A Trip to Malacca – My Journal, Part 4

It was the last day of our three days, two nights trip to Malacca. We were supposed to check out of the villa by twelve pm. But our coach to fetch us back to Singapore was arriving at half past four. That left us four and a half hours to kill. We asked for an extension of the checkout time. They gave us another two hours. But that still meant hanging out at the villa, and then at the reception counter. There was nothing of interest to do in the resort.

In the end, we decided that we will have breakfast, then go back and relax for a while, then checkout at twelve pm, and go to the Freeport Outlet. At least, over there, we can have a last look in the shops and have a spot of lunch. Or we can just find a cafe and have a cup of coffee and a chat, while waiting. There are more options, and way better than waiting at the reception. We also found out that it was possible to go straight from the Freeport Outlet to the waiting station for our coach without having to go back to the resort again. So, that was a bonus. And, that was what we did on our last day of the tour - breakfast, checkout, and then to the mall.

This is the club house where we had breakfast in the mornings. It was quite a distance from our villa. We had to call the receptionist, to arrange a time for the transport to pick us up. The breakfast – a buffet of local cuisine, is included in the tour package. It was all right, nothing out the ordinary or extraordinary.

Initially, the cynical me was afraid that we were going to wait forever for transport – if they come at all. But surprising, every time we arranged for transport, they had been very punctual. It just goes to show, the lower your expectations, or when you have no expectations, you are pleasantly surprised - again and again.

Here are some images of the surrounding of the club house.

The Freeport Outlet, or Factory Outlet to some, is a mall where you find designer names. I am not sure how many of the shops are authentic, and how many of them are imitations. Anyway, there were some very decent bargains. And yes, we all bought something – some more than others.

Some images of the of the mall.

I quite like the rainbow-coloured umbrellas overhead. They sure add a splash of colours to the mall.

And what was this windmill doing in the mall, you may wonder. The answer will be revealed later.