WMW’s Travelogue

September 28th, 2006

Traveler: WMW and her mom from Petaling Jaya, Malaysia
Date: 20 Aug – 23 Aug, 2006
Accommodation: Paradise Malacca Village Resort, Ayer Keroh
Getting around by: driving car

Day 1

Since WMW reached Melaka in the evening, their first day activity didn’t involve any visit to places of tourist attraction, but a chicken rice ball dinner. Due to unfamiliarity of routes in Melaka, WMW has carefully studied the road map in preparation for second day itinerary.

Click here to read WMW’s travelogue for day 1.

Day 2

As planned, WMW began her second day itinerary by heading to Jalan Tun Tan Cheng Lock (Heeren Street) for the well-known wantan mee. As the roads in Melaka Old Chinatown are mostly 1-way, she had a “good” time turning around till she attempted to find the right road.

In WMW’s post, she actually pointed out how distinctive this wantan mee was, comparing to those available in Kuala Lumpur or Petaling Jaya.

Of course, when one has stepped into the Melaka Old Chinatown, a visit to the nearby heritage area is practically a must, as they are all located within walking distance. She has also shared some interesting observations about the Malaysia’s only state with decorated trishaws.

Click here to read WMW’s travelogue for day 2.

Day 3

How should one appreciate the old fort of Porta de Santiago left by Portuguese colonization? If you’re visiting this fort with the mindset of remembering the glorious history behind, then you will feel great standing at the top of breezy St. Paul’s Hill.

Melaka is never known without food. WMW has certainly done her homework before the trip, that she has found one of the most well-known popiah (fresh spring roll) in Melaka.

Click here to read WMW’s travelogue for day 3.

Day 4

Who said the only tourism attraction in Melaka is the heritage area? Well, Melaka has the second largest zoo in Malaysia as well *winks*

Interestingly, WMW was surprised with the unexpectedly large scale of Melaka Zoo.

Click here to read WMW’s travelogue for day 4.

My Two Cents

In my opinion, WMW has still got some missing pieces in her previous visit to Melaka, in terms of the variety of foods she has experienced. As pointed out in her post, she couldn’t find the way to satay celup, and thus missing out this legendary good local delicacy. Besides, she has also missed out on the Baba Nyonya delicacies. In fact, Baba Nyonya (also known as Peranakan or Straits Chinese) culture is one of the distinctive features in found Melaka. What else about food? Hm… I’m not sure if she actually tried the drooling cendol, as she doesn’t mention about this dessert in her post.

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