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    • Day 71

      Macau

      December 6, 2016 in Macao ⋅ 🌙 20 °C

      Naast Hong Kong is er nog een klein gebied dat tot voor kort een Europese kolonie was. Portugal was tot 1999 nog altijd in het bezit van het eilandje Macau. Met de snelle Turbojet boot is het een uurtje varen vanaf Hong Kong (Kowloon). Om er te komen ga je wel ook weer 2 keer door de douane controle en ook hier hebben ze een eigen munteenheid, de Pataca (MOP).

      Het eiland staat vooral bekend als het Las Vegas van Azië, oftewel een gokhoofdstad met erg veel enorme casino's. Je loopt zo van Venetië naar Parijs! Er zijn ook nog altijd veel Portugese invloeden zichtbaar. Veel bordjes en bijv. straatnamen zijn in het Portugees.

      Daarnaast is het oude centrum ook erg Zuid-Europees met veel smalle straatjes. In dat gebied staan ook veel Portugese gebouwen die de moeite waard zijn om te bezoeken, zoals de overblijfselen van St. Pauls Cathedral (alleen de gevel staat er nog) en het Monte fort. Ze verkopen ook erg veel pastries (koekjes), die je overal gratis kunt proeven.

      Het vervoer op het eiland is ook erg goedkoop. Bij de aankomsthal van de ferry staan direct dames van de verschillende casino's om je in gratis bussen te krijgen richting hun casino.
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    • Day 4

      On the world's longest bridge to Macao

      February 1, 2019 in Macao ⋅ ⛅ 16 °C

      Managed to get the crew up this morning at a decent hour and moving to catch the Hong Kong Zhuhai Macao Bridge shuttle bus to Macao. We rode with the locals over the $19 billion investment, which is just about to celebrate its first anniversary, reflecting that it cost over 3x what Trump wants for his wall. It was a smooth, efficient journey with a few short queues along the way; all in all a convenient way to get between Hong Kong and Macao.

      We stayed at the Rio on the North side of the bridge (not Cotai) - there is a network of hotel shuttles that take you all over Macao for free. It is not super efficient, as there is a bit of waiting time at each transfer and almost every jump is via the Macao Ferry Terminal, but when you learn the lay of the land (i.e., hotel map) you can take better advantage of inter-hotel transfers.
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    • Day 6

      Temple of A-Ma

      June 18, 2018 in Macao ⋅ ☀️ 31 °C

      A buddhist temple dedicated to the Chinese sea goddess, Mazu. People are allowed to enter the temple complex, and have a look on the daily rituals they practiced. These kind of things are the stuff that excites me.Read more

    • Day 6

      Tchau Macao

      February 3, 2019 in Macao ⋅ ⛅ 20 °C

      Some closing shots from our last few hours in Macao: All in all well worth a stop through - brief however, as we did, would be more than sufficient, especially if gambling is not on the agenda. Lots of quirky little neighbourhoods and street experiences and so also recommended to wander around on foot. In terms of getting there and away via HK, the shuttle bus would get our vote for next time: more cost effective and speedy, less motion sickness-inducing. Only drawback is that it drops off at a secondary terminal that only the largest casino/ hotels run shuttles to.Read more

    • Day 27

      Day 27: A day in magnificent Macau

      June 24, 2017 in Macao ⋅ 🌙 28 °C

      Night trains now seem strangely normal, got off our last one at 6.30am.

      Swift encounter with guide Kayleigh who helped us buy bus tickets for the 2 1/2 hour journey to the China/Macau border. We met our next guide Felix and crossed into the former Portuguese colony, Macau around 10.30.

      Freshened up in the washroom of the Galaxy casino - wow! Very impressed by the fountains and lights, little did we know we'd spend the next couple of hours blown away by the elaborate Venetian (enjoying lunch next to a tiny Venice complete with gondolas, shiny marbled floors and slot machines). Gambling is illegal in mainland China, and Macau is known as China's Las Vegas.

      Then we took a taxi to Macau tower where Emma did her long awaited 232 meter "worlds highest" Bungee Jump (sorry Dad couldn't resist!) Fearless until leaning over the edge then tumbling weightlessly through the air...a weird feeling but fantastic experience! Gill soldiered on at the bottom of the tower for over 2 hours becoming more sunburned and dehydrated by the second, daring not move, camera at the ready, in case she missed Emma's 50 seconds of free fall.

      Said goodbye to Felix and made the 1hr ferry crossing to Hong Kong.
      Rosanna met us to debrief - that's the end of our dragon trip! She was great and helped us find our hotel, Harbour Plaza. Upon check in we were informed we'd been upgraded - what a treat after 25 days of hostels and night trains! As Gill relaxes on the chaise lounge sipping a cold beer, Emma is drooling over the gourmet menu anticipating the harbour view in the morning. One things for sure - we'll be taking a dip in the rooftop pool tomorrow morning!

      Gill & Em x
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    • Day 4

      Macao

      September 2, 2017 in Macao ⋅ ⛅ 29 °C

      Heute früh geht es für uns erstmal mit der Fähre nach Macao. Dort fahren wir mit dem Bus bis in die Altstadt, wo wir uns den Senado Platz mit seine portugiesische. Gebäuden anschauen und anschließend durch die belebten Gassen weiter in Richtung der Ruinen der Pauluskirche schlendern. Unterwegs gibt es noch ein portugisisches Eiertörtchen. Anschließend wagen wir den Aufstieg zur Fortaleza do Monte, was uns bei 32 Grad und 81% Luftfeuchtigkeit ein klein wenig schwitzen lässt 😅.
      Nachdem wir uns oben ein wenig umgeschaut haben und die Aussicht über Macao genossen haben flüchten wir vor dem beginnenden Regen via Taxi zum "the Venetian" wo wir uns neben dem Casino auch die Mall die entlang des "Canale Grande" angelegt ist. Nachdem wir uns auch noch das "Parisian" angeschaut haben und uns eine kurze Bierpause gegönnt haben fahren wir zurück zum Fähranleger und von dort zurück nach Hong Kong.
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    • Day 4

      First things first - to the playpark!

      February 1, 2019 in Macao ⋅ ⛅ 18 °C

      We have discovered that all playgrounds/ playparks in Macao come equipped with the same yellow and red adult exercise equipment - complete with government-issue security guard who ensures that users of the exercise equipment are at least 12 years old. After Davy got busted (which is how we found out about the age requirement) Meg was so proud that she managed to break the rules and capture a snapshot on one of the machines! Macao is also home to the signature single-seat bench, as well as some other cool whirly pieces that we hadn’t seen before.Read more

    • Day 5

      Hongkong/ Macau

      February 9, 2019 in Macao ⋅ ⛅ 21 °C

      5. Tag, Macau
      Heute sind wir um 9.45 Uhr mit der Turbo Jet Ferry Richtung Macau in See gestochen. Macau ist das Zockerparadies Asiens mit einem siebenmal höheren Umsatz als Las Vegas! Zunächst standen einige Sehenswürdigkeiten auf dem Plan. Die Ruine der Pauluskirche das Monte Fort, und der Senado Platz. Anschließend ging's dann nach Cotai in die Casinos. Im Wynn konnten wir aus der Seilbahngondel heraus die Wasserspiele bestaunen, im MGM die Toiletten und im Venetian die mit Elektromotor betriebenen Gondeln am Canale Grande.
      Ein unerwartetes kulinarisches Erlebnis hatten wir dann zum Abschluss des Tages in der Ankunftshalle der Turbo Jet Ferry. Im japanischen Restaurant "Ajisen"
      wollten wir nur eine Kleinigkeit essen, daraus sind dann fünf Gänge geworden weil jedes Gericht leckerer war als das davor.
      Morgen mehr.
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    • Day 5

      Macao's best nata - and the winner is...

      February 2, 2019 in Macao ⋅ ☀️ 19 °C

      So the contest for best nata in Macao is apparently between Lord Stow’s Bakery and his ex-wife Margaret’s shop, Cafe e Nata. We just had to try both and add our two cents to the mix!

      Margaret’s nata are rather eggy, perhaps even slightly underdone. The crust is light, flaky and while we had to wait for the batch to finish baking, as a result we got ours piping hot! The queue of locals and Hongers alike, plus the odd foreign tourist, was impressive. PS: Final verdict is that they are better post-refrigeration, allowing the custard to solidify.

      Lord Stow owns the South Island and we had some birthday nata with singing and everything to celebrate Mommy's day. Stow’s are more buttery, solid and a bit less eggy.

      The winner: (drum roll) Any bakery in Lisbon. The real thing is way better - a little sweeter, custardy and a lot less eggy. Gotta get more next time we're in Lisbon!
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    • Day 4

      What's a ruin?

      February 1, 2019 in Macao ⋅ ⛅ 17 °C

      Spent the afternoon wandering around the non-casino side of old Macao. Lots of narrow winding roads, quaint little shops, and funky English signage. We (well at least Mommy) came across quite a few mouth-watering street food stands - bowls of soup noodles with beef or fish seem popular - looking forward to giving some a try.

      We took a pause by two religious places: First a living, active Christian church and then the ruins of St. Paul’s. The latter gave us a perfect segue to answer Davy’s questions about whether there were churches that were no longer active but kept in some reasonable state for tourists. Not all are ruins of course!
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    You might also know this place by the following names:

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