We are in Malaysia, that gave the name at the famous strait. The firsts archologicals finder are 300 AD.Was a commerce entre until Malacca rich os spices attracted the big colonial states. In the 1511, Malacca becomed Dutch in the 1641 e Englis in the 1815. Englis that desembark in the 1786 at Penang.On the other part of the sea, Sarawak was directed by an adventrure englis man, "James Brook" (remeber Sandokan) and his descents. In the 1888 Sarawak becomed an english protectored.This is the hill, place of the final battle betwen english and portuguese. Here "Alfonso de Albuquerque" buildt costruire the fortless from he named "Famosa".

The memory stone.

Strange this pictures I don't know why.

A Famous church : the first Catolic Church founded in in Malaysia. Very nice with the caracteristic colour.

The river that flow and divided in two the city. Is sailed by the river that the founder were arrived here. Look the contrast : a favelas against the skyscraper.

Another immage of Melaka, we're in the old part of the city.

Kuala Lampur, the Malaysia Capital. This is the biggest mosque of the city and of the state. The majority of the people are of muslims religion.

This photo is for the women. The entrande is forbidden fort you, so look the photo.

The railwail station of Kuala Lampur.

The Malaysian Governement's Palace.

The same palace from another view. e favolose "Petronas Towers". Al momento il grattacielo più alto del mondo. Qui è stato girato il film "Entrapment"con Sean Connery e Katrina Zeta Jones.

Particulars of the Twin Tower of Kuala Lampur.

Walking in the sky in the jungle! We're on the "Canopy Walkway". The canopy are some Le canopy sono delle passarelle rialzate, situated on the trees at 30 meters higt dondolarsi, Experince to don't miss! Queste passarelle sopraelevate permettono al turista un punto di vista panoramico sulla foresta e servono agli studiosi per ricerche sulla flora e fauna della stessa.

This is the view from the Canopy Walkway.

The coonection of two walkaway.

Malaysian virgin forest.

We are on the Cameron Highlands. It is an upland than is over the 1.000 meters of altitude. The air is fresh and sparkling. And the sultriness with a humidity over al 90% of the plain is only a far memory. Here you can breth well, yhou don't sweat and you can sleep. It seems to be in Italy on ours mountains the "Alps", but the landscapes is too different. It's is all cultivate at tea leaves. Were the English do discover in the past this upland. Really a nice place.

This is a valley cultivate at tea leaves. Spectacular landscape!

In first level tea leaves. i never seen before! All the trips inside Malaysia have been effected with local transpost coach. In particular the trip to the Cameron was too adventurous, we travelled on a coach togheter with locals and animals and food. The last 30 km are all at tortous blend. Our rucksacks were on the roof of coach and we hoped to fint it again at the arrival!

These are the local houses of the workers of the tea cultivations.

The only temple in teh world were the snakes are onored. We are in "Palau Pinang" o Penang the pearls of Malaysia , small isle now connected with a long bridge. The nice isle was loved by the English and place for holidays.

The snakes are free to move inside the temple. Normally they stay quited on the wood trestles.

The locals come here to light a candle and to take a photo with the snakes.

A nice and particular portrait!

The bridge long over 7 that link Penang to the mainland. The weather has just stopped to rain,but is not well. I was on the highest mountain in a panoramic point.

This is the panmoramic naural terrace of a restaurant, frequented by european people and full of a superb equatorial nature. There are birds and different types of trees.

The colorated market of Kota Bharu, nord-east city of Malaysia, near the borderline with Thailand.

Who of you wold like to be on these mervallous beach. We are on the isle of "Perhentian Besar", in front of Kota-Baharu. The isles were wonderful with a fantastic reef full of colorated fishes of any form and weight. There was also some sea urchin with longs stings. Better swim and don't put your foots down.

Ideal immage of the holydays. In two on a tropical isle a palm and nothing else!

Here am I, on the same beach.

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