Back to Homepage Back to Travel Photos	Malaysia – June 2000
The port town of Malacca on the southeastern coast of Malaysia.
The Muzium Samudera, a maritime museum which told of Malacca's history of being colonized and fought over by the Dutch and Portuguese.
Malaysia's population is about 30% Chinese and 60% Malay, many of whom are Muslim as seen by the A & W workers wearing tudongs, the traditional Muslim head-covering.
An ornate Chinese temple in Malacca.
Inside the oldest Chinese temple in Malacca, there were shrines containing pictures of the dead.
In the capital city, Kuala Lumpur
They had a building which resembled Seattle's Space Needle.
Kuala Lumpur is also home to these impressive twin towers which were featured in the movie Entrapment, and at one time were the tallest buildings in the world.
The Batu Caves, located outside of Kuala Lumpur, contain Hindu shrines at the top of several hundred stairs. Inside the caves, many Indians can be found in prayer.
Inside the Batu Caves
Batu Caves
One of the friends I was traveling with was born in Malaysia but left when she was 9 months old. This was her first time back, and here she is with some of her family who live in Malaysia.