The tomb of Sultan Alauddin Riayat Shah of Melaka at night

Continued from Visiting the tomb of Tun Teja.

Next we brought the Aceh delegates and our friend and family to visit the tomb of Sultan Alauddin Riayat Shah.

The Sultan was a ruler of Melaka some 550 years ago but was laid to rest in Pagoh, within the district of Muar some 60 km from the city of Melaka.

There are a total of four tombstones said to mark the tombs of Sultan Alauddin and his wife.

Here we snapped all four faces or all four tombstones for the benefit of the delegates who would like to study the inscriptions.

Visiting the tomb of Tun Teja

Continued from  Bringing the Aceh delegates to Bukit Senjuang.

Next we went to Merlimau to visit the tomb of Tun Teja.

According to the stories she was an outstanding beauty who became the wife of the Sultan of Melaka.

The tombstones which grace the tomb is known as Aceh tombstones.

The Aceh delegates were pleased to see it.

But they added, the tombstones are not of Aceh proper type but that of Samudera-Pasai, an ancient kingdom which later got absorbed into the greater Aceh kingdom.

Bringing the Aceh delegates to Bukit Senjuang

Continued from Rasyid's visit to the A Famosa and its surrounding.

Next we went up the hill called Bukit Senjuang.

Known also as St. John's hill it has a fort built by the Dutch who colonialised Melaka in 1641.

By then we were joined by a friend and his family along with three delegates from Aceh who came for the 25 Nov function.

They were pleased to learned that this hill was once a main base for the Acehnese to attack the Portuguese at A Famosa.

Rasyid's visit to the A Famosa and its surroundings

On to some activities done last Monday.

Me and family were in the city Melaka for a function on Sunday 25 November. The next day after checking out from a hotel apartment we went to the remains of the fort of A Famosa.

Nearby is the replica of the old Melaka sultanate palace. While the wife and baby waited in the car I brought our son Rasyid for a walk.

It is a short walking distance to the gate of A Famosa, a strong fort said to be built by the Portuguese after their conquest of Melaka in 1511 AD.

The walls of the fort is said to surround the hill now popularly known as St. Paul hill.

Frankly I don't like that name. I believe the hill has a Malay name, perhaps the Melaka hill or Bukit (hill of) Melaka.

On top lies a church built by the Portuguese.

A look down.

A look at the church. Or is it a cathedral?

We took an anti-clockwise hillside path to get to the summit and saw this.

On to church at the top.

A look ahead.

On to the church...

A look inside.

And back to the gate.