Saturday, July 11, 2009

Melaka...

I always want to go to Melaka. It the historical city of Malaysia, well known to the world! And yet, I've never been there.... I've been planning to go there early this year but with no car and "partner" (I know...its ridiculously stupid reasons), I put it on hold. I don't know where I got the courage, but last Friday I drove my blue viva through the highway and...Melaka here "I" go! Yes baby, alone...
After paying RM24.80 at the highway toll, I just follow the sign to Bandar Melaka or Melaka City until I saw a familiar site that i used to see on TV and history books. I don't have a plan, or a map on where to go, I just follow the sign. From what I've seen on the Internet, the tourist spot should be around each other. So I park my car at the above pic, near the police station ( the blue rooptop is a police station, a very "safe" way to leave your car for a day!). I don't know if you can see it, my car is the blue one under a tree...well anyway it RM 2 for the whole day...quite cheap.


As I mentioned before, you can just go from one spot to another without taking a bus or car, just walk... if you can stand the heat, otherwise ride a beca for RM40/hr. I rode the beca for an hour and found that it so not worth it as every place is within walking distance, it just because I don't know where to start that I'm taking the beca...


Here is some of the view I snap from Taming Sari Tower. You can see the whole Melaka City from here. I also realize that there are still a lot of places that I didn't go yet!


This is something that I encouter at the Christ Church. At first I have no idea who the hell they are and what the hell they are doing. But during the 3rd dance, they are wearing somewhat like Korean tradisional dress and dance to Korean Christian song, so I figure they were Korean Church group or something....nice step though....