Malacca River

One of the very obvious feature of Malacca is the Malacca River. Almost everywhere you go in Malacca, you're sure to come across it. If you know anything about Malacca, you would know that the Malacca river is rich in history. And it's extremely clean and pretty too by Malaysian standard! :P And if you walk along the river, you'll come across pretty bridges to allow you to cross from one 'kampung' to the next easily.

The other attractions are the watermill as show in the photo below, that can be found next to the river near the Dutch Square. I have no idea whether is it a functional watermill, but it sure look pretty! It kinda makes you feel like you're in a European country or something, probably Holland :P

Another very prominent sight at the Malacca River from Dutch Square, is the Maritime Museum in a shape of a ship. Pirates! Ahoy! It looked pretty impressive, and although we walked pass it, we didn't actually went into of it as, well, it's just a museum. If you're ever in Penang, there is also a ship replica at Batu Ferringgi Beach that houses The Ship restaurant. Now that one you should visit!

All in all, I find it extremely relaxing to walk along the Malacca River. Sometimes I feel that we spend too much money traveling to far away places when there are so many wonderful nearby places for us to explore that is just as beautiful, just as exotic. I think I should spend more long weekend in my own country!

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Watermill
The Ship, Penang