My Life has Just Begun: Malacca Adventure - 27-29 Nov 09
It was an impromptu trip after a casual remark that Friday was a Public Holiday and we would be having a long weekend. After making reservation at a guesthouse, we were ready to head up to Malacca on Friday!
Here's our travel route to Malacca:
Head down to Kranji MRT > Bus 170 to Woodlands check point > continue on Bus 170 to Larkin Terminal > Purchase coach ticket from booth counters to Malacca City Centre. Malacca, the historical state of Malaysia, has strong influence of the Peranakan culture, and European touches from the Portuguese & Dutch colonisation eras. A good place for cultural finds and food!
We stayed at Discovery Guesthouse, a conspicuous yellow building at the City Center. Despite being a budget bunking place, the room was relatively clean and the beds were comfortable. I would recommend this place for the less fussy and adventurous travellers.
Flavours of History
Story has it that the founder of Malacca, Parameswara- Prince of Palembang, was hunting when a mousedeer appeared and kicked his hunting dog who fell on its back into the river. Impressed by the courage of the mousedeer, he named the place 'Malacca' from the Tamil word 'mallakka' which means upside down and build a city on this land.
Remnants of a fort
Christ Church Melaka
Built in 1753 by the Dutch, the oldest functioning Protestant Church in Malaysia.
Malacca houses many clans/associations, you will be able to find gold plated signboards like these along the streets.
BABA HOUSE & HAINANESE CLAN
TEOCHEW CLAN & HOKKIEN CLAN
The heavily decorated rickshaws roamed the streets of Malacca with loud music
It was really noisy when one comes along, but sometimes, you do hear nice songs. =)
The buzzling Jonker Street (Chinatown look-alike)
By Day
By Night
Portuguese Egg Tart
Not as good as the ones in Macau, this tart has a sweeter filling and I thought it wasn't baked enough for the crusty outer crunch.
Jonker Dessert 88
This is a must-visit stall as they serve very good Nyonya Laksa and Chendol!!
Beautiful interior architecture too.
Nyonya Laksa - Thick round noodles with a sour spicy base, goes well with Cinchalok*
*fermented shrimp/krill
I love the Chendol* here the most!
Couldn't help but packet it on my last day for a second bowl! =p
*As a dessert, basic ingredients consist of coconut milk, noodles with green food colouring, and the local famous gula melaka (palm sugar)
Chung Wah Chicken Rice Ball
There are many stalls claiming to be selling the popular local dish - Hainanese Chicken Rice balls. My friend who frequents the place recommended this stall as one of the best around. Just check out the queue in the morning and you wont be in doubt. We were there around 10plus and were lucky to be queuing for only a short while. Queue runs when it reaches noon.
Besides the Mahkota Parade Shopping Mall, Malacca has another megamall built close to it - the Dataran Pahlawan. We were there for two movies (Ninja Assassin & Twilight - not even out in SG yet!) at the two malls as tickets were cheap, RM10! In comparison, Mahkota has a smaller theatre. Dataran's has a GV feel to it.
I love watching sunsets and Malacca has few high rise, giving you a wide sky view of the horizon and we managed to capture many beautiful moments...
Swallows are everywhere in Malacca, nestings are common in sight... heee...
First thought: Bird's Nest! *Slurp!*
Souvenirs
Long ago, this packet of poppers were played by kids during Chinese New Year. Just throw it on the ground and one tiny bag lets out a POP! We went around throwing on the ground as we walk along the Malacca streets! Who cares if we looked childish!
And yes, I believe you can hardly find this in Singapore.
Very pretty hand fan, I like the details on it. Comes in handy when weather becomes really hot!
Peranakan souvenirs.
It was a short 3 day trip that felt like a week!
Another great getaway!
(Extracted from hallofus-c.blogspot.com)
Click HERE to go back to the main page of "My Life Has Just Begun: Footprints Around The Globe"
Head down to Kranji MRT > Bus 170 to Woodlands check point > continue on Bus 170 to Larkin Terminal > Purchase coach ticket from booth counters to Malacca City Centre. Malacca, the historical state of Malaysia, has strong influence of the Peranakan culture, and European touches from the Portuguese & Dutch colonisation eras. A good place for cultural finds and food!
We stayed at Discovery Guesthouse, a conspicuous yellow building at the City Center. Despite being a budget bunking place, the room was relatively clean and the beds were comfortable. I would recommend this place for the less fussy and adventurous travellers.
Flavours of History
Story has it that the founder of Malacca, Parameswara- Prince of Palembang, was hunting when a mousedeer appeared and kicked his hunting dog who fell on its back into the river. Impressed by the courage of the mousedeer, he named the place 'Malacca' from the Tamil word 'mallakka' which means upside down and build a city on this land.
Remnants of a fort
Christ Church Melaka
Built in 1753 by the Dutch, the oldest functioning Protestant Church in Malaysia.
Malacca houses many clans/associations, you will be able to find gold plated signboards like these along the streets.
BABA HOUSE & HAINANESE CLAN
TEOCHEW CLAN & HOKKIEN CLAN
The heavily decorated rickshaws roamed the streets of Malacca with loud music
It was really noisy when one comes along, but sometimes, you do hear nice songs. =)
The buzzling Jonker Street (Chinatown look-alike)
By Day
By Night
Portuguese Egg Tart
Not as good as the ones in Macau, this tart has a sweeter filling and I thought it wasn't baked enough for the crusty outer crunch.
Jonker Dessert 88
This is a must-visit stall as they serve very good Nyonya Laksa and Chendol!!
Beautiful interior architecture too.
Nyonya Laksa - Thick round noodles with a sour spicy base, goes well with Cinchalok*
*fermented shrimp/krill
I love the Chendol* here the most!
Couldn't help but packet it on my last day for a second bowl! =p
*As a dessert, basic ingredients consist of coconut milk, noodles with green food colouring, and the local famous gula melaka (palm sugar)
Chung Wah Chicken Rice Ball
There are many stalls claiming to be selling the popular local dish - Hainanese Chicken Rice balls. My friend who frequents the place recommended this stall as one of the best around. Just check out the queue in the morning and you wont be in doubt. We were there around 10plus and were lucky to be queuing for only a short while. Queue runs when it reaches noon.
Besides the Mahkota Parade Shopping Mall, Malacca has another megamall built close to it - the Dataran Pahlawan. We were there for two movies (Ninja Assassin & Twilight - not even out in SG yet!) at the two malls as tickets were cheap, RM10! In comparison, Mahkota has a smaller theatre. Dataran's has a GV feel to it.
I love watching sunsets and Malacca has few high rise, giving you a wide sky view of the horizon and we managed to capture many beautiful moments...
Swallows are everywhere in Malacca, nestings are common in sight... heee...
First thought: Bird's Nest! *Slurp!*
Souvenirs
Long ago, this packet of poppers were played by kids during Chinese New Year. Just throw it on the ground and one tiny bag lets out a POP! We went around throwing on the ground as we walk along the Malacca streets! Who cares if we looked childish!
And yes, I believe you can hardly find this in Singapore.
Very pretty hand fan, I like the details on it. Comes in handy when weather becomes really hot!
Peranakan souvenirs.
It was a short 3 day trip that felt like a week!
Another great getaway!
(Extracted from hallofus-c.blogspot.com)
Click HERE to go back to the main page of "My Life Has Just Begun: Footprints Around The Globe"
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