Stadthuys Melaka

A surprisingly short and comfortable bus ride later we arrived in Melaka in southern peninsular Malaysia. We caught another bus from the central station into town and then began the walk to our guesthouse. It's a very quaint small city easy to get around and we were in an air conditioned room before we knew it! By the time that we were ready to get …

Eight o'clock on a Sunday morning and Melaka is dead -- not even a place to buy coffee! I walked down Jonker Street (now named Jalan Hang Jebat) and only saw a few employees waiting outside their workplace waiting for it to open.

Walked across the bridge and attended Anglican Church service at Christ Church, the church built by the Dutch. …

Pada hari Jumat, 22 Juni 2012 pagi hari buta kami sudah packing-packing. Setelah pamit dan pada host kami yang baik hati – Emiko - . Pukul 6.15 pagi kami sudah berangkat menuju pool bus yang akan mengantarkan kami ke Melaka. Bus dijadwalkan berangkat pukul 8 pagi. Harga tiket Singapore – Melaka adalah SIN$ 21/orang atau sekitar 150 ribu …

6 days in Melaka, Malaysia, starting from Singapore with the bus! Very comfortable trip, perfect service, this is probably the best way to travel! It was funny to cross the great bridge from Singapore to Malaysia (called Second link), since the marina is very close to it, so, I see it every time I am here... now I crossed it! On the way, palm trees …

Melaka or Malacca, both names used as frequent, is the place where Malaysia was born. The history and atmosphere of this place is incredible!
Before I went on a trip to Malacca I already thought Malaysia is a super multi cultural country. All different religions and ethnic groups. I didn't expect it can get more multi than this. But yes it …

Gestern sind wir mit dem Reisebus von Singapur nach Melaka, Malaysia gereist. Wir waren genau drei Reisegäste im ganzen Bus! Nach über einer Stunde hatten wir die Grenze erreicht, es hat ein wenig Länger gedauert, weil unser supernetter Busfahrer den Weg nicht kannte. Er meinte, dass er zum ersten Mal die neue Straße in Singapur ausprobiert. …

Da wir sehr viel mit dem Bus reisen ist das erste, das wir von einer Stadt sehen, meist der Busbahnhof, dicht gefolgt von unzähligen Fast-Food-Ketten wie MC Donalds, Starbucks und wie sie nicht alle heissen... Aber was wir in Melaka zu sehen bekommen haben, hatten wir in dieser Art auch nicht erwartet: Unzählige über 100 Jahre alter Häuser im …

We now in Melaka, south of Malaysia took us two hours on a bus journey from KL to get here. It's a cleaner, quieter place but brimming with history and things to do. Have seen a lot over last couple of days here, as you can see from the photo's - from checking out churches, boat cruise, a fort, even more temples (every time I see a temple it still …

24 August 2006 (Thursday)
I woke up at 6.30am and prepared for the coach back to Jerantut at 7.45am. I munched on a packet of biscuit for breakfast, which I bought at the mini-mart yesterday. While waiting for the coach to arrive, I observed the sunrise for a few minutes before the sun was engulfed by the morning mist, but long enough to have a …

We arrived in Melaka late in the evening having taken the first class bus via Kuala Lumpur. With the Petronas Towers Glinting in the evening sunlight we were looking forward to our return and a closer look.

We checked in to our hostel called Number Twenty which was great, we had a shared bathroom with a private room but a great communal …

... is also a mosaic of Chinese, Islamic and European cultures. We walk from Little India through the Town Square, past Stadthuys town Hall (1641) over the Melaka River and into Chinatown, where we find a new small hotel called the Hereen Inn, not to be ...

... of left over relics from the Dutch period there was a lot for me to get excited about! We started at the Stadthuys, which was beautiful, and then visited Christ Church a very impressive Church constructed from bricks brought over to Melaka from Zeeland ...

... Some original churches and buildings from the 1500s and 1600s are still standing, such as the bright red Dutch Stadthuys downtown, which now houses a history museum. Melaka is also known for its food, and the local Chinese/Malay dishes (like laksa - a ...

... on making everyone comfortable it almost hurts. I left Barsie on the roof today and headed over to the Town Square. I wanted to see Stadthuys, the monuments and the museums. Barsie wasn't into it, so I had a good few hours there and took in as much ...

... down the other side of the hill to Stadthuys and rickshaw pickup which are decorated with flowers, Hindu statuary, etc. etc .Stadthuys, an imposing salmon-pink building  is believed to be the oldest Dutch building in the East, built shortly after ...

... get it so we totally abuse it. We watched Taken, with Liam Neeson. It was breathtaking! 20.03.09: We visited Stadthuys. Constructed in 1650 as the residence of the Dutch Governor and his deputy, the structure reflects Dutch architecture. It is today ...

... tonight will be better. Because we were both quite tired, we have not done too much looking about today.  We did go to Stadthuys, which was the town hall and governor's residence back in the time of Dutch rule.  It is believed to be the oldest ...

... buildings around it are the same colours and designs even the Catholic Church and clock tower. There is a really good museum inside the Stadthuys which I would have liked more time to look around. But it gave us a general idea of the history of Malacca. ...

... breakfast I went to Dutch square. Just over the bridge from Chinatown it is the hub of the old colonial part of Melaka. The Stadthuys building is easily the most focal point of this pretty square. It used to be the main administrative building during the ...

... exactly what we had.  Washed down with a lime juice, the meal was superb and extremely tasty! The old Mayor's colonial house, the Stadthuys, was our next visit.  In the 1990's, it was converted into a set of museums, what else, for the public's ...