Melaka revisited: Part 2 - St Paul's Hill in Bandar Hilir

The compound of the church is usually alive with hoards of tourists and curious locals and today wasn't an exception.....blocking them off the camera lenses' frame need a lot of patience and opportunistic timing

 This old street artist under the clock tower was very chatty and doesn't mind telling old tales to anyone who cares to listen...

 The statue of Francis Xavier lost its arm in a freak accident and the story is in the Wiki link below...

 This is the tree that gave Melaka her name: buah Melaka, a bitter-sweet fruit (mostly bitter)

Here's an article on Wiki:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._Paul%27s_Church,_Malacca