Melaka 2023 Last day

The last day of our Melaka holiday.... decided to check out the swimming pool at the apartment, which looked quite nice in the pictures.  My main gripe about this particular apartment was the designated carpark... it was located 5 floors up.  Every time we went out and came back I would be grumbling away.    

Mummy and me

Glamour type of photo according to Mummy

For lunch we had nyonya food at Lin Neo - selected by SE.  Food was all right, nothing to shout about.

Last lunch in Melaka

And that was our Melaka holiday.  I enjoyed it and managed to put on 1kg (sighhh).
 

Melaka 2023 Day3

The next day... master tour guide SE had unearthed some museum options. Our plan for the day was the maritime museums.  

Sidetrack:  There were some not-so-nice work emails expecting me to attend a call.  I had not planned to as it would mean me sitting down at the laptop - yes brought it even on holiday - while the family waited for me the whole morning.  

By the time things were sorted out, I checked and found the museum had closed and would only reopen later in the afternoon.  It didn't improve my mood although I told myself the museum-closed situation had nothing to do with my work woes.  Anyway we headed to a different museum which was open, the Customs museum.  

 

Everyone busy trading at a port. Except us

This museum was free to enter - we took our time to walk around and read signs.  This might help make history more real for the kids, though I suspect Melaka history isn't a large part of the syllabus any more.

Now what are these?

Our slow walkabout took about an hour, which brought us to lunch time.  I'd wanted to go to the Daily Fix cafe but expected a long queue.  SE again took matters in hand and encouraged me to check it out.  So we got there and... well the queue wasn't bad.  Kudos again to SE!

Food was good!  Hubby got the onde-onde cake (delightful.  No pictures coz I didn't expect it to be special).  We also had pandan pancakes (nice enough but a tad too sweet due to the coconut filling).  SE liked the ciabatta bread of the duck sandwich, though next time we should try the chicken.  The star for me was the sweet and savoury pancake - pancakes with maple syrup, caramelised banana, bacon and ham - what's there not to like??  Heaven haha.

Pandan coconut pancakes

Sweet and savoury pancakes

Then we went to walk around Jonker St again.  It's something of a tradition for these 2 to get these egg-shaped ice creams.  SE accepted one when reminded of that.

Our egg ice-creams!

Then SE prompted us to go for a river cruise.  This was sweet of her actually.... the previous trip, I was upset when I planned this activity only to find nobody interested once we got there.  So now we finally have done this - it was ok, just sat back and look left and right according to the pre-recorded guide.

All aboard!

Cruise-ing

So it was a full day again for Day 3. :)

 

Melaka 2023 Day2

Before the holiday, SE asked where we were going - my plan had been to eat and sleep hehe.  SE took it upon herself to research places to go.  That's why we had A Formosa and St Pauls' church on our list.  :)  

This one is Porto de Santiago

Tourists at St Paul's

I'd wanted to revisit Baboon House but assumed the wait will be too long.  SE reminded me to check it out anyway.  To my surprise, we were immediately beckoned in,  AND got the coveted table in the middle.  What joy!  Burgers and drinks were good and I simply love the environment.  The others... weren't as enamoured as me haha.

Happy mummy

Thanks to me

Papa and Jojo were there too

On to Jonker St after that.  JE was attracted by this model of a tall ice-cream.  I discouraged her as it was either the model was a scam or it'd be too big, but hubby said to go ahead.   

Take my RM9

So it turned out big.  And how do finish something so big?  Obviously it was a chore, everyone had a brain-freeze (SE didn't eat much.  These days she just doesn't) and JE ended up with melted ice-cream dripping as we couldn't eat it fast enough.  It also tasted like low-quality stuff.

I do NOT have ice-cream dripping all over

We were tired after walking all over Jonker.  But we had to find our way back to the car which was parked near A Famosa - fortunately we didn't get lost, just a little far.  Then back to the apartment to recharge.  It was rather late by the time people woke up.  I'd thought it was too late for the satay celup JE wanted as there would probably be a long queue.  Also our legs were still tired.  But SE thought we should anyway.  Surprise... we managed to walk right into Ban Lee Siang, no queue (although there was one next door).  

 

Mmm I like satay celup

 Overall, a perfect day!

Melaka 2023 Day1

The girls had a week of school holiday and off we went to Melaka.  We will 'take off' overseas one of these days now that hubby is better.  For now, local is still fine for us.

First up was lunch at Baba Charlie cafe.  Hubby's petai prawn rice was ok, but I didn't like the noodle texture and raw-tasting beansprouts in the laksa.  The kuih annoyingly runs out here so there isn't much choice unlike their previous other outlet (closed now).  I had been thinking of their onde-onde... next time will just find other places to go.

Hung around a bit until it was time to check in.  We got an apartment this time - way more spacious than our Jonker room on our previous trip.  

Take a photo of our apartment...

We just relaxed until it was time for dinner.  Then off to the pasar malam!  We got a table and had mixed sausages, grilled chicken wings, ginger-garlic lala (good) and fried lobak kou (this wasn't nice) and drinks (not worth it at RM11 each as they were diluted).

We are having a snack-y dinner

I enjoyed walking around the stalls buying various things since I haven't visited a pasar malam for ages.  JE had her heart set on a RM15 inflatable frog.  Oh well guess it could be used as a lantern at the upcoming lantern festival.

Yes I need a frog

Went back happily with various food items.  And Mr Inflatable frog.

Our loot