MALACCA "MELAKA", MALAYSIA
is the oldest city and declared by UNESCO as one of the World Heritage sites on 7th of July 2008 due to nations abundance in history and diverse culture from Portuguese, Dutch and British colonial that made it an excellent destination to the tourist and travelers.
Everyone can immerse themselves in their culture and explore Malacca best by foot or Trishaw.
There's a lot of historical structures preserved for the local, tourist and new generations to see and to learn its story.
HOW TO GET TO MALACCA from SINGAPORE?
You can choose to travel at your preferred time, route and bus operator. Mostly the last stop will be at Melaka Sentral and some bus operators last stop will be on the hotels near the attraction sites.
You can also buy your ticket on the spot on designated bus terminals around Singapore like Golden Mile Complex, Big Box (Jurong East), City Plaza (Paya Lebar), Queen Street (Bugis), Boon Lay, Tanjong Katong Complex, etc. It will take you 3 1/2 hours - 4 hours trip but some of my friends says some will take up to 5 - 6 hours depends on bus operators.
The Daily Fix Cafe, one of the popular cafe must try if you want a nice authentic homey breakfast fix along Jonker Street.
The Daily Fix Cafe, one of the popular cafe must try if you want a nice authentic homey breakfast fix along Jonker Street.
to fill my tummy all day, here's my fuel for the day!
Caramel Latte RM 10.00
The Lot RM 19.00
Caramel Latte RM 10.00
The Lot RM 19.00
Location: Jalan Hang Jebat, Melaka, Malaysia
Our first stop... Visitor's Information Center to take some brochures and to make sure we can visit all the attractions and heritage sites :)
Stadthuys (City Hall) and Clock tower built on 1650 during Dutch colonial and also known as Red Square because of its exterior structure situated at the heart of Malacca City. It was a residential place of dutch governors and officer in the past and became museum showing the history and culture of the Malaccans.
Location: Jalan Gereja, Bandar Hilir, 75000 Melaka, Malaysia
Christ Church, an 18th century structure built by the Dutch in 1753 and the oldest functioning Protestant church. Anyone can easily recognize the church because of its red colored building with a big white cross at the center of the church.
Location: Jalan Kota, Melaka, Malaysia
Queen Victoria's Fountain symbolizes the glorious days of British Colonization in Malaysia and can be found near the Christ Church and Clock tower. It was built by the British in 1901 and still noted to be functioning.
Location: Jalan Gereja, Melaka, Malaysia
A Famosa Fort is one of the oldest European fortress and one of the best sightseeing spot in Malacca.
Location: Jalan Parameswara, Bandar Hilir, Melaka, Malaysia
St. Paul's Church built in 1521 dedicated to the Virgin Mary, a historic and oldest church in South East Asia situated at St. Paul's Hill. Statue of St. Francis Xavier was built in 1953, made of marble and was erected in front of the ruins in commemoration of the 400th anniversary of his sojourn in Malacca. The arm less statue of St. Francis Xavier was accidentally cut off and said that a big casuarina tree fall that cause it to be broken.
Historical Tombstones of Malacca lined inside the ruins of the church. At the top of the hill you can see a good view of the surrounding city including the other historical sites.
Location: Jalan Kota Bandar, Hilir, Melaka, Malaysia
Malacca Sultanate Palace Museum is replica of an ancient Malay Kingdom palace and became museum to show what Malacca had on the past.
Location: Jalan Kota, Melaka, Malaysia
Location: Jalan Merdeka, Bandar Hilir, Melaka, Malaysia
Menara Taming Sari is first and only revolving gyro tower in Malacca, 100 meters in height offering a 360 degree panoramic view of the city.
The capacity of the carriage is 80 passengers and it will take up to 7 minutes.
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| view at the top of observatory tower |
Location: Jalan Medeka, Bandar Hilir, Melaka, Malaysia
Rate: RM 20.00
Melaka River, another considerable way and one of the recommended things to do when you want to explore Melaka is by riding a boat known as Melaka River Cruise. You can catch sight of colorful mural, graffiti painted on buildings and houses.
Location: Malacca Town
Muara Jetty and Taman Rempah Jetty
Rate: Adult/ Child = RM 15.00/7.00 (river cruise ride)
Time: 9 am to 11:30 pm
Jonker Street, is known as Chinatown of Malacca. Famous as a shopping center for clothing, craft, food hubs and every weekend starting on friday street turned into night market.
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| Getting to know the city... roam around and discover their heritage and culture. |
FOOD STREET IN JONKER
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| GULA MELAKA FLAVORED ICE DROP |
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| gotta catch em all Pokemon! POKEMON ICE CREAM |
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| COCONUT ICE CREAM |
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| DEEP FRIED CHICKEN ON STICK |
We really enjoyed our Malacca trip especially the night market and food street. Learning the background, visiting historical sites, experiencing a bit of life in Malacca while having a fully loaded, authentic, nice food was a great experience. I will definitely come back and try more local foods and visit places that I've never been before.
