Jonker Walk Malacca

Overall, Malacca looks pretty neat and tidy. The roads are wider than normal roads we see in towns, and trees are grown alongside providing the whole place a very greenery and calm feel. I noticed a zoo, a crocodile farm, and other touristy places from the PLUS exit at Ayer Keroh to the town center. Nice, but we didn't have much time to visit all those places though. 2 half days and 1 night were all we had.

We reached the town center around noon, the journey from KL unexpectedly faster than I anticipated. After checking in to our 3-star hotel located right at the heart of the tourist spot, we had our lunch at Jonker Walk, just a stone throw away.



Fancy eating golf balls? This little balls which look like fishballs which look like golf balls are famous all over Malacca. The difference is some places have people Q-ing up to get a seat, some places have only flies as customers. Jonker Walk itself has about 10 restaurants which serve them, I think.



Chloe practically ate 4 balls only. We had about 5 each, with one whole steamed chicken, all sapu up. Then again, the chicken taste and texture was only mediocre, so we thought.





After lunch, it's only natural we take a little walk, as some form of little exercising. Jonker Walk is said to be famous for its uniqueness blend of buildings, and the antiques which are sold there.





We didn't buy anything much, as we found out most of the items are "Made in China" or "Made in Thailand". Nothing fancy. The real antiques probably costs a bomb. We didn't bother to really find out as well.



Halfway through, we U-turn back. It was much too hot, and the things weren't pretty interesting for us.



We then proceeded to visit the famous landmark of Malacca.


Nothing better than a cone of ice-cream for each of us first. Grandma's treat.


The Stadthuys (1650) was the official residence of the Dutch Governor. It now houses the Historic Museum and Ethnography Museum which has many traditional bridal costumes and relics on display. Nearby, one will also find the Christ Church built in 1753, another fine example of the Dutch architecture.






More pictures at St. Paul's Church later.