Malacca is about 2 hours from KL and I would write more about it, but I’m so far behind in my blogging that I’ll leave you with the link to the Wikipedia entry if you wish to learn more: Malacca.  Sonny and I drove there with his friend so we could check out some antiques stores and eat chicken rice balls (two things Malacca is known for).  The antiques were not that great, but the rice balls were DELICIOUS!

Here are a few pictorial highlights of the day:

We visited a couple temples.  They were beautiful.  My favorite part was leaving with the scent of sandlewood in my clothes and hair.

We passed by a cobbler who still makes tiny bound feet shoes.  Bound feet are absolutely horrifying, but the shoes are amazing.

We ate cendol for dessert and Sonny insisted that I take a picture of the shop.  He said, “You have to take a picture of this!  This is so Malaysia.  You’re eating Cendol in a dirty shop with a typewriter and a broken pot.”

Sonny LOVES sticky rice and kuih.  This tray was full of both items, but we weren’t sure what was which so he insisted on opening one of each.  Sonny was out of control.

Very neat antique shop!  The houses in Malacca are super narrow and long.  All the light comes from the front and back windows of the house and huge cutouts in the middle of the house that go right to the ground floor.

100 Plus is an isotonic sports drink/soda.  I can’t describe it, but it’s pretty good.

This was one of the highlights of the trip.  Sonny bought some bird’s nests which are used for medicinal purposes usually in the form of soup.  It has the consistancy of crunchy gelatin after you cook it.  The nest is made from the spit of Swiflets and is considered a very expensive delicacy in Asia.