The Melaka Road Trip

Melaka, Malaysia is a quick four hour drive and a trip over the bridge from Singapore - a perfect weekend get-away for the Chinese New Year. When we finally crossed the border after a few hours of waiting, we stopped at the first rest stop along the highway (as did every other person crossing the border). The place was mobbed, and Elie and I headed straight for the bathroom. And then. . . we saw the sign outside of the bathroom. . . please remove your shoes to enter. And I thought to myself, there is no way I am taking off my shoes to go into a public, highway rest stop bathroom. I would rather be arrested and in prison with my shoes on, than in that bathroom with my shoes off. And so we waited. . .
Melaka is a tiny port town that used to be a hub for trade hundreds of year ago. There were plenty of fun sites to see and rickshaws to ride in. Here we are on the deck of an old trading ship. We told the kids it was a pirate ship – far more exciting.