We left our house around 10 am for our holiday to Melaka. During the journey, I listen to my favorite music on my phone with my headset. On the way there, we stop at a restplace to go to the toilet. After we came out, I was hungry cause I didn't have any breakfast in the morning but just drank water. And yeah, I'm fasting for breakfast. Ha ha. So anyways, there's a Baskin Robbins' Ice Cream shop just opposite the food court outside. We went there to buy ice cream :). Yum! I order a chocolate ice cream in a cup with no sugar added. Very unique but tasty. I managed to finish it before we even reach Melaka. While in the car waiting, I wrote the word "Libera", a famous boy choir from UK, with a spoon on the cup. Ha ha!
Sorry if you can't see the word.
Finally, we reach Melaka at last!! And my, it's sizzling hot outside. Our hotel is suppose to be Klebang Beach Resort, but it's really far away from the main street and plus, it's crowded with people since it's Good Friday and you know what happens during Good Friday in Melaka. Well, I'll tell you later once I finish writing on finding our hotel.
We try every hotel we could find but all are fully booked. The reason is Singapore is having a public holiday!!! That's why we could see so many Singaporean cars along the way. Whew! But a miracle came when we reach Mahkota Hotel. There are two more rooms available in Lotus wing. So we booked in that room and we're satisfied!! Now we can go eat lunch!!!
We head to Mahkota Parade Mall just opposite our hotel to have lunch since it's too hot to eat outside those hawker stalls. We went up to a food court. Our lunch for that day is chicken rice balls. They're very delicious. But I didn't call that one. Instead, I order a chicken salad with rice.
Doesn't it look delicious :)?
Next, we went to Giant supermarket to buy some snacks back to eat in the hotel. But I believe we won't have time to munch on them. On the way back to our hotel, three Caucasian tourists asked us where is the church on top of the hill. "Church on top of the hill?!" I thought. I believe the church their referring to is the St Paul's Church, if I'm not mistaken. Dad suggest to them to take a taxi to the church. After our thanks, we continue to go back. Whew! I'm glad that's over.
Dad wanted to take us to St Paul's Church to see how the Catholics kiss the feet of Jesus. This is a very unique thing I heard for the first time. Usually this special day of each year, the RC (Roman Catholic) goes to the church and kiss the feet of the statue of Jesus who died on the cross. But this time, the church he's taking us is where Jesus was lying down. He also knows that church very well since he was a Catholic before he became a Protestant. He told us he went there with his family during Good Friday.
So, we did went to the famous St Paul's Church for the first time. That church has been here since 1710, during the invasion of the Portuguese. Wow! Can you imagined how long that church has been?
Yup. This is the church.
It's really fire burning hot outside the church. There are two tents in between the doors. One was lighting up the candles and making the crosses and the other was a huge statue of the Virgin Mary, where the people there touch it for blessings.
Still we couldn't find where the statue of Jesus lying down is. Until dad showed us through the window. There we can see two statues and a portrait of Jesus crucifying on the cross behind them. The one my dad mentioned is the one lying down, trap in a glass case. We're not allowed to go into the room but mom managed to take a photo of the statue through the window. For memories, of course :).
Don't ask what are the flowers for at the bottom.
I only saw a few people went into the room. I guess people must be waiting inside the church for their turn to kiss the feet. I wonder what are the coin boxes for :/?
To be continue in part 2.....
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