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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.
Now the only real river traffic is a fleet of tourist boats that zip up and down the waterways.
New construction near the beach.
Workers under a bridge sitting on a barge.
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.
Veggie market.
Poultry processing.
A little temple.
Open sewers perhaps?
Walking down a residential street.
An older part of town.
A man selling things made out of tin.
A small restaurant.
I think those might be peanuts.
The fire department has motorcycles in addition to its normal fire fighting engines.
Mercedes power.
A little offering place.
The equivalent of a convenience store on wheels.
Chickens for sale.
That looks like a good spot for a nap.
In one of the markets.
The lunch crowd.
Old mixed with new.
Baby poultry for sale here.
A small canal winding its way through the city.
Fresh young coconut for sale.
Local stop sign.
A Buddhist temple.
Rats for sale.
Aerial antennas are all over.
A beer can Christmas tree and a water bottle Christmas tree in the back.
A police motorcycle. It’s an early 80s Honda CB750 with optional police equipment. Very neat!
A substation in town.
Gas meters.
Things made out of wicker. The baskets on the right appear to be fish traps.
Thunderheads building in the tropical heat.
A moped with a side car hack.
An old British car with more modern Asian offerings.
We had a few minutes to kill while we waited for the high speed ferry back to Singapore.
Quite a bit of trash in the water.
A guy rowing buy to go fishing.
Getting ready to board the ferry.
