Off to
Macau we go!!
The China ferry terminal is relatively near by vechicle from our hotel but me being so "adventurous" wanted to walk there instead. But halfway there we decided to take the bus and luckily we did because it would have taken us some time to reach there. The ferry we took coincidently is owned by Chow Tai Fook. Him again. Can't seem to run away from that person.
The journey was about an hour and a half. Tip: Never sit on the upper deck especially if you are seasick.
First thing to do when you reached is to grab a map of Macau. There's a free shuttle bus service from the ferry terminal to the Venetian. It is not in Macau itself but in Taipa. Averagely every 1 min you would see at least 10 Venetian shuttle buses on the roads. The reason why you won't feel that you are in China is because there are casinos and portugese words everywhere!
Lunch@Venetian
Basically, they designed the entire place like Venice. The photo above is taken at the foodcourt. The sky's fake by the way. There are plenty of food choice, ranging from Portugese to Japanese to Vietnamese! I had Western :) Delicious!!
Looks like the one in Genting Highlands eh? Just on a larger scale. More shops, prettier and a bit fake. After lunch we left the Venetian and took the bus to Largo Do Senado to experience some Portugese architecture.
More shops again! This is where you could get the Portugese egg tarts, barbeque meat and biscuits. You could try all you like, they are more than happy if you did :)
It was VERY hot. Needed to have my ice cream to battle the unbearable heat.
*Ruins of Sao Paul*
Fortaleza Do Monte & Museu de Macau Here's the thing, the signboard said turn left to museum and turn right to fortress. We thought we saw an escalator up to the fortress but couldn't find it so we climbed up instead. The museum on the other hand is located next to the fortress, which could be accessed using an escalator! So the escalator do exist! At least we found out about that later on and need not walk all the way down.
Nothing much at the fortress, just some canons. Similar to the one in Malacca. Well, both were conquered by Portugese right? LOL We didn't enter the museum, just took some pics that's all.
After that, we left the square and went for dinner at a restaurant called A Lorcha which is located right next to A-Ma Temple. There's a bus that stops right in front of that restaurant, just so happen that the bus stop is there, not because there's a shuttle bus. LOL It wasn't open for business yet when we got there so we made reservations and chilled out at the park right outside the temple. It is advisable to make reservations as it is a very popular authentic Portugese restaurant. Very pricey but an eye-opener to real Portugese food.
No photos taken of the park but this is the Maritime Museum which is at the park. That's A-Ma Temple on the bottom left picture. By the way, A-Ma Temple is the last bus stop before the bus terminal.
The restaurant is at the corner end of the shophouse. We ordered just a seafood soup and seafood rice as Mummy had no appetite that day so we couldn't order more. They are also famous for their African chicken and clams in olive oil. Overall Macau was fun! Less cars and feels more peaceful compared to HK.
Ok I look weird here coz I couldn't open my eyes fully, the sun was too glaring
Haha I like Deary's expression.
Haha I like Deary's expression.
