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What I loved most about Macao is the remains of Portuguese culture in a Chinese environment. It's special and surprising. I didn't have much time in the city and it was far too hot for a comfortable walk around, but that's what I did anyway, and I'm happy that I managed to see quite a lot . The view from Monte Hill is great. On the bottom right of the picture the facade of St Paul church can be seen.
You will come across some really nice looking buildings... We spent a lot of time walking around in Macau and it was probably the best way to see the city...although we could have done it quicker on scooters... ;)
The stair streets are so pretty, with balconies full of flowers in both sides. a pintoresque country with a strange combinations of European and Oriental styles. the marvellous view from the top of the city.Go to the fort over the top of the city. The walking will be long, but it worth it. The view is really something.
the mixture between Europe and asia is on it's highest essence, the old colonial district with porched houses full of reds, yellows, greens..., full of flowers, and Gallos. Listening cantonesse and tasting Portugesse, it gets to a time where you don't really know where you are, if in the middle of a tiny portuguesse city or on a bullicious chinesse city. you lost the sens of place.
To feel the atmosphere of this town,where West meets East you should walk around the city.It´s arquitecture(churches and temples);street markets(red market,Sao Domingos market...);gardens (Camoes garden,Lu Lim Yoek Garden...);the festivities(dragon boat racing,the music festival,the chinese New Year);the food(with portuguese,indian and chinese influence);the shopping...And a very nice people welcomes you to this unique part of Asia. All the atmosphere that surrounds this city, day and night.The Chinese New Year and the festivities.
When I visited here with dzni, we saw the Chinese border and decided that we wanted to try to get back into China, even though our visas were good for only one visit. So, we approached the border patrol station and got in line. No one spoke English very well, we figured. We got out of Macau easily, and then found that they wouldn't let us into China without a new visa, which we could purchase for 100 yuan in the office. We thought about it for a few minutes, but were worried that if we left Macau, we might not get back in, and if we entered China, we might not be able to get out. So, we decided to turn around before we even got to Chinese customs.Dzni (David) went through before I did, and had a little problem trying to tell the customs agent why we were going back into Macau after having just left it. I had no problem which was due to the fact that David and I told the customs agent...
We walked into a store in Macau, because it was hot and we wanted a drink. Coke, of course. It was interesting trying to talk to the store-owner, as we were speaking in Spanish, and he spoke only Portugese. The guy simply looked at me and shook his head. I tried repeating what I was asking other ways, circumlocution, if you will, but to no avail. We then decided to wander until we found it. It was a very nice walk around the city, not to mention long! It was fun.
One of our desired stops was the Guia Fortress. We had also decided that we were going to walk. Actually, that was decided for us as we had no car. After a while, we found that our sense of direction had failed us and we were lost. So, we thought about hailing the nearest taxi and having the driver take us. Before we did that, we fortunately found that we actually did know where we were going, and thus had no need for a taxi. Getting lost in cities, especially those on the other side of the world is such a great experience. YOu get to see so much of a place that way. And, if you're like us, you'll enjoy it, and make the most of it! It was so awesome walking along the cobbled streets. I recall a motorscooter (don't know why) that I saw. AH! So much fun!
Traditional food productsThere are very few neighborhoods in Macau where you will not find numerous shops selling dried meat and seafood, herbs and other traditional Chinese foodstuffs and medicines. All over town, they do a brisk business among local patrons as well as tourists. The biggest establishments with the widest variety of quality dried shark’s fin, mushrooms, shrimp, abalone and scallops can be found in the most popular shopping areas, like Avenida Almeida Ribeiro and Avenida Horta e Costa. The streets around Rua da Felicidade have more than their share of shops selling dried meat, and the best ones are easy to find; just follow the delicious aroma.Taipa Island is famous for its traditional cookies, and in the old village there are shops that have been baking and selling the same fragrant sweet morsels for generations. Stroll down Rua do Cunha and you will be tempted by the...
Visit Border Gate, at the Chinese border, on the other side of the island. It's famous for its architecture, but probably more for its political importance there on the border. Anyway, there is a customs/border crossing here too in a new building, but the old one is kind of just standing there. Ok, same place... Border Gate. We decided this should be the first place we go... this is just after we have passed through Macau Immigration upon arriving that morning from Hong Kong, and filled out the entrance papers and had our passports stamped. Then we get on a bus, and we THINK this will take us to border gate, but instead it just takes us to some random area of the island. We TRIED to communicate with the bus driver when we reached the end of the line, but he just made us get off. However, a nice woman who spoke English directed us in the right direction, and somehow we made it there. We...
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