For photography enthusiasts visiting Melaka, chances are that they would go home with loads of photos of the Melaka River. This photo shows old pre-war buildings along the Melaka River was taken around 8pm as I was heading to the night market at Jonker Walk. There was a time when boats laden with goods would travel up from the river mouth where the goods would be unloaded at the back of these buildings.
Malacca was an important trading port in the olden days. The Melaka River can be said to the cradle of its beginning with the founding of the Malacca Sultanate in the 15th century. The river and its tributaries offered an ideal waterway for transporting people and goods. There were wooden draw-bridges built across the river. These bridges could be drawn up to allow the passage of boats into its hinterland upriver. Today, its past glory has faded. Murky water flows idyllically past the city before emptying into the Straits of Malacca.
Here is another photo of the river during the day. [Lumix FZ20: 1/800 sec @ F/5, ISO 80]
(Above) Night view [Lumix FZ20: 8 sec @ F/5.6, ISO 100; Shuttle Priority]
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