Traveller's Blues - Melaka

7 Dec 2009 (Monday) - We were at the Melaka Tourism Centre at 8.30 am and it was out of street maps, see the notice at the glass window. What a time to be out of maps - this being the school holidays.
We thought of taking the Melaka River Cruise, the counter that was supposed to start operating at 9.00 am finally opened at 9.20 am, very bad impression to visitors waiting at the counter. The operating time posted at the counter (9.00 am) did not mean the first boat would leave at 9.00, it was to leave at 10.00 am - what a waste of precious tourist time. Those waiting at the counter were disappointed and left, so did we.
The captain of the boat was happily smoking on board as the boat docked, even though a sign posted on the boat stated "no smoking". The captain quickly hid from view when he noticed our camera.
Sad to say that although Melaka is now a world heritage site, it still has a lot to improve in terms of being tourist friendly.