Plane arriving at Palau Tioman Island. |
We stayed at a resort for six days on Tioman. |
We had the top floor of this place all to ourselves! |
Wow... it sure rains a lot. |
It is hard rain, but it is over quick. |
The main road on the eastern side of the island. |
Local school. |
The road eventually changes into a sideway for people and motorcycles. |
The very short airstrip. |
Monkeys -- hide your food and hat! |
We went diving near the little island on the left. |
Sunset. |
The resort pool. |
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Another beach. |
Washed up coral. |
Ramadan treats for dinner. |
Carved watermelon. |
Waiting for the plane back to the mainland. |
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Breakfast in Melaka. |
Old buildings in Melaka. They are narrow at the front but go about 50 m deep. |
Hari Raya, an Indian holiday was occurring and coloured rice was found in patterns. |
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Wouldn't want to swim in that muddy water. |
Church in Melaka. There's many different followings in Malaysia, including Christian, Moslem, Budda, and Hindu. |
Colourful tourist bikes. |
A large museum, made without any nails. |
A galley museum. |
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Sunken ships in the river. |
In Chinatown. |
Chinese temple. |
Entrance to mosque. |
Minuet of mosque. |
Indian food! |
A banana leaf is laid infront of you and various foods are placed on the left. |
You eat it with only your RIGHT hand. |
Another Chinese temple. |
More coloured rice decorations. |
Market in Penang. |
These turtles were for sale for about C$100. Not for eating, but rather for good luck by releasing into a pond. |
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Fresh fish for sale. |
It's just a little durian, it won't smell too bad (yeah, right as we found out about 15 minutes later). |
Navigating the market streets. |
The turtle pond where you'd drop off your $100 turtle. |
Images from a famous temple on Palau Penang. |
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Housing in Georgetown. |
Shopping is quite popular in Malaysia, including multi-story shopping complexes. |
The bread man comes around each evening and sells fresh bakery items and will even make a sandwich for you. |
Learning how to carve a pineapple properly. |
Hawker stalls are everywhere and the food is good, fast, and cheap. |
Dim sum at a hawker stall. |
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Cooling afternoon treats. |
Mosque in Georgetown. |
Indian temple in Georgetown. |
A local marina with a rather scary dock. |
Chinese temple. |
The snake temple. |
One of many shopping malls in KL. |
This particular mall even has a roller coaster inside! |
The KL monorail is a good way to get around. |
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Shopping is big here and prices are quite cheap. |
Traffic in KL. |
The telecommunications tower. |
The Pentonas twin towers at night. |
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View from the top of the telecommunications tower overlooking KL. |
An old train station with Islamic influence. |
More coloured rice decorations at the KL airport. |
