Melaka Malacca Trip - Walking Tour
27-28 Oct 2019: So as a busy parent, it is a record-breaking moment as husband finally agreed to go for a family trip, also because our big kiddo keeps saying he wants to go for a retreat!
And off we go to Melaka trip from KL, as early as 8am, with a 2 hours journey, we arrive at the Melaka city.
MARITIME MUSEUM
First thing we do is park near the city and explore the maritime museum to see the history of all the warriors, cannons, ships... The ship is purposely built eh or was it from the ancient time?
Actually, I know the answer, just hope to have some historical ancient ship in the modern days!
34m-high, 36m-long and eight-metre-wide of Flor de la Mar, a Portuguese ship. As everyone knows, Melaka is a mixed conquer during the colonial times, namely: the Malacca Sultanate, Portuguese, Dutch and British administration era. Melaka is one of the main port in Malaysia for many tradings business during the olden days. It was a thrill to explore this real size ship.
Actually, I know the answer, just hope to have some historical ancient ship in the modern days!
34m-high, 36m-long and eight-metre-wide of Flor de la Mar, a Portuguese ship. As everyone knows, Melaka is a mixed conquer during the colonial times, namely: the Malacca Sultanate, Portuguese, Dutch and British administration era. Melaka is one of the main port in Malaysia for many tradings business during the olden days. It was a thrill to explore this real size ship.
Do you know who is this almighty? Surprisingly I can't find this museum website nor Facebook Page for full info of the museum.
The trading times, I saw onions, spices, etc.
The cool ships miniature can be seen.
Seems very critical when the Malayans warrior fight during the olden days, as you can see from the painting.
Bastion Middleburg
The building of a bastion, known as Middleburg was carried out by the Dutch in 1660. also was meant to keep the cannon guns.https://goo.gl/maps/CEKjUQQ99iBzTvn87
Artist draw the memorial drawings on the spot near the Bastion Middleburg.
BACKLANE COFFEE
Come to melaka to eat big breakfast in the cafe - Backlane Coffee.. Cause all we want are the aircond in such a hol weather and refuse to line up follow the hype...
Overall, a pretty good scrumptious breakfast in town.. At the front there's a shop selling batik clothes too.
https://goo.gl/maps/FZ6XrbGTdvdtqTST6
Overall, a pretty good scrumptious breakfast in town.. At the front there's a shop selling batik clothes too.
https://goo.gl/maps/FZ6XrbGTdvdtqTST6
ANTIQUE MARKET
Continue our walk along this Jalan Hang Lekir Melaka is the open flea market of uncles selling antiques, be it genuine or replica - vintage antiques for example big black disc, keris, parang, clock, etc. nearest landmark is cocoa heritage, Jalan hang lekir, melaka.
Kids get to 'see' this jumbo ice cream and the disco beca/ trishaw at One You Trading Sdn Bhd, jonker Street. I have to write SEE, cause I am very worried that we all are unable to finish the whole ice-cream.
https://goo.gl/maps/Phrdax9kFEUdFD5S8
https://goo.gl/maps/Phrdax9kFEUdFD5S8
DR GAN BOON LEONG STATUE
Have you seen this macho Dr gan boon leong statue? Also lots of elephant statue around the city, why ya? Remember the father of bodybuilding and former Mr universe... For he's the one who made Malaysian's bodybuilder dreams come true...
https://goo.gl/maps/24UuvR3hkz6joSgU6
Wow, stylish kinda watermelon and coconut carving!
DUTCH SQUARE
I name here as the houses in RED. Cause everything is in red.
So we just head up stairs and watch the panaroma views of the whole terracotta red colonial Dutch buildings (1660-1700)... Err did the government refurbish or rebuild the buildings? Cause it is so cool to keep unesco historical buildings as they were...
1)Stadthuys with its high windows,
2)Dutch christ church, Malaysia oldest protestant Church,where bricks were imported from Holland during the Dutch colony time.
3) tang beng Swee clock tower 1886
Life is full of wonderful trishaws, lol.
ST. PAUL'S CHURCH
From a church, later became a fortress. Then later became a gunpowder storehouse. A temporary tomb for St Francis xavier. A St Francis xavier statue. We also notice a few Dutch graveyards near to the St Paul's Church.
In the interior, there was a few engraved tombstones of the Dutch nobility.
Porta De Santiago (A Famosa Fortress)
Heading down from St Paul's Church is the port de Santiago (a famosa fortress) in 1511.
The oldest European architectural in Asia. 😲
Such a mighty fortress!
https://goo.gl/maps/HiJmMvkguFzZqzDC7
Taman Bunga Merdeka
When you see an old train In front of the architecture museum, you thought its another cool museum talk about old train transport.. Mana tau, masuk and it's a souvenir shop
https://goo.gl/maps/9Ut5qLJEbQCLT4br9
https://goo.gl/maps/9Ut5qLJEbQCLT4br9
A real aircraft plane... A Scottish aviation twin pioneer cc mk1 aircraft - lang rajawali.
A war memorial stone in the memory of the sungai ujong war 1875-1876, where the malayans fight against British colonial tax.
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And so, these are the places within walking distance where you can go in Melaka. There are so many museums, churches, historial sites in Melaka. Pan ahead and see how much time you need to spend in a day.
If you are following my itinerary, we spend 3.5 hours exploring the places above-mentioned.
If you are following my itinerary, we spend 3.5 hours exploring the places above-mentioned.
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