This is part two of a four-part Into The Archives series of photo essays, diving into some of my favourite photos from my three day trip.
- Part One – Family roadtrip to Malacca, Malaysia
- Part Two – Malacca’s museums and historic sites
- Part Three – Malacca’s famous Jonker Street Market
- Part Four – Final day in Malacca
On our full day in Malacca, we headed out after a quick breakfast at home (We bough some nyonya snacks from our first night at Jonker Walk markets) to the historic Malacca city centre. We started our morning walking along the Malacca River, visited the Baba and Nyonya Heritage Museum, explored the hustle and bustle of the Dutch Square and spent a few hours in the Stadthuys (which is essentially a museum on Malacca history).
St Paul’s Church ruins and the remains of A Famosa fort, are popular tourist spots. St Paul’s church is located on St Paul’s hill. You get a fantastic panoramic view of Malacca from the top of the hill. It’s the oldest church building in Malaysia, being building the 1500s. A Famosa is the oldest surviving European architectural structure in Malaysia.
Jonker Walk is where the hustle and bustle is, especially for the tourist. The street is lined with restaurants, food outlets and shops selling various wares. Chicken Rice Balls is one of the local Malacca dishes that is popular with the tourists. We decided to stop by Famosa Chicken Rice Ball restaurant for lunch. If you’re familiar with Chicken Rice that you commonly found in the northern parts of Malaysia, it’s effectively the same thing, except instead of plain chicken rice, the rice is rolled up in balls. We also tried another popular dessert dish called Cendol, which was cold and refreshing given hot and humid the weather was.
Seeing as Jonker Walk is such a popular attraction and we spent most of the evening there. I spent a lot of time taking street photos and just soaking up the market atmosphere. As a result I’m dedicating a whole post just on Jonker Walk. Stay tuned!
Thanks for stopping by today.
J.
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