Trip to Melaka - Day 1

It's the school holidays. Time for me to fulfill my promise to the girls to take them 'Cuti Cuti Malaysia'.
So, last weekend I took the girls to Melaka. My sister in law went along...

We went on our way on Saturday morning from Kajang. We spent the night before at my sister's house. From Kajang it takes about 1.5 hours to reach Bandar Melaka.

On the way, we stopped at the RnR Ayer Keroh for breakfast. The place is nice and the food is quite okay. Price is okay too...

~At the shop at RnR Ayer Keroh~

~The girls at the fountain there~

From RnR Ayer Keroh, it's another half hour drive to Ayer Keroh, Melaka. We planned to 'tour' Ayer Keroh first before checking in at the hotel.

~The first thing that caught my eyes when we arrived in Ayer Keroh~

Our first venture was met with dissappointment. The girls has always talked about going to the 'big merry-go-round' in Melaka. It's the Eye Of Malaysia.

To our disappointment, when we arrived, only then did we realize that the Eye Of Malaysia has been closed to public. The sign put up says that it's under maintenance but from what I understand, it's closed due to some debt amounting up to 5.5 million. Aiseyman, just imagine the girls disappointment...

Well, what to do. Just take some pics lah there...

~A memento that we went there~

So anyway, we decided to take some more pics at the seaside near there. From what I understand, the area is called the Marina. Nice view for photo shooting...

~Quite a nice view eh?~

~Ina must be wondering when can we get on the Eye Of Malaysia~

After that bit of disappointment, we made our way to the A Famosa area.
We parked at the St Paul church area then made our way on foot.

First stop is the Malaysian Architecture Museum.

Then after that, it's 'go where your feet takes you' event. There are rickshaw peddlers offering to take us to where we want but it's kinda pricey. Hey, I grew up in Penang laa, so rickshaw rides are nothing new for me. A bit different in looks but it's the same what hehehe....
It's hot that day...

~Hanim got on the train~

~With the old aeroplane replica~

~Hanim and Alyssa riding the old cannon~

~Old Fire truck~

~In front of the stamp museum~

~In front of the A Famosa fort~

After that, we went to the Istana Melaka.
We spent most of our time of the day here at the Palace. Hanim especially, asks a lot of questions. Great place to visit and educational too...

~At the Palace's entrance~

~The girls inside the palace~

~Ina at the stairs leading to the second floor~

~We were here~

On our way out, Hanim kept asking me about the rickshaw ride. I knew that she wanted to have a ride.
So I asked the guy. It's RM10 one way for a ride to the Taming Sari Tower site. I agreed...for my girls.

We took some pics first...

Well, it's a 3 mins ride from A Famosa fort to the Taming Sari Tower. Okaylah...Hanim said.

We bought tickets for the 7 mins ride on the revolving tower. It brings us up to a height of 80 meters to enjoy the Melaka town view.

~The tower from below~

~Inside the tower's passenger cabin~

~A view of the Eye Of Malaysia from 80 meters high~

After that, it's time for lunch.
We went to this Selera Kampung restaurant nearby. It's famous for its asam pedas ikan pari. The asam pedas is quite good. Recommended to all...


After getting our stomach full, we made our way to the Pahlawan Mall. Ina wanted to see around.
In the middle, there's a fountain with plaques of all the Prime Ministers of Malaysia and some other figures that I couldn't identify. Interesting...

~The koi's are hungry...easy to touch~

From there, we went back to our car and drove to the Maritime Museum. It's a big ship in the middle of the city.

~At the entrance~

From there, we went across the street to this bazaar selling souvenirs. Ina wanted to buy some souvenirs (shirts especially) for family and friends.


We went to some other places but I lost count. Pics not taken also since I'm getting tired of picture taking.
Our last visit for the day is the Taman Mini Malaysia...

Nothing much here. Only replicas of traditional houses in Malaysia. The thing is, most of them are in bad shape. I don't think the girls had a good time there. Nothing interesting to them...

~Hanim on a swing in front of one of the houses~

~Rumah Perlis~

~Rumah Pulau Pinang...really??~

~Rumah Kedah~

~Rumah Selangor~

~Yep...Rumah Melaka laa...what else~

From there, we made our way to the hotel. Everyone is tired especially the girls.
Everyone can't wait for tomorrow. We're going to the A Famosa Water World...

~AmiN~