Sunday, 30 March 2014

Trip to Muar - 28 & 29/3/2014

Everytime we visit Muar, we never fail to enjoy Muar food, especially meebandung, mee rebus, satay, rojakpetis and nasibriyani. The food in Muar is very mouth-watering. Muar is also famous for its green mussels. We’re used to cook spaghetti bolognaise with seafood, especially prawns and mussels.


While we were enjoying food under the sky at the Muar riverbank, all of a sudden, it started to rain. Luckily, we almost finished our meal and urgently back to the hotel. We stayed at Muar Traders Hotel facing the Muar River and close to the Straits of Malacca. Another beauty of Muar is Tanjung Muar, which was decorated with trees of light. My family played kites and light toys. It was so fun. Further, I like to see the sunset at the Muar River facing the Straits of Malacca. It is so beautiful and cool.

My family and I were relaxing at the hotel balcony.  The Muar River flows slowly and gently.  I saw the fishermen heading to the Straits of Malacca to earn a living.  The environment early in the morning at Muar was soothing and calm.  We enjoyed the sunrise from the side of the Muar Bridge.  Later, we adjourned for breakfast at one of the famous restaurants opposite of the hotel.  From far, we could smell the satay aroma.  It made my mouth water and my stomach growl.  On the way to the restaurant, we stopped at one stall selling ‘apam balik’.  Wow, it was yummy and the taste was sensational. At the restaurant, we ordered the most famous breakfast menu in Muar; mee rebus, soto, satay and lontong.  Each of us ordered different menu for us to share the food. After eating the satay, they charged us based on the number of sticks we ate, unlike in KL where you order a number of sticks.It is unique and can only be found in Muar.

Our next stop is to go sightseeing.  We stopped at one place, known as Tanjung Ketapang.  Tanjung Ketapang is the last land of Muar facing the Straits of Malacca.  It’s exactly at the mouth of the Muar River.  The wind was so breezy and we could hear the rhythm of the waves.  We also could see small ships cruising in the distance. But sure, they’re not the “Search and Rescue” ships to search for MH370.  We also cruised through the Muar River and it was fun and enjoyable.

Our next destination was the mangrove area.  I like to see the ecosystem of the mangrove. I have ideas to do research on the ecosystem for my research topic later.  Muar also popular with  asam pedas and mee bandung. You also can enjoy abundance of cockles, green mussels and a kind of seafood known as ‘lokan’. 

On the way home to KL, we stopped at one coffee shop which is famous for its coffee powder.  I saw various species of coffee beans and my mum bought a large amount of coffee powder for her officemates and for our grandmother, who is a coffee lover.  We also stopped at one stall which sold fried durian (durian goring) and coconut shakes. That was the first time I ate durian goring. It tasted sweet, but I preferred fresh durian.  I just slept and rested throughout the journey home.

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