(Famous Orang Utan T-Shirt shop close to the Jonker neighborhood)
Out on a stealth mission to enjoy our few days off work, The Boyfriend and I decided to have a road trip! (like we used to do) and ventured down to Malacca. Its good as a 'weekend retreat' as its not that far away to get to. Essentially ~2 hours from KL (faster if youre driving faster than my 100km/h)
We decided to stay at The Majestic as there was a nice special going on (RM699 for one night, a tour, as well as dinner, breakfast and lunch at the hotel). Under normal circumstances one night at The Majestic would set you back >RM1000k so this was pretty good. Though, be aware of the tour time. They told us at the very last minute (i.e. after dinner) that we couldnt get a tour guide because the next day was the guide's day off. I was like wth? Why didnt anyone tell me anything when we asked twice about the tours. The food at The Majestic is actually really good so its pretty worth it to get the free meals at the hotel. For dinner they give you 1 main course and 2 additional courses, for breakfast one course and for lunch 2 courses.
Of course if you decide to not stay there, there are a lot of places to stay at (see towards the end of blog) as well as plenty of places to eat at (chicken rice balls! chicken rice balls!) with chicken rice balls that would cost you ~RM4-5 each. Otherwise, other food available around the area isnt that expensive as well.
(Hitch a ride on a trishaw. One hour of sightseeing will cost you RM40)
Malacca itself has gone through tremendous improvements. Now there's even a river boat cruise! that seems to be gaining much in popularity. I wont be able to write about it since I didnt manage to hitch a ride, but from the boardwalk it seems like there deffinitely was critical mass. I just hope that it came with some explanations as well. The boardwalk itself is a new thing, its quite nice to walk along the river and just enjoy the breeze and the many (huge!) monitor lizards around the area.
(Cruising along the river)
The oldie's but goodies are still there of course, Jonker street, Afamosa, the churches, the mosque, the temples and the plentiful of small little cafe's all over the town. We went to the Dutch Cafe or also known as Kafe Orang Belanda for some incredibly delicious crepes! and coffee. When walking along Jonker, dont forget to also walk on the street behind it (closer to the Eye on Malaysia), there are quite a few cafes and hostels there and in perfect location too seeing that its super close to the historical sites.
(Inside St. Paul's church)
There are some things of course that I missed on my trip this time around, trishaw rides, eye on malaysia, river boat cruise, Peranakan Museum and all the other museums I wanted to see... butttttt thats the best part! seeing as its close enough to KL, you can always go down again for another trip!
p/s: Dont forget to try the famous Famosa Chicken Rice balls. They actually use a machine to make the rice balls! maybe if you come early enough you'll be able to see it being made. Its delicious! Dont forget the chilli!
(Chicken rice balls!)
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