Malacca Day Trip II

After a simple and delicious lunch, we proceeded to explore nearby areas: Cheng Hoon Teng Temple (founded in the mid-1600s and restored in 2005), Kampung Kling Mosque, Sri Poyyatha Vinayagar Temple (oldest Hindu temple in Malacca), just to name a few.

Don't you think the Malacca River looks somewhat familiar to Singapore River??

We were given an hour to shop before heading home. I think my friend and I were the most efficient... we bought Aik Cheong coffee, freshly baked Heong Peang (they are really yummy!!), beaded shoes, gula melaka... and after a brief stop for ice-kachang (for my friend) and 100-plus (for me!), we managed to return to the assembly point on time with 2 big bags!

We'll definitely return to visit Malacca again. Apart for buying more Heong Peang, and the fragrant coffee, there are still places that we haven't explored yet.

Malacca Day Trip

This is my first trip to Malacca. We visited 54-56 Jalan Tan Cheng Lock, which was the main purpose why we were there. It used to be a Maternity Home but is now a Centre for the study of historical architecture and urban environments of Asia. The wooden door and the "window" below have very interesting gadgets.

To the untrained eyes, they were just bricks. However, some of the bricks (can't remember clearly now but I think it was those bricks on the left hand side) were produced during the VOC era around the 17th century. Woah...

My favourite places in the house: the spiral staircase and the stained glass windows!