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| It cost the two of us 50SGD |
Upon arriving at the bus station, we took a taxi to River Song Residence - our accommodations for one night. Although the room smelled like mothballs when we opened the door, the room and location of the place was very convenient - right along the Melaka River. After dropping our stuff off, we headed towards the must-see places (after a quick lunch at the Hard Rock Cafe).
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| Pretty flowers walking along Melaka River |
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| You can see the Church of St. Francis Xavier in the background |
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| River Song Residences was right along the Melaka River |
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| Our first Hard Rock Cafe on the road |
Malacca is a lovely town and the locals are all very friendly and helpful. There's a mall on every corner - which was nice to duck into for some air conditioning when our clothes were soaked from sweat. Yeah, it is that hot and humid here.
We then wandered into the Flor d' Mar Museum - which is inside this pirate ship.
That evening, we did the Jonker Walk, which is basically walking down Jonker Street. It's too bad we weren't here on a Friday night because it's a lot more lively than what we saw. There are night markets that are open until Midnight on Friday and Saturday nights.
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| Markets and Christ Church Melaka |
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| Colonial building window |
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| Christ Church Melaka with fountain |
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| Church of St. Francis Xavier |
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| Streets of Melaka |
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| Statue of St. Francis Xavier; Paul punched him so hard, his hand fell off |
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| St. Paul's Church |
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| Window of St. Paul's Church |
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| From the inside of St. Paul's Church |
We then wandered into the Flor d' Mar Museum - which is inside this pirate ship.
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| Ladies and gentlemen, we're in Melaka and what appears to be a pirate ship |
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| Look at Paul's face as he winds up to punch Alfonso De Albuquerque |
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| A'Famosa Fort (aka Porta De Santiago) |
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| Come, join me in this fort that took us hours to find |
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| I like the contrast of the white walls and Paul's (sweaty) purple shirt |
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| Canon in front of A'Famosa Fort |
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| The back of A'Famosa Fort |
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| This is the only remaining part of the ancient fortress of Malacca built by Alfonso D'Albuquerque |
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| St. Francis Xavier Church by Melaka River |
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| River cruise |
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| We also walked around Little India in Melaka |
That evening, we did the Jonker Walk, which is basically walking down Jonker Street. It's too bad we weren't here on a Friday night because it's a lot more lively than what we saw. There are night markets that are open until Midnight on Friday and Saturday nights.
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| The beginning of Jonker Walk |
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| Walking down Jonker these lanterns caught my eye |
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| Cool art on doors |
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| They don't want you to forget that you're doing the Jonker Walk |
