Musical Malacca

Sunday, February, 11, 2007

by Ralph Grizzle

Our last day on what turned out to be a wonderful cruise in the Far East. We ended the journey with time ashore in Malacca, Malaysia, influenced by the Portuguese, Chinese, Dutch, British, Indian and Malay. : Flash Video (.flv)

Kuching, The Cat City

Friday, February, 9, 2007

by Ralph Grizzle

Known as "The Cat City," Kuching, Malaysia, is a sprawling, yet charming, British Colonial/Chinese/Malay town. The city has no more cats than other cities of its size, but the name translates to "City of the Cat," and indeed, there is a cat museum and cat statues. About 40 [...]