Monday, July 1, 2024

Melaka Next day

Between the convenience of Jonker St vs the better value-for-money accommodation further away, the latter won this time.  No regrets as our apartment at Silverscape was nice (pretty sure rentals will increase once the attached mall is in operation!  It has apparently been closed since MCO but there is a ZUS coffee outlet where I happily went for breakfast while everyone was still sleeping)

SE having breakfast with a view


We headed to The Shore for lunch at Cafe Chef Wan.  I was excited... been wanting to come to this place for a while now.  There was a 40% discount lunch promotion for Ramadan month - perfect.  
Love the cafe deco! 

Us with 'Chef Wan'

The food... not so much.   At a price point of RM36, the cucur udang was huge and the fried 'nest' was lovely to look at and eat.  But the prawns were so far from fresh that the flesh was mushy.  Mee rebus and seafood horfun at RM38 each were ok, nothing special.  There are loads of interesting items on the menu though so maybe another time.  At least portions are large.  All our dishes came with multiple whole cili padi which I wiped off and brought home haha.

Us with the mee rebus and giant cucur udang


Cannot believe this huge bowl

Our visit to The Shore had another objective - the aquarium!   We went there when it was newly opened 6 years ago.  Things have gone slightly downhill - deterioration in the condition of the exhibits, less specimens in the touch pools, no more interactive game nor included souvenir.  Oh well.

Many small fishies


Big fish

Save the ship!

Got a takeaway from Subway for SE's dinner, got lost trying to find the car, then it was back to our apartment.

6 comments:

  1. very nice view from the room's balcony!

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    1. There is a cafe open on a high floor at the attached mall. Expensive and people raved about the view in the Google reviews. And I was like.... I already have the view hahaha. No need to pay extra.

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  2. Nice seaview 👍😊 lovely photos of everyone. Hahaha SE photo of being shocked at the big bowl of food is so cute 🥰 good to see all of you having a fun time.

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    1. I'm always the main itinerary planner for our holidays. So pleased with this day's plan hehe.

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    2. Well done 👍 to you! SE and JE will have beautiful memories of this wonderful holiday! 💗

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    3. As an 'older' parent, I suppose I have less time than others to do things together with them. Getting some pains and aches nowadays so might be less active in the future.

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