A Historic City In Malaysia..

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Hey guys! I’m back as promised😉After reading my first ever blog, are you guys excited about what I’m going to share in this second blog? 👀When you read the title, I guess most of you will think about…. Bingo! I will talk about Malacca, a city that has been a top-pick holiday getaway due to its many historic attractions.

Malacca Overview

Malacca (Melaka in Malay), or famously known as the “Historical City of Malaysia” was declared as a UNESCO world heritage site in 2008. It is the third smallest state in Malaysia after Perlis and Penang. Although relatively small in size, Malacca is a truly fascinating place, with a long history and a rich culture.

Malaysia’s historic city Malacca has witnessed the height of a Malay empire and later occupation by the Portuguese, Dutch and English. She is also the birthplace of the Malaccan Baba Nonya culture, and Malaysian Eurasian culture, stemming from Portuguese communities who settled and intermarried locally.

How to get there?

The usual options are available to get around Malacca Town. Choose from taxis, buses and trishaws to move around the city. For those places to visit located at the outskirts of the city, use a cab or charter your own car to get there.

The cheapest way to reach Malacca is by coach. There are quite some bus operators that have daily buses driving between Malacca and many other locations within Peninsular Malaysia. From the main bus terminal TBS in Kuala Lumpur many buses a day leave towards Malacca. The trip from Kuala Lumpur to Malacca by bus will take around 2.5 hours. Tickets from Kuala Lumpur to Malacca only cost around RM14.40 (one way).

5 Places to Visit in Malacca

1.Dutch Square Malacca is the most picturesque along Jalan Kota. It’s also a colourful trishaw pickup point, it is distinguished by a group of bright, terracotta-red colonial Dutch buildings, built between 1660 and 1700. One of the oldest surviving parts of Malacca, Dutch Square’s most prominent building is the Stadthuys. It was completed in 1660 and is said to be the oldest-existing Dutch building in the East.

  • Admission Fee: RM5 per adult; RM2 per child.
  • Opening Hours: 9am to 5pm (Monday to Thursday); 9am to 8.30pm (Friday to Sunday)

2. Melaka Maritime Museum is a replica of the Flor de la Mar, a Portuguese ship said to have been carrying vast treasures from Malacca when it sank off the coast of Malacca on its way back to Portugal. The structure houses the Melaka Maritime Museum, which tells the city’s long history as an international trade hub.

  • Admission Fee: RM5 per adult; RM3 per child.
  • Opening Hours: 9am to 5.30pm (Monday to Thursday); 9am to 7pm (Friday to Sunday)

3. The Baba & Nyonya House Museum , also known as the Baba Nyonya Heritage Museum showcases the local history of ethnic Chinese-Malays called Baba-Nyonya or Peranakan in Melaka. They are the descendants of Chinese traders who migrated to the British Straits Settlements of Melaka and then adopted some of the local Malay customs into their culture. 

You can get a taxi from Zoo Malacca to Baba Nyonya Heritage Museum which would take about 20 minutes. The walking distance to Baba Nyonya Heritage Museum from Menara Taming Sari would approximately take around 15 minutes. Each location can be easily reached by eco-friendly Trishaw ride that would take around 10 minutes.

  • Admission Fee: RM8 per adult; RM4 per child.
  • Opening Hours: 10am to 5pm (Monday to Thursday); 10am to 6pm (Friday to Sunday)

4. A’ Famosa is located beside the Stadthuys building. Built in 1511 by the Portuguese, the settlement used to sprawl across a whole hillside but now only a lone gate (Porta de Santiago) remains. It is one of the oldest surviving European architectural remains in Asia. The admission fee is not required. There is no opening hours as well. You can visit there freely.

5. The Melaka Sultanate Palace, Malacca is found at the foot of St Paul’s Hill. This palace is a replica of Sultan Mansur Shah’s palace who ruled Malacca from 1456 to 1477. The original building was destroyed by lightning. It was constructed in 1985 base on accounts and writings of the ancient Sejarah Melayu

  • Admission Fee: RM2 per adult; RM1 per child.
  • Opening Hours: 9am to 6pm (everyday)

Why You Should Visit Malacca…

As for me, Malacca was one of the most surprising places that I’ve visited with its numerous historic museums and cultural sites mentioned above. It feels like I was taken back to the past and I can feel the strong sense of history in Malacca. It grabbed my attention and is now my favourite Malaysian destination . Besides that, another thing that makes me love Malacca is it has diverse shops and eateries. At the weekends, the road transforms into a huge street market in the evenings, with plentiful street food, snacks, and drinks to tempt you.

In addition, Malacca will certainly please all art enthusiasts too. Scenes of local life from the past can be found along the city’s walls, and there are old product advertisements painted on pillars and walls. Take a walk alongside the river and you’ll find even more eye-catching paintings as well as a spot where old cars have been cut in half and turned into an artistic display. Art can be seen almost everywhere in the main heart of town

Overall

Home of the well-known Nyonya cuisine, Malacca is a popular destination for tourists who want to catch a glimpse of Malaysia’s unique heritage. Visiting Malacca is to engage in the flow of rediscovering her colorful past in historical monuments and ruins, and to experience the constant creation and unfolding of the new. I strongly recommend you to visit this historic city, at least once in a lifetime. 🤩

A Paradise for Shoppers

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Hi guys, I’m Genevieve! As a Johorean, I would like to share one of the most hot shopping malls that anyone could come across in Johor Bahru. Yup! It is AEON MALL Tebrau City. I love to visit this mall together with my family and friends during my free time.

About the Mall

AEON, Japan’s single-largest shopping mall developer and operator, is the largest retailer in Asia and AEON MALL Tebrau City is AEON’S largest shopping mall in Malaysia. It is one of the most hot tourist spot in Johor, Malaysia. Other than local people, you can see many Ang mos (Malaysians love to use this word as it refers to white people), Filipinos, Singaporean and many tourists from across the world.

Address: 1, Jalan Desa Tebrau, Taman Desa Tebrau, 81100 Johor Bahru, Johor.
Operation Hours:
Sunday to Thursday 10:00am – 10:00pm
Friday to Saturday 10:00am – 11:00pm

Expansion, New Wings and Shops 


“The refurbishment of Aeon Tebrau City was done to not only refresh the aesthetics of the store, but to give our customers a more inituitive shopping experience.” — Aeon Co. (M) Bhd managing director Shinobu Washizawa


This is the center of the new wings. Its design and decoration varies according to the festival. Besides festivals, many events and performances have been held here as well during normal days.

Stepping in Japan village, you can feel a strong Japanese atmosphere with all those beautiful decorations and famous Japanese restaurants such as best ramen at Hanamaru Yoshinoya, steamboat Arashi Shabu Shabu, KOMUGI Bakery & MIYAKO Grill, Sushi King, Kinsahi and so on. It also has shops that sell multi merchandise with super reasonable price like DAISO and MINISO.

AEON Tebrau also has a number of eateries that serve Local delicacies, Chinese cuisine, fast food, Western food, desserts and beverages, and many more. It is one of the reason that made me like to visit the mall because it considers the preferences of customers. Plus, I can just taste different types of food in the same place. Yummy~~

PALO is a game zone suitable for children, teenagers and adults. You sure don’t want to leave this place because you would want to try out those interesting games like I did! 🙂

Some Friendly Facilities and Services in the AEON Tebrau

Taa-Daa! This Choo Choo train is available in AEON Tebrau and this is what makes the mall special. You can get your ticket from the attendant at the train station for a full round trip at 2nd floor of the new wing. The fee charges RM 5 per child only.

The cinema here is TGV Cinema. Superb sound system, quality of screen, and comfortable chairs make your spend worth. It has Imax 3D as well. TGV Cinema also added new ticket machines so you don’t need to stuck in the long queue at the counters. You can purchase the movie ticket by yourself at these machines. It is convenient and easy to use.

Next, the mall has these information boards on every floor. You can refer to them if you cannot find the shop that you are looking for or you can also enquire at the customer service located at the ground floor.

There is also a small space outside each toilet on every floor which has massage chairs or mini playground. This is also what I like about AEON Tebrau because it provides such facilities to entertain customers.

Last but not least, there are many benches in AEON Tebrau for people to take a rest. So do not worry if you feel tired after few hours of window shopping. 😉 Of course, the mall also has facilities like surau, wheelchair loan, car park, infant facilities and so on.

Overall

AEON MALL Tebrau City is a huge shopping mall with lots of F&B outlets, entertainments, retail shops and many more. It is a paradise for shoppers indeed and a must to visit! I hope you find this blog useful and also enjoy reading it. Any thoughts please feel free to comment below. 🙂 Thanks for sharing it too!