Melaka (Malaysia) > Reviews (9)

Do you like history or you are a historian? If the answer is Yes, then You should go to visit Melaka. Many people said that "visit Melaka, then you have already visited a whole Malaysia country."

Melaka is well know as the city of heritage and history in Malaysia. It is located on the West Coast of Peninsular Malaysia facing the Straits of Malacca. To get there, you need to take an airplane to Kuala Lumpur International Airport and you can charter a cab to take you to Melaka. It might takes 3 hours before you can arrive at Melaka. If you are departing from Singapore, you can took coach and you need 4 hours to arrive in Melaka.

PLACE TO STAY IN MELAKA

Finding accommodation and spending a night in Malacca is a simple matter of choice and budget.

For those people who prefers to stay in the city, there are a lot of choice for you. If you have more budget for your holiday , then you can choose an international chain hotels which are strategically located in the heart of busy Malacca town. However if you got lower budget for your holiday, you can choose budget hotel which also located in all over the busy town district.

FOOD TO EAT

The First thing that you must do when you visit Melaka is try the local dishes. Malacca is well-known for its baba & nyonya style spicy cooking which normally gets served with rich coconut milk.

The oyster omelette served in stir fried egg, spring onions and sweet or spicy paste is one of the local dishes. For the seafood lover, you must try the soft-sell crab and the barbecue fish which in malay words called "ikan bakar". The barbecue fish is served in grilled aluminum foil or banana leaf heavily marinated with spices that tingle the senses. Not forgetting the chicken ball rice (a rice pudding shaped like a golf ball) which you dip with chilly to consume its wholesome goodness. There are also some Portuguese foods, which suitable for the spicy lover.

You only need to pay for about RM4-RM5 for the local dishes like chicken rice ball and the oyster omelette. For the barbecue fish and the soft sell crab, you might need to pay a bit higher depend on the weight of the fish and crab.

LOCAL DRINKS AND DESSERTS

Getting thirsty after finishing a delicious meal? Don't worry, there are some local beverage and dessert which you will cherish on.

One of the popular local beverage is "cendol". It is a a kind a pandan flavoured jelly served in coconut milk and brown sugar. If you prefers some more refreshing drinks, then you can try "Cin Cau" the black grass jelly served with sugar. The other popular local drinks is "ice kacang" which made of shaved ice with red beans, nuts, jelly, cin cau and sweet corn.

It will only cost you around RM1-RM2 for one portion of local drinks or beverage.

PLACE TO GO

Are you a shopaholic? Then, melaka is really unsuitable for you. If you go to Melaka, you should visit some historical place. One of the very interesting place in Melaka is "Musium Samudra" which means Maritime Museum in English. It isconstructed after 'Flora De La Mar', the Portuguese ship that sank off the Coast of Malacca on its way to Portugal.

Inside the Museum visitor can get a closer look at Malacca from the famed Malay Sultanate of the 14th century to the Portuguese era, the Dutch era and the British era.

The next destination you should visit is the Melaka Cultural Musium and Baba Nyonya Heritage Museum. The museums are exhibiting artefacts, prints, photographs and drawings which represent the history and cultural heritage of the Malay Sultanate of Melaka and the various communities.

You can continue your trips to Melaka Independence Memorial. It is the place where Malaysia's first prime minister declared the country's impending independence on the field in front of the club in 1956.

The last but not least, don't forget to visit " A Famosa". It is the Portuguese surviving gate in Melaka.

In conclusion: I think Melaka is a good place for holiday. The atmosphere in Melaka, really makes you feel back in to the 16th century.