge sitting on a barge.

Around Town in Malacca

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After a night bus ride from Singapore through Malaysia to Malacca, we ended up on the streets of Malacca checking out the sights.  This post contains various street scenes that Steph and I saw while wandering around the town.

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Veggie market.

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Poultry processing.

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A little temple.

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Open sewers perhaps?

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Walking down a residential street.

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An older part of town.

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A man selling things made out of tin.

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A small restaurant.

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I think those might be peanuts.

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The fire department has motorcycles in addition to its normal fire fighting engines.

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Mercedes power.

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A little offering place.

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The equivalent of a convenience store on wheels.

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Chickens for sale.

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That looks like a good spot for a nap.

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In one of the markets.

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The lunch crowd.

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Old mixed with new.

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Baby poultry for sale here.

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A small canal winding its way through the city.

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Fresh young coconut for sale.

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Local stop sign.

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A Buddhist temple.

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Rats for sale.

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Aerial antennas are all over.

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A beer can Christmas tree and a water bottle Christmas tree in the back.

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A police motorcycle.  It’s an early 80s Honda CB750 with optional police equipment.  Very neat!

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A substation in town.

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Gas meters.

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Things made out of wicker.  The baskets on the right appear to be fish traps.

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Thunderheads building in the tropical heat.


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A moped with a side car hack.

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