Well it was the school holidays and after doing my duty at invigilating finally ending at the 6 dec 2012 i decided to give my wife a treat via a holiday. Well as you know she wakes up with me to prepare breakfast for me when i go to school and so time to give her a well deserved treat and treat myself as well.
Since both of us are going to melaka so it is not economical for me to drive all the way to melaka and then drive back so i took the coach. Nothing like been driven and it was such a comfortable journey since i slept most of the way. Sri maju express at jalan bendahara. price at rm34.00 per person so all in came to rm130.00 for both of us. Well you might think that i am being a frugal but i consider it as streetwise smart. When i reached Melaka Sentral at about 4.00pm i was a bit tired since i started my journey at 10.00am. Well i took a taxi from Melaka Sentral (pakcik Rosli Amin 012-6030440 or at 014-6630778) He was a very nice person who is an ex army person. We chatted on politics and also on the changes in melaka over the years. He does a lot of driving over the border with going to as far as Genting as well. Well highly recommend.
Well he took me to my hotel. Best Western Wana Riverside Hotel which is at no2, Jalan Munshi Abudullah Melaka 75100 tel: 06-2897888.best western wana riverside hotel Well it has a nice view and wonderful buffet breakfast which is worth the money paid for. They also cater for vegetarian which was wonderful for me. As for the location, it is walking distance to the Melaka Gurdwara and as the staff there are so friendly. It is a new hotel and it is has a great promotion even for the government servant. Well highly recommend.
If you want to go for the Barsi of Sant Baba Sohan Singh ji in Melaka well you could stay at This hotel or a nearer hotel named Palace Hotel but it is just meant to sleep and that is all. I mean it is just to shower and sleep and then go back and do sewa at the gurdwara. Cheap and near the gurdwara.
Well it is walking distance from the Jonker Street my main aim of going to melaka. Well you can google about it and read about it but going there is awesome. From the dodol melaka to the fried cockles and the spicy cuttlefish to the bbq chips and the things you can get there is nice and cheap. You could get the souvenir from there as the price does not differ much at the other places. Well i walked and ate at the Geographer Cafe. Well the live music band is awesome plus they cater for vegetarians. Well i loved the cashew nut chicken with the fresh orange and the vegetarian pasta is really nice. Price is reasonable and location is good.
After walking in Jonker Walk (Jalan Hang Jebat) it is a nice walk. More like pasar malam but lots of variety of food and things to buy.
When in melaka make sure that you do not miss the chance to enjoy the Melaka River Cruise. Well it is a nice slow cruise along the river and you will be told about the changes in melaka by the tour guide. Price is rm9.00 for 1 hour journey on lazy melaka river is alright. My wife enjoyed it very much. I got down at the source of melaka river near the kompleks muzium maritime which i really enjoyed. It reminded me of Vasa museum in Sweden. Well i really like it here. It showed the levels of the ship and the things and canons used during the Portugis, Dutch and also the English era.
The Stadhuys which entrance is rm10.00 for adults was nice and worth the price paid. I also manage to go up the hill and down to the famous Port de Santiago, the St. Paul Church, The St. Francis Xavier's Church.
After watching all these and by now it was in the afternoon, time to hit the mall. Well the Dataran Pahlawan Melaka Megamall. Very big and had most of the normal tenants.I liked the Heritage Gallery which is a place which should not be missed.Well had lunch and watched Rise of the Guardian at GSC.
Then took a meter cab back to the hotel. Uncle Radha 014-2681342. Fair from pahlawan to hotel..rm11.00
Well the next day went to Gurdwara Sahib Melaka. That was the first thing as wife told me it was something dad said MUST GO when at melaka. Well it was my wedding anniversary too so thank God for all the things which he has blessed me with and also with a wonderful wife. :)
After that hit Little India. It was a nice walk which is short. Walking in the town made me feel that melaka is not that big but rather small. Well ended up at mahkota parade which has parkson and Giant as tenant. Well after that guess where we ended. Well went back to GSC at pahlawan and watched Life of Pi 3D which was awesome. After the movie took the taxi back again to the hotel.
Well i wanted to go to Coral Wonderland at F4 level 4 Dataran Pahlawan Melaka Megamall but wife was not interested. Well maybe next time.
Hope the infomation given come useful to someone out there and have a nice holiday.
