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    • Day 49

      Macau

      June 21, 2018 in Macao ⋅ 🌧 30 °C

      We went to Macau in search of the Portuguese heritage. We found a really interesting (and sometimes weird) mix of old Portuguese and mass Chinese architectures, with lots of casinos in between. Portuguese is still an official language, but we found no one who could speak it. The best part was finding the biscuit shops where we could fill our bellies with free samples. After all, we are Portuguese, and we don't say no to free food :)Read more

    • Day 39

      Walking around Macau (1)

      June 23, 2018 in Macao ⋅ 🌧 25 °C

      The way that Portugue's culture and architecture is sown in with Chinese and Asian architecture is just fascinating- at time I think I'm in Madeira! Also the use of bamboo here is amazing, I've seen sky scrapers under construction with bamboo used as scaffolding, really keeping old school building techniques alive, and the use of bamboo to build a stage at the Na Tcha Temple.Read more

    • Day 7

      Outrunning Typhoon Bebinca

      August 14, 2018 in Macao ⋅ 🌬 28 °C

      We have learned about typhoons. These storms can be crazy and dangerous. There is one near Hong Kong and Macau at the moment and typhoon signals are put up everywhere. Today it moved from typhoon signal 1 to 3, which means some things close down like our roof top swimming pool :-( and the high level restaurants and rides, cable cars. When the signal reaches 8, all transport stops including ferries and planes, and many businesses. That was expected about 4pm today. The worst, most destructive typhoons reach signal 10. So we had to decide to leave Macau at the right time... Enough to enjoy our tour but not late enough to get stuck in Macau when the ferries stopped. So we left Macau mid afternoon instead of the evening and it worked well. Our hotel pool was closed but everyone was safe! We think we will be able to fly out ok on Thursday.Read more

    • Day 39

      Ruins of St. Paul's

      June 23, 2018 in Macao ⋅ 🌧 25 °C

      Well the clouds have finally stopped having a hissy fit and I can finally explore the old town of Macau starting with the ruins of St Paul, dating back to the 17th Century and a UNESCO world heritage sit.Read more

    • Day 39

      Obligatory Casino Stop

      June 23, 2018 in Macao ⋅ ⛅ 25 °C

      I suppose while I am in the gambling capital of the world, and the only city in China were gambling is legal I have to actually visit one. I honestly can't describe the sheer size of this casino, it had over 6 floors packed with tables. I watched one women exchange over $10,000HKG (£1,000) for casino chips and then proceed to loose nearly $5,000 (£500) instantly on a table! The amount of money flying round was just crazy, and thought I only went in to get a free ticket to the ferry terminal (cheeky hack I know) and ended up staying in there for over an hour!Read more

    • Day 7

      Going to Macau

      August 14, 2018 in Macao ⋅ 🌬 27 °C

      It was exciting to wake up early for our visit to Macau but we also wanted more sleep. We caught a fast catamaran in rainy windy typhoon weather so it was bumpy!

      Macau is so different. It is part of China now, but was run by the Portuguese for a long time. Now Macau has both systems, both moneys, all languages. There are old and new areas... Cobblestone streets like Europe and European balconies in the skinny streets, but lots of Asian signs and shops and transport. Macau is famous for egg tarts, almond biscuits and casinos! East meets West they say.

      We saw St Paul's ruins, from a church and University built in the 15th century and mostly burnt down in the 1800's. The Macau museum was awesome and we could see the old and new city up high from the old fortress. The cannons used to point to the foreign enemies, now they point at the casinos! Walking through the town was nice apart from when the rain was heavy. We tasted a lot of biscuits!
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    • Day 6

      Ruins of St. Paul's

      June 18, 2018 in Macao ⋅ ☀️ 31 °C

      This burned down ruins used to be some sort of church back in the days of Portuguese colonialism. A lot of relics and statues left by the fire are collected in the museum underneath the supposed to be church.Read more

    • Day 6

      St. Anthony Parish

      June 18, 2018 in Macao ⋅ ☀️ 30 °C

      Neighbourhood nearby Ruins of St. Paul's. There's a lot of cafe and merchandise store in here for you to buy Macau's specialty gifts. Other than that, it just a quiet but fun district to walk around and relax yourself.Read more

    • Day 6

      Turbojet trimaran

      February 3, 2019 in Macao ⋅ ⛅ 20 °C

      Zoom! This trimaran thing's fast. Surprisingly quiet, but very vomit-inducing considering how smooth the water is today. The port in Macao is connected to the airport in Hong Kong, so our bags are checked all the way through to Bali now - or so we hope! They do treat the bags with all the love and care one might expect - so there's a good chance they're in the drink already.

      In other news, after only four days in China (sorta), we've already been stopped about three dozen times by people gushing over how amazingly attractive Davy is?! The gruff immigration lady was about ready to adopt. Of course they all think he's a girl, but that's just a detail. If he has trouble finding a girlfriend, we can just send him over and he'll have half a billion to choose from!
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    • Day 6

      Macao

      May 31, 2017 in Macao ⋅ ☀️ 30 °C

      Ich finde ja wenn man schon in Hongkong ist und ein wenig Zeit hat, dann darf ein Ausflug nach Macao nicht fehlen. Also machen wir uns heute Früh auf den Weg zum Hongkong Macao Ferry Pier. Statt dem erwarteten Hafen stehen wir hier aber erstmals inmitten einer Shoppingmall und suchen den Ticketschalter. Doch der ist schnell gefunden und unserem Ausflug steht nichts mehr im Wege. Die Schellboote fahren alle paar Minuten und bringen einen schnell und bequem nach Macau.

      Nach kurzer Passkontrolle und Koffersuche (wir waren einer der wenigen Fahrgäste, die ihr Gepäck aufgrund dessen Größe aufgeben mussten) sitzen wir, kaum in Macau angekommen, auch schon im complementary Shuttlebus zu unserem Hotel Conrad. Dieses ist, gemeinsam mit drei weiteren Hotels, in eine - richtig - Shoppingmall integriert. So mussten wir die glamouröse Lobby unseres Hotels im riesigen Einkaufszentrum erstmals finden. Zur Belohnung war das Hotel jedoch so freundlich, uns auf die größte Suite abzugraden, in der ich je gewohnt habe: Voraum, Essbereich, Fernseh- und Musikzimmer, Wohnbereich, Schlafzimmer, Badezimmer mit Whirlpool, Toilette und Duschraum. Wenn Du hier beim Kofferauspacken nicht mitdenkst, erreichst Du Dein Bewegungstagesziel schon bevor Du das Hotelzimmer überhaupt verlässt. :)

      Zur Schonung des Urlaubsbudgets beschließen wir mit dem Gratisshuttle wieder zurück zum Hafen zu fahren. Grundsätzlich eine gute Idee, allerdings brauchen wir ein wenig Geduld um von dort dann den Ausgang in die Stadt zu finden. Sobald wir das geschafft haben, machen wir uns zunächst auf den Weg zur Fisherman's Wharf - dem ersten "Wir-bauen-alles-nach-Platzerl" des heutigen Tages. Hier reiht sich das Kolloseum an Amsterdamer Herrenhäuser, New Orleans an Süd Afrika. Wichtig ist hierbei immer im Schatten zu bleiben, denn es ist so richtig warm.

      Im Anschluss besuchen wir das beeindruckende MGM Macao Hotel und verzocken ein paar Euro im Wynn (fast baugleich mit Vegas). Und dann beginnt der wirklich anstrengende Teil. Bei gefühlten Sauna-Temperaturen durchwandern wir die wunderschöne Altstadt - und die ist wesentlich größer als angenommen: Gouverneur House, A-Ma Tempel, Moorish Barracks, Largo do Lilau, Kirche São Lourenco, St. Josef, Dom Pedro V Theatre, der wunderschöne Largo do Senado sowie die weltberühmten Ruinen der Kirche St. Paul, um nur die wichtigsten Stationen zu nennen. Die Innenstadt ist wirklich sehenswert, aber wenn Du in der Hitze für 15 Minuten aufs Wassertrinken vergisst, rächt sich der Kreislauf umgehend. :)

      Nach stundenlangem Herumgelaufe gönnen wir uns eine bequeme Taxifahrt zurück ins Hotel auf der künstlich angelegten Insel Cotai. Dort angekommen noch ein kurzer Abstecher ins benachbarte Hard Rock Hotel und schon erforschen wir das Venetian Macao. Wahnsinn - die haben hier doch tatsächlich (fast) nochmal das komplette Las Vegaser Venetian Hotel nachgebaut - mitsamt Rialtobrücke und Gondoliere. Die Kopie der Kopie quasi. So, einen letzten Blick noch ins neue Parisian Ressort (auch nicht schlecht), und dann aber ab ins Bett. Heutiges Wanderpensum: 23,6km. Hoffentlich verlaufen wir uns nicht in unserer Suite ...
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    You might also know this place by the following names:

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