When Sultan Hussein Shah moved to Melaka in 1834, he first stayed at Bandar Hilir and then moved to Kampung Belanda, renting a house in Heeren Street. The street above is Heeren Street, now known as Tun Tan Cheng Lock Street which runs parallel to Jonker Street (Jalan Hang Jebat), but we could not see which house was his home.
This is one of the more interesting streets in Melaka, housing the gorgeous Baba & Nyonya Heritage museum which we visited in 2015. This time we came across other interesting buildings:
This grand villa is the Chee Mansion belonging to one of the oldest families in Melaka. Mr. Chee was a very successful businessman and the first chairman of OCBC (Oversea-Chinese Banking Corporation).
Only a few doors away was this sad building….. just imagine what a bit of restoration could do to this.
I could not resist showing you this building and wondering exactly what was involved in ‘Moral Uplifting’?
As you walk along the covered street here, you will find these neatly placed viewing holes placed in the building dividers so that you can still see some way down the pavement.
We turned right in Jalan Hang Lekir where I spotted these lovely paintings on the walls.
After a refreshing drink in the Geographer Cafe, we turned left into Jonker Street where we saw the Hang Kasturi Mausoleum. Remember, Hang Kasturi was one of Hang Tuah’s gang.
Because we were approaching Chinese New Year, there were a lot of Chinese icons on the streets; here are some lions-in-waiting anbd street decorations.
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