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    • 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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    • 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 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

      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 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 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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    • 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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    You might also know this place by the following names:

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