We took off to:-
Malacca's Portuguese settlement, which unfortunately was really bad. For one, it was only opened during the night. Two, there is absolutely nothing left of the legendary wooden settlement except for one unimpressive hut for photo taking. Three, it is now famous for its seafood which apparently our cab driver informs us that the seafood was purchased at a wet market, it is not even fresh ! Disappointing!
Next stop, we cabbed over to Jonker walk
Bought Malaccan Goodies from the famous San Shu Gong..
Took photos .. explored little shops...
Had chicken rice balls from the place that started it all ! Hock Kee. The balls were so-so, the chicken a tad tough for our taste, but the rice was fantastic !! It was rich, buttery, aromatic. This was definitely one of the highlights of our trip, and brought our mood (at least mine) up from the bitter disappointment of the Portuguese Settlement.
The other famous Malaccan dessert, Chendol, the famous coconut, palm sugar, green jelly icy drink.. Not that I am a really big fan of this but I am now officially all chendol-ed out for this year at least..
Located the Red Square with the famous Tang Beng Swee Clock Tower,
Christ Church
Then we continued our exploration of the area with an insanely boring Melaka River Cruise. The irony of the cruise was that we saw more wooden houses during the cruise than at the Portuguese settlement. (YES ! I am THAT BITTER)
Then back to the Jonker Walk night markets where we ate Peranakan food, street food, desserts and listened to cheesy Chinese dialect songs all night long.
On our second day, we walked down to the Baba and Nyonya Peranakan Museum. On our way, we spotted some people hot wiring a car. One was doing the actual dirty deed, the other being a lookout. The car alarms eventually went off after a while, but no one cared,
We wanted to stop them, but as one of my friends coolly commented, "It is beyond our hands, the guys are doing it across the road from the police station" - l -;;; Welcome to Malaysia?
The other highlight of the trip was the Baba and Nyonya Peranakan Museum. There was a guided tour to explain how they lived, the type of culture they had and we were free to explore the place which was made up of three houses joint together. Unfortunately, we couldn't take photos within but trust me when I say that the interiors were truly impressive, intricate and worth the time to make the trip.
Malacca - covered in two days, one night and never again! The gang is now making plans to head to Penang, Boracay and Taipei soon. I heart my gang. :)
Hoe Kee
4, Jalan Hang Jebat
(Jonker Walk)
