Last weekend we went up to Melaka (or Melacca), Malaysia for a two day holiday with a co-worker of Ryan's. It was fun to finally cross the border that is literally 5 minutes from where we live and take a road trip - kind of reminded me of trips back in the US complete with rest areas. It took us awhile to get through customs and than about 3 hours of driving before we were there. Ethan loved not being in a carseat which is going to make it so much fun once we get back this summer! It made me nervous to ride with him like that but we didn't have a carseat for him. We spent the night at the Baba House which is an old shophouse that has been renovated into a hotel. It was unique and so much fun! Below are a few pictures of the hotel. There were little alcoves and gardens all over the place.
Ryan took the next picture. The streets there are very narrow which forced us to walk between parked cars and the drainage ditches. Sometimes it was a precarious walk (as you can see from Ethan!) but it was far safer than walking on the street.
Kaitlyn stayed behind in Singapore to attend a birthday party that she had been counting down the days for.
Kenton and An
There was a section of town where the police were riding horses.
We climbed up many stairs to see an old church that also had a fantastic view.
We went on a river boat cruise and saw many old buildings - many of which have been around for several hundred years.
Ethan was getting sleepy and was in desperate need of a nap - but over all he did very well!
This is the first ship that ever landed in Melacca.
We let the boys ride these motorized animals around at a mall. They have these all over Singapore.
There were trishaws everywhere offering tours of the market area.
On our way home we stopped at a market to pick up fresh mangoes - 3kg was the same price as one mango here in Singapore costs (about 6 pounds worth.)
Ethan wanted to ride a horse so we stopped to let him take a little ride.
Kenton and Ethan got to take a mini go-cart out for a spin!
3 comments:
Thanks Becky! :)
I think my favorite picture here is the one of the 3 boys sitting on the ledge...I love the expressiveness in it!
(is "expressiveness" even a word?)
Works for me:) I like the one of Ethan and Kenton in the go-kart!
By the way, thanks for the post :)
And they are all good pictures!
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