Travelogue: Malacca (Tourist Attraction (II))
In case you have missed my previous posts
Here for the part 2 of our tourist attraction and probably the last post for being the tourists of the day. On the second day of our trip, we executed our initial plan by taking the ferry at Melaka River. While on the way to the river, we settled down to take a picture of Queen Victoria's fountain. Nothing much for us to view but let's listen to the history behind it.
The Queen Victoria's Fountain is located in the same area as The Stadthuys Malacca and the Christ Church. It is just beside the Tan Beng Siew Clock Tower. The fountain was built to commemorate the Diamond Jubilee of Queen Victoria.
The Queen Victoria Fountain was built in 1901 by the British and is still standing as elegant as ever until this very day. Although more than a hundred years old, this fountain is still functioning well and is probably the only functioning colonial water fountains in Malaysia.
Another church that we passed by while strolling around to kill time as we came in too early for our ride.
ST FRANCIS XAVIER’S CHURCH
A domineering presence in the skyline of Malacca, this twin-spired neo-gothic structure was built on the site of an old Portuguese church by a French priest, Father Farvé, in 1856, in honour of St. Francis Xavier, a prominent 16th-century Catholic missionary also known as ‘Apostle of the East’. Located on Jalan Laksamana, the church’s finishing touches were completed in 1859 by Father Allard, with the present-day presbytery built in 1874.
Every morning, there will be prayers made and majority who came in were Indian families. While the praying commence when we were standing outside the church, we didn't enter in so not to disturb them.
Geezzzz, we knew earlier that the Ferry operates at 9.30am but when we reached there to purchase our tickets, the staff announced that the first boat came in at 10.30am!! 1 hour of idling around really bored us! But nevertheless. we waited! We buy for the experience you see.
We knew that we have to find something to do so we decided to pay RM8 to enter into Maritime Museum. Oh well, this museum is not really fantastic but at least we wasted 30 mins here capturing good moments.
Here we are at the top of the ship deck! DSLR is not doing a good job to capture the scenery and us so here to my fish-eye lens! Its been a good use to take shots of us and the view.
Skipping on what we saw in the museum if not this is going to bore you to death. Bascially if you want to know more about the history, you may consider to come in here? They have alot of detailed history background.
The museum is so boring so its better off to take ourselves. HAHAHA
Looking at the time, it was 10am and we managed to sneak in among the crowd to catch the first boat! Lucky us! But not lucky enough because we sat in the same boat with the Indian Family whom they made so much noise. No peace at all!
Some were rude as though they owned the whole ferry, there's this indian kid pushed people around to get her way in. I mean like can't she wait for one to step in first before she make her move? Why if the person lose his/her balance and fall into the river. Tsk tsk.
Weather was exceptionally good! The wind blew and my hair kept slapping on my face.
The reason why I want to ride on this ferry was to see the mural painting along this whole streets. Beautiful painting to take #ootd but its too far to walk from Jonker street to here so we only can-see but cannot-touch.
With paying of RM15 for a 40 mins ride, many will find it a waste of money. But being the first time here, everything also must try once. Even the most boring museum we have been, this ride is nothing to us but a sit-back and relax day.
I shall call this post off with our faces! Thanks to the one sitting beside me for being a great companion, walking up and down with me even though your calves ached like mad at the end of the day, sharing all the good/ street food with me. Having to try out alot of new things and also a happy cam-whore buddy. I hope and hope you will forever be my travel buddy! Our aim for the next trip: Penang (:
Places of where to eat will be up on the next post!
Till then
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