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Hi,
I would like to go on a road trip to Melaka and then KL from Singapore.
How long does it take to drive from Singapore to Melaka?
Anything I need to take note along the way?
Any recommendations on authentic peranakan food and snacks?
The best Nyonya food in Malacca is by Chef Bong at Hotel Equatorial and more than once i have travelled to Malacca (from Singapore) just to have a feast of a meal at the seri nyonya rest.. she has also published a book which i have a copy of.. if you do go there to eat, please give her the best regards from the doctor from cuba, she will know who i am.. two months ago i took a group of malaysians to eat there.. they were surprised at the high quality of food.
there is no better place to stay in Malacca than Hotel Puri
and driving from singapore to melaka should take you around 4-5 hours.
Driving from Singapore to Melaka takes about 4 hours. If you use the Tuas Checkpoint, all you need to do is follow the highway to KL. Avoid leaving Singapore on Friday evening after office hours, you may lose a lot of time waiting. From Melaka to KL, it takes another 2 hours. For food and snacks, chicken rice ball is a must try. Also celup satay is interesting. Check my restaurant tips for details.
Thanks for the information guys.
I was watching a program on malacca and managed to note down some addresses (not in full though, they flashes too fast).
Anyone knows anything about the restaurants at these addresses:
1. 198 Jalan Taman Reya
2. 107 Jalan Tan Tun
3. Jalan Hang Jebat
4. Jalan Tengera Pantai 2 (think this was a house selling peranakan snacks)
it will take about 2.5 hrs drive from downtown johor baru (jbaru) after the causeway... you will have to factor in the time taken to cross the causeway and for immigration formalities... exit at the ayer keroh interchange... i use to do klumpur-jbaru in about 3.5 hrs with klumpur-melaka in 2.0 hrs... understand that the highway toll will be increased again from march 1, 2009... ~chia
Like in the rest of Malasia you will find a great mix of coultures. As we arrive at the bus station we saw a lot of muslim women the head and body covered, but then in the more historic part of Malacca we found more hindus and chinise people.
Walk along jonker street and observe some of the old Chinese shophouses. Some of them still have at the fron facade partially tiled walls. They are very pretty tiles, in the Straits people fashion. Becos of its antique value, some of the tiles have been pierced out and sold to collectors.
The picture is not of any antique value, but the tiles are equally pretty with our national flower (bunga raya - which mains highway flower..becos it was chosen as our national flowers as years ago it was indeed a popular flower grown along Malay villages, and now even in the city)
If you can charter a boat for a short river trip, don't forget to visit also Melaka outskirts and not just the centre.
It is a good occasion to experience real local life and have a close look to local houses.
Fancy bringing back priceless Chinese porcelain home ? Well, just walk into any of the antique shops along Jonker Walk.
Antique lovers all over the world should take a look at the extraordinary findings they have in those shops from the Sung, Ming and Qing dynasties.
Apart from antiques, pieces of brassware and ancient jewelry, you will also find exquisite porcelain from the 17th century Dutch and 18th Century Japan there. The shops are lined along Jonker Walk.
Other than Prawn Crackers, there are colourful rice crackers that don't need any pre-frying. Look out for those when you're in Melaka, they're hardly seen in Singapore any more. Expect to pay about RM1-2 for a packet.
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