Melaka

So after a laid-back start this morning, we got a lift to the bus station to hop on a bus to Melaka. After picking out the first listed guest house in the guidebook, we grabbed a taxi to the heart of Chinatown. I guess Lonely Planet destinations are aware of Lonely Planet users' ironic disdain for Lonely Planets, as the Sama-Sama Guest House has a new annex "NOT YET IN THE LONELY PLANET". I wonder how long it will be before it makes its way in there.

Melaka really is rather the epitome of the Lonely Planet's definition of chilled out. But it's good. And I guess Christmas is the time to take your holidays to avoid the hoards of tourists. We've just spent our day taking a very leisurely wander around Chinatown and around, nosing in at the various temples, learning a bit about the area's history and sampling the local cuisine. Very relaxing. I would like to upload some photographs but I'm not sure this slow internet connection would be able to handle it.