Last Day in Malacca and Malaysia

This morning we took it easy.  We arose, had breakfast on the club floor and I took some pictures while Gerard and Dan went to print our boarding passes for our flights tomorrow.

These are from our hotel balconies (yes 2 of them).

A school right next to our hotel.

And our pool.

We then went off to find the river boat cruise.  It's a 40-minute cruise on the Melaka River from near the mouth of the river upstream.  After being told to go to the wrong side of the river at the tourist information centre, we finally found where to go.  We had a little time to kill before the cruise was to leave.  We went by this water wheel.

Gerard and I went to the Portuguese ship replica while Joanne & Dan went to the customs museum.

So we set off on the river cruise.

 

Many of the buildings along the way were vividly painted.

Some interesting sights along the way.

I have to say, some parts were nice, but as in Kuala Lumpur, they sure could do some work to clean up the area, starting with the river itself.  It does not smell very good, and in parts it's almost unbearable as it stinks of sewage.  It's really too bad.

Here we are after the ride with the boat in the background.

We then went looking for a place to have a beer and some lunch.  Not here.  Besides, it was right beside the stinky river.

Not here.

Not here.  They had food in one spot here, but no beer.

And not here.

But further up Jonker Street we found a place.

We visited another heritage house, then went back to our hotel and relaxed in the pool until it was time to have some food before leaving for KL Int'l Airport, about 2 hours away.  We're staying at a hotel near the airport tonight before our flight tomorrow morning to Bali.

It's hard to believe we're nearing the last stage of our trip, but we're also excited about heading to Bali.