Melaka day 2

Got out and properly explored the city today. I temporarily got trapped in a cafe I went to for breakfast as the heavens opened up for an hour, but then I wandered round.
There was a big square full of red colonial buildings from when the Dutch colonised the country, but not overly interesting to look at.
After lunch I visited a heritage house which was meant to an art gallery but ended up being more of an antique collection 😅 I then went to a proper heritage house called Baba and Nyonya Heritage Museum which was so interesting. It showcased the local history of descendants of ethnic Chinese-Malays called Babya-Nyonya or Peranakan. The museum was created in 1986 by Chan Kim Lay, the fourth generation of his family to live in the house built by his great-grandfather in 1896.
I continued exploring the city, it had lots of cool architecture and street art and just a really nice feel to it. I met a fellow traveller for drinks before we ventured into the Jonker Walk street market. This market is only on Fridays, Saturday and Sundays so I'd incidentally timed my trip very well. The street were packed with food vendors selling all sorts of food and every other cuisine. The best thing I ate was some fried turnip rice wraps, unexpectly delicious!Leia mais