If you are looking for a cheap weekend getaway from Singapore, Malacca, which is a 5 hours’ drive away from Singapore, is a good choice. Even if you do not own a car or do not want to drive your car there, there are many coach options which you can choose from, and you can also choose to drop off at one of the major hotels in Malacca. We booked our tickets from Easybook.com, and the 707 coach departs from Queens Street at 7.45am, stopping at Yong Peng for a short lunch break, before heading on to Malacca. Unfortunately, due to a bad traffic jam along Malaysia's North South Highway, we reach Hotel Equatorial Malacca only at about 2.30pm. After checking in, we walked (~15mins) to Chung Wah Coffee Shop to savor the famous chicken rice ball. Although it is almost 3pm in the afternoon, the queue is still long, and we had to queue for about 10mins to get a table.
The chicken & the chili sauce were great, while novelty rules over taste for the rice ball.
Chung Wah Coffee Shop is just next to Jonker Street, and after our meal, we walked along street to hunt for the famous chendol at Jonker 88.
The gula melaka was boiling hot, and when it meets the cold ice ball, it produces 1 of the best dessert combination.
Jonker 88 also sell other local foods such as laksa, and there are so many people that we had to stand along the corridor to finish our chendol.
Jonker Street is famous for its hand-made pineapple tart, and the shop is located in the middle of Jonker Street. There are also many other food stores and shops selling traditional craft works and clothes along the street.
After some shopping, we spent some time taking photos along Malacca River, Christchurch, and A’Farmosa.
Since we are holidaying, we decided not to drain ourself too much, and headed back to Hotel Equatorial to watch some movies at the comfort of our hotel room before going for dinner.
Up Next: Weekend trip to Malacca - Part 2
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