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And what a good Friday. It's Friday, I can't believe its almost over! This trip has been such a blast and jammed packed, but absolutely amazing along the way. Our first activity of the day was doing a short city tour. As per Ruth's recommendation, we made sure to stop at all the highlighted landmarks of the city. A mosque A water clock St. Mary's church Have another flower ...Our next site, a sister in frame, out of focus The map keepers. I excel in navigation A clock tower We found a textile museum that had all kinds of information and displays for different ways of making batik (hand painted/stamped fabric) shoes, tapestry, metal weaving and more. It was interesting, but Amanda and Dad appreciated the museum much more than I think I, or mom, did. So Mom, Nicole and I hung out at a cute cafe in the museum and ordered a charcoal banana brownie (not the greatest) and some lemonade, which gave mom a littl...

Today was a tasty day. We toured Melaka (Melakka, Malacca), a Portuguese settlement established in the 1600's, and did so via food, which I think is the best way to take a tour. So let's begin! Ruth, a cousin, took it upon herself to be our tour guide around Malacca. The day was sunny and warm, and we saw (and ate) all the sites to behold. For breakfast we had sticky rice with caramelized watermelon and pork. It was alright, but compared to some of the other food we tried throughout the day, it didn't really stand out. And now it was time to start the tour! It was self guided, and very low-key. Basically there was a Portuguese settlement built a long time ago, and was taken over multiple times by the Dutch and the British, and these are the remains that stand. The fort Ruth is wearing red. The "sites" primarily included the remains of a fort built by the Dutch, and St. Pauls church. The church My new ...