After that it was lunch at Jonker 88 for some yummy laksa and cendol. It was the one place where they really put on the gula melaka really pekat! Eee... Sweet!

The other place I went that wasn't there the last time, was 8 Heeren St. a rebuilt and preserved Dutch house by Badan Warisan Malaysia. This visit really confirmed my theories I was earlier telling Naz about the different architecture in this area. My smart-alec idea was that those houses that had one sole window on the front & the plaster being all rough were the original facade of the homes in the 1700s during Dutch time. But alot of what most the homes look like today are very Chinese. If you notice the pillars and Chinse dragon plaster designs on the house, it was probably bought over from the Dutch when the Chinese arrived later on.

The person we met at 8 Heeren St, Colin Goh, actually confirmed this. Along with all the other posters up on the wall at the house. I thought it was so cool! ^_^ I even asked him if he knew if those houses used to have gardens in the front. He said they might have, in Dutch style. He even said that the Chinese homes even had orchards in the middle of their homes! Wah. Later he even pointed out that some of the windows and doors at 8 Heeren St was made to replica the old Dutch style homes. It was a pity tho' that the old titles weren't kept, otherwise he would've been able to tell us who lived in these homes.

Besides that we also visited the Butterfly Park, Gee's Creations (a place I featured on KRM - the guy remembered me!) & a really cool antique shop where mute and Naz bought a couple of really old Malaysian records. Heheh... With so much more info filling my head, I knocked out in the car on our way home. Now I'm stuck with a stiff neck. Bleh.

More pictures on my flickr.