MKZ Day 4 │ Meandering around Melaka!

A Morning in Jonker

Our morning began with a Grab ride from Mahkota Residence to the general area of Jonker Walk. Cat had read about a café that caught her interest, but when we arrived, The Daily Fix Café had not yet opened for business.

Undeterred, we continued northeast along Jalan Hang Lekiu until its very end, then turned right onto Jalan Kampung Pantai. A short walk later, we arrived at Restoran Kok Keong for breakfast.

A Sad Discovery in Kampung Jawa

About thirty five minutes later, we crossed Jalan Kampung Pantai and continued along Lorong Jambatan, walking across Jambatan Kampung Jawa. I had planned to visit an old favourite barber here in Kampung Jawa.

But when we reached Tan You Hock’s barbershop, it was closed. A kind neighbour a few doors down informed us — to our immense sadness — that Uncle Tan had passed away.

May you rest in peace, Uncle.

Into Little India

We continued east along Kampung Jawa, then turned right onto Jalan Bunga Raya, passing Taj Grand Hotel, looping around until we reached Jalan Bendehara — the heart of Little India.

Walking north along Jalan Bendehara, we found Kedai Gunting Rambut Nathan, another barbershop. What little hair I had left was well taken care of, and within an hour we were heading back south along the same road.

Bus Hopping Around Melaka

We caught a Panorama Melaka bus at Flat 9 Tingkat to Dataran Pahlawan, where we ran a few errands. Twenty minutes later, we hopped onto another Panorama Melaka bus to Melaka Sentral.

From there, we boarded yet another Panorama Melaka bus back to town and soon disembarked at The Stadthuys. We walked to Jonker Walk and, after a short stroll, finally arrived at our first destination of the morning — The Daily Fix Café, now open.

We had lunch there before hailing a Grab back to Mahkota Residence.

Wrapping Up Day 4

We spent the rest of the day at the apartment as I worked through the voluminous amount of footage we had shot earlier. Tomorrow, we’ll be heading back home to Kuala Lumpur — and we’re already feeling a little reluctant. 😒

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📍 Location:

Mahkota Hotel Melaka - https://goo.gl/maps/6rkHt4jVim3mKtMs9

The Daily Fix Cafe - https://g.page/thedailyfixcafe?share

Restoran Kok Keong - https://goo.gl/maps/4YiJdkzaqD4tQPt18

Jambatan Kampung Jawa - https://goo.gl/maps/SYxBDvELnFkpPcKY6

Sin See Tai - https://g.page/sinseetai?share

Barber Tan You Hock - https://goo.gl/maps/tQpD1HoV9XJ4VZ9H6

Taj Grand Hotel - https://goo.gl/maps/bLEwC3eRPDHYcyTU8

Little India - https://goo.gl/maps/KxYDdReACjcK3S9g9

Kedai Gunting Rambut Nathan - https://goo.gl/maps/GMa1d2NDJBfbDakY9

Flat 9 Tingkat - https://goo.gl/maps/PjkAaUNZvHtgGXH4A

Dataran Pahlawan - https://g.page/dataranpahlawan?share

Melaka Sentral - https://goo.gl/maps/sGe79gYEzY4UJ2Cd8

The Stadthuys - https://goo.gl/maps/ptGK4iTHmAbmWVJ18

Jonker Street - https://g.page/jonker-street-night-market?share

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