Malacca is listed as one of the most famous historical cities in Malaysia and is pronounced “Melaka” in Malay by the locals. Malacca has lived through Malaysia’s history and is widely known for its historical buildings and monuments.
There are many historical buildings in Malacca like the Portuguese fort - A’Famosa and Jonker Walk, but one of the most popular monuments in Malacca is the Christ Church which is also called the Red House by locals because the building is blanketed under a coat of red paint. The monument is located near Jalan Laksamana and Jalan Gereja and is just half a kilometre walk from Mahkota Parade. Tourists often come from all corners of the world to visit the oldest functioning Protestant church in Malaysia – Christ Church.
When I first heard about this place, I imagined the streets around Christ Church to be beautiful and unique just like what they showed on television; streets filled with people walking about as birds flew happily above their heads while musicians played their melodious music into the people’s hearts. It seemed all too good to be true.
The streets around Christ Church have been around ever since the Portuguese empire. Isn’t that amazing! That actually means that these streets that we see right now, weren’t always paved with stone bricks but in a distance time might have just been a lonely dirt road. The streets would’ve been much more peaceful compared to today, as we have cars and lorry’s rolling about every day as to the olden days when cars didn’t even exist and people relied on animals to ferry them from place to place. Just picturing the life of the people who used to walk these streets just reminds me of how much our life standards have improved since then.
The streets around Christ Church today are filled with trishaws and hawkers. It’s a funny fact but even though we’ve got cars now, some of the locals still prefer the use of traditional transport like bicycles and trishaws. I guess something’s never change. As the economy around Christ Church has changed, modern trishaw drivers have also adapted themselves to operate as tour guides for tourists where they take tourists on a round trip around Malacca City or just around Christ Church. On the other hand, the streets are lined with souvenir shops and hawker stalls that sell a variety of goods from flowers to jewellery and toys. The products sold by these hawkers are mostly handmade, which in turn allows them to express their creativity while earning a living.
The streets around this place are always filled with life; people taking pictures, hawkers selling their goods and even trishaws honking to attract attention of the onlookers. These streets have made Malaysians proud to be Malaysian and lead foreigners to always be envied of our authentic heritage.
When I first heard about this place, I imagined the streets around Christ Church to be beautiful and unique just like what they showed on television; streets filled with people walking about as birds flew happily above their heads while musicians played their melodious music into the people’s hearts. It seemed all too good to be true.
The streets around Christ Church have been around ever since the Portuguese empire. Isn’t that amazing! That actually means that these streets that we see right now, weren’t always paved with stone bricks but in a distance time might have just been a lonely dirt road. The streets would’ve been much more peaceful compared to today, as we have cars and lorry’s rolling about every day as to the olden days when cars didn’t even exist and people relied on animals to ferry them from place to place. Just picturing the life of the people who used to walk these streets just reminds me of how much our life standards have improved since then.
The streets around Christ Church today are filled with trishaws and hawkers. It’s a funny fact but even though we’ve got cars now, some of the locals still prefer the use of traditional transport like bicycles and trishaws. I guess something’s never change. As the economy around Christ Church has changed, modern trishaw drivers have also adapted themselves to operate as tour guides for tourists where they take tourists on a round trip around Malacca City or just around Christ Church. On the other hand, the streets are lined with souvenir shops and hawker stalls that sell a variety of goods from flowers to jewellery and toys. The products sold by these hawkers are mostly handmade, which in turn allows them to express their creativity while earning a living.
The streets around this place are always filled with life; people taking pictures, hawkers selling their goods and even trishaws honking to attract attention of the onlookers. These streets have made Malaysians proud to be Malaysian and lead foreigners to always be envied of our authentic heritage.
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