Melaka

In preparation of the long week-end we made our way to Melaka where we also spent the night. We had been there a few years back and were impressed this time by the developments that took place in just over four years. It is nice to see that many of those really are to embellish the city that has a great tourist potential. Its location is also very strategic and that surely is what made the Portuguese followed by the Dutch, the British and the Japanese fight to take control of this city over the centuries. What remains of each of these invaders is of historical importance and should be preserved. Some sights give Melaka its own identity like the Dutch Stadhuys Square and surrounding red quarter pictured above.