These statues caught my eye in the maritime museum in Melaka (Malacca) in Malaysia
This room held prisoners of war of all ethnicities, slaves and sailors who committed crimes. Cramped against each other in a dark and congested room, the prisoners had no hope for freedom.
Normally ballast was placed in the belly of the ship to act as a stabilizer. However this diorama was put together to re-enact the conditions in the ship (Flor De La Mar)
The original ship still lies undiscovered in the sea bed.
We spent the evening in Malacca listening to some music and taking in the sunset.
Happy to see that the common sparrow and the mourning Dove is common in Kuala Lumpur too (got both of them in one frame)
Earlier we had been to the Batu caves in Kuala Lumpur (more for the challenge of climbing the 272 steps that lead to the Lord Murugan temple.)
The climb was not as difficult as we thought, but it is good to be a little cautious of the monkeys.
The Grab driver who ferried us was very jovial and informative too. (Grab is similar to Uber cabs) He was talking of things in general and I found that whatever he said made sense.
As the sun went down, clicked this picture from the windshield.
While in Malaysia, we visited Kuching in Sarawak (situated in the island of Borneo) A wonderful place, the island and the people. Very warm and helpful, things move at a leisurely pace over here. Borneo is owned by three countries. Malaysia, Indonesia and Brunei.
We flew in from Kuala Lumpur to Kuching and headed straight to the Sarawak cultural village by road. The roads were well marked and lush with greenery.
We got to see the traditional dance by the different tribes. I was taken in by the skill and accuracy of the boy with the blowpipe.
The world rainforest music festival is held here every year and many renowned musicians converge over here to perform.
Many of them are so much in awe of the place that they leave their instruments behind as a mark of reverence and respect for the simple minded people.
The highlight of the Malaysia trip was the visit to the Semenggoh wildlife sanctuary where we could see Orangutans.
We were lucky to spot six of them, four adults and two young ones.While watching them at close quarters I noticed that many of their movements and actions were very similar to that of humans (except that we can't eat with our feet)
24 comments:
Lovely pictures and videos, Joe. Thank you!
Brought memories alive of the trip.
Right Lata. We all had a good time over there.
Very interesting and entertaining.
Those statues are very powerful. I would have loved the music.
Interesting historic information about that corner of the ship where prisoners of war an slaves were held.
Nice post!
Sounds like an amazing festival.
Sounds like a wonderful event. Love the statues, they are beautiful and very impressive. Thanks for sharing.
A marvelous series of photos, all very interesting. I would have loved to climb the Batu Cave steps. The statue of Lord Murugan is magnificent. The maritime museum must have been very interesting too. Thank you for sharing so many interesting sights.
True Denise, it was a challenge and fun climbing those steps leading to the Batu caves.
Keep posting about your visits, so we can vicariously live through them. Thanks Joe as always. - AnnMary
Wonderful, Joe! Thank you. I will never be able to see that part of the world, so your blog takes me vicariously.
Glad you liked the blog and the place, Sue.
Hi Joe, we were planning for a Malaysia, Indonesia tour. Now it is not required. Very informative blog. Thanks for sharing - Francis P.
That was an enlightening virtual tour
Looks like that you had a fun time in Malaysia. I would love to visit the orangutans in the wildlife sanctuary too..must have been a great experience!
What an amazing trip! The maritime museum and orangutans at Semenggoh sound incredible. Love how you shared your experiences!
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How cool are you and your family with all these travels. Thank you for sharing. Orangutang ...wow. That rainforest music reminds me of the music in south of Philippines closer to Malaysia. We have a dance called the sinkil and this music reminded me of that. - Carla Aranas.
Lindas imagenes. Te mando un beso.
Your trip sounds wonderful! Malacca’s maritime museum is definitely fascinating, and Batu Caves is always an adventure (monkeys included!).
Enjoyed the blog and the trip to Malaysia and their dance and culture - Vilas B.
what a trip! borneo must have been fantastic, as always you have brought everything to life perfectly your your videos. Thank you. Betty
Right Betty, I made the video the way i saw it and enjoyed the experienced.
What a marvellous trip! And seeing orangutans in the wild too, I would love to do that. When I was a school (many years ago) I knew a British girl who grew up in Kuala Lumpur, she told me so many stories about this part of the world. Maybe one day I will visit.....
Lovely. Thanks. Malaysia also seems to have quite a variety of cultures. Nice music accompanying the video. I had earlier watched this partially, and then deferred the remaining. Then I forgot till now - Raju P.
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