Coronation Park — Attraction in Malacca

Visited this park back in Feb before the MCO and lockdown.

Taman Bunga Merdeka is an oddity of a park. It’s part park and part open museum. As a park, it’s a nice bit of green space in a city with a dearth of green space, and right in the of the historic, heritage part of the city too. While the park is not all that big, it’s large and pleasant enough for a wander or sit down as there are plenty of stone seats dotted along the paved paths. The open air museum contains several interesting exhibits such as a retired Twin Pioneer CC Mk 1 aircraft, a decommissioned locomotive named Sungai Lukut 21111, which also doubles up as a souvenir shop. It’s not the most exciting thing to do in Melaka, but if you have time in the city, it’s a nice place to relax.

There are playground and some kind of simulated flying experience inside the plane. I’ve not seen any of these open, but it is not high season or the current worldwide...

Melaka is a wonderful city and its historic heart, designated a UNESCO World Heritage site, is crammed with interesting things to see.

If there is one criticism of Melaka, it’s that it is a bit lacking in parks and open green spaces. One park that does exist in the city centre is along Jalan Kota, facing the People’s Museum and the strip of other museums in that street. It is known as Taman Bunga Merdeka but still remembered as Coronation Park, a name given to commemorate the accession of Queen Elizabeth II to the throne...

I really liked this park, it was really shady, cooling and windy, a suitable place to rest and relax after a long walk from visiting the surrounding area. Strategically located in between Dataran Pahlawan Megamall and Menara Taming Sari, and just along Jalan Kota nearby A’Famosa. In the middle of the park is the St Francis Xavier...