Macau aka: Macao,澳门

great as side trip.. just a boat ride away from hong kong.. and shopping is cheaper than HK for the same quality

I was studying portuguese in Macau on July 2-27,2007. It’s really a beatiful city. “Ruínas de São Paulo” is the most famous place of interest n it’s well worth visiting. If you go there, you can also try portuguese food in Restaurant Santos.

small city,huge history~

stay for a day or two. wonderful delightful place…. like a combination of Vegas, Hawaii, Portugal, and China! Although its casino districts are more like Reno. The Portuguese old centre is really beautiful and fun to stroll around. Much more tropical feel to Macau than in HK.
The super fast Turbojet hovercraft ferries take 50 minutes from HK to Macau, great experience. Good food! However, Macanese Bacalhau is especially salty.

I was searching about Portugal and the Portuguese language and I came to know that they spoke it in the region (?) of Macau in China. I was not very familiar with Macau before, and didn’t know that a place like that under China existed. I was pretty amazed! I really want to go there now; it’s definitely one of the tops on my list.

nothing much to see. it’s like old Manila (in the Philippines). i don’t like the food. i almost throw up in every meal. good thing there is mcdonald’s. i went to hong kong the day after.

there are new buildings being developed like the venetian hotel. though i’ve been to venetian hotel, las vegas a couple of times so it won’t excite me even if i come back to macau…

i saw Mr. Wynn, the owner of Wynn hotel during my trip.

Macau has the most unique Spanish architecture, the most quaint antique shops and a cultural feel like none other. Picture is of St. Paul’s ruins.

Macau is my hometown. I left Macau for Portugal at quite an early age (13, I guess). This is truly the place where East meets West, cross between Chinese and Portuguese culture. Gambling, good food, great hospitality, amazing architecture, great place for shopping… this place is really rich and I strongly recommend you to visit. Don’t forget the islands (Taipa and Coloane)!

We took a jetfoil from Hong Kong for a day trip. The architecture is really interesting, the almond cookies are really good, and the Sands Casino paid me big time! There are tons of beautiful furniture stores along the cobblestone streets. I just wished I had some way to carry some of those things home with me!

see where the sun sets?... it’s behind the sparkling buildings which calls for curiosity. the next time i’ll be there, i gotta set my feet at sands…. heee!;)