Where to go next ah? River cruise!

About 10 mins away from Taman Buaya was the main port of the Melaka River Cruise. You need to have a maximum number of pax per boat before it can begin.

While we waited for more people to arrive, the camera came in to good use. Plenty of stumpy coconut trees around that provided shade on a very sunny Saturday afternoon.  

There were many boats parked on the side but not many 'sailors' to man it. So we had no choice but to wait until we got enough people to occupy the boat.

Tourists like us had to pass time by posing for their camera person. These uncles and aunties got summoned RM 10 each. Group photo mug shot...

This is our model mocking the uncle and aunty tourists. Haha, however his summon is double (coz gotta pay for me also la).

We ended up sharing the boat with 20 Standard 3 kids and Miss Lim. You can imagine how noisy it was!

The river cruise lasted about 30 minutes. You should go on the cruise without any expectations. The problem with four of us is that we had some pretty high expectations. Wouldn’t you be when the Melaka river is tagged as “Venice of the East”? If you have been to Venice or have even watched what Venice is all about on TV, I’d like to say that this is a far cry from what we like to depict the straits of Melaka to be. 

The most common view was the backside of the many shops and restaurants built by the side of the river. Must have been a very busy alley during its hey day.

The water was calm. On the way there, we did spot a couple of heads bobbing around... heads of swimming monitor lizards, that is! Too bad, I didn't manage to capture pictures of them.

After a while, the scene remains unchanged. There were some construction going on at the banks of the river. Hopefully, in future, it'll make the ride more interesting.

Me into you into me

Overall, I personally thought it was a pleasant ride. Chip commented that the river smelled but I didn't think it was that bad. I guess the only exciting part about our trip were the appearance of monitor lizards at the river bank. I guess the exuberance is amplified when you have Standard 3 kids screaming with excitement.

Our verdict: Melaka River Cruise (2/5)

to be continued...

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