Bandar Hilir
75000 Melaka
Coordinates: 2.194174, 102.249557
We returned from the Portuguese Settlement and with some
time to burn before lunch we stopped by the Red Square (sounds like a place in
Moscow!) for a short stop.
No trip to Melaka would be complete without a visit to The
Stadhuys. It is one of, if not the most iconic landmark in all of Melaka. Some would
say A Famosa or St Paul’s Hill are equally famous, but when you say Melaka
visions of the Red Square immediately comes to my mind.
It was built by the Dutch in 1650 and was used as the
administrative center of successive governments for a period of 300 years. It was
eventually converted into a history museum till the present day.
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| in the heart of Melaka City |
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| oldest-surviving Dutch building |
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| iconic |
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| traffic was crawling, as is the case on weekends |
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| what better time for a spot of cendol? |
Another tourist attraction and source of countless photo
opportunities here is the Queen Victoria's Fountain built to commemorate her
Majesty’s Diamond Jubilee.
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| Queen Victoria's Fountain |
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| built in 1901 |
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| elegant as ever |
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| famous backdrop |
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| colonial water fountain |
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| in memory of a great Queen? |
We got lost in the moment gazing at the many attractions here that we almost forgot lunch. Off to Wilson's!
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