Macau is an island that is now part of China and was handed over by the Portuguese quite recently. This island does not remind me of mainland China at all, something like Hong Kong is so different too. Macau is a warm island and is very small.
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Advantages: sweet, cute little island, a lot of touristic sites Disadvantages: vast empty areas
Macau is an island that is now part of China and was handed over by the Portuguese quite recently. This island does not remind me of mainland China at all, something like Hong Kong is so different too. Macau is a warm island and is very small.
We arrived by plane though you can also get there by ship. I wasn't very impressed with the first impression i got of it but it grew on me little by little. While driving to the hotel it just ... ...it was just hot, flat and dry. Eventually we got to our hotel.
The airport was apparently quite far away from the city. Well once in the city it was a quaint little town. It was so cute and colonial. The population didn't all speak mandarin but many spoke some Portuguese and thus with my latin routes i was able to understand some of it.
What really impressed me was the religious side to the island. Since the Portuguese ... more
Macau is an island that is now part of China and was handed over by the Portuguese quite recently. This island does not remind me of mainland China at all, something like Hong Kong is so different too. Macau is a warm island and is very small.
We arrived by plane though you can also get there by ship. I wasn't very impressed with the first impression i got of it but it grew on me little by little. While driving to the hotel it just looked like a wasteland. There was nothing in sight it was just hot, flat and dry. Eventually we got to our hotel.
The airport was apparently quite far away from the city. Well once in the city it was a quaint little town. It was so cute and colonial. The population didn't all speak mandarin but many spoke some Portuguese and thus with my latin routes i was able to understand some of it.
What really impressed me was the religious side to the island. Since the Portuguese had had rule over this island for so long, the common religion became Catholicism. Because of this there was a cathedral which was closed when i went so i wasn't able to see inside, but from outside it looked quite grand.
In Macau there were loads, i mean loads of touristic sites. Most of them involved parks and monuments and old constructions made by missionaries. Many of these monuments are religious and again it strikes one as so bizarre that in any part of China there could be such a strong existence of Chatholics. You see, the Chinese government is not very tollerant of western religions such as Christianity. In Beijing the capital there is one underground christian church and only one public one, which has to respond to whatever the government may say.
The center of the city had a nice open square with plenty of greenery and was a very attractive spot to sit and have a drink. There are shops all over the city center where you can find anything you want, from pirated cds to what you would play the cds with!
I cannot imagine staying in Macau any longer than a couple of days so I would suggest going as a weekend trip if you are in Hong Kong. The people are friendly and the hotels are quite decent. The one we happened to stay in was quite away from the city center though where there wasn't much at all so I suggest getting closer into the city even if the price goes up a bit.
Advantages: famous casino Disadvantages: try out your luck
Macau is famous for its casino more than its scenical points. Many people from Hong Kong just go there for gambling. Many tourist will transit from HK to Macau for 1-2 days when they visit Asia.The transport from Hong Kong to Macau is very convenient and cheap. It costs about 12 pounds and takes 1-2 hours by boat. There is also transport from China (Zhuhai). Of course you can take the helicoper from HK which takes you to Macau in 15 minutes as long ... ...centralized. Once you get off the pier, free hotel transport bus and van are availabe. You don't have to pay for it or to stay in that hotel. Just get on any of the bus and it will take you to the central area FREE! Most hotels locate in the central area near casinos and some hotels run their own casino. If you ask somebody about 'Po King' (Chinese pronunciation of the most famous casino), anybody can tell you where it is. This is the selling point ...
veni 01.05.2001
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Advantages: Macau - Lovely & Compact Disadvantages: Traffic jam
...Taipa and Coloane. General: Famous for being Monte Carlo of the East. All kinds of gambling can be found. Most famous for the Grand Prix Car Racing. Several new casino are opened, attracting more and more tourists. Geniune Portuguese cuisine can be found. Culture: A fusion of East & West. One can find a Chinese temple is just a few steps away from a Catholic church.
Location: Macau is located in the Guangdong province, on the western bank of the ... ...Top Tourist Attractions:
Ruins of St. Paul - the facade of a church that survived during a fire. Guia Fort Lighthouse - built in 1865 and the oldest on the China coast. The Air-Raid Shelters Museum and the Lady of Guia Chapel is a couple steps away.
Cultural Club - a newly renovated pawn shop museum and gift shop. A-Ma Temple - a traditional taoist temple that worship the goddess A-Ma.
Grand Prix Museum - formula 1 and other racing models are ...
heeheehaahaa 27.08.2004 (25.05.2007)
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Like most people, I went to Macau from Hong Kong on a ferry. It is very easy and accessible. Macau was so much nicer from Hong Kong. Maybe it is much smaller and less activities, but the architecture was so beautiful. The buildings were very colourful: pink, green, blue, yellow. I felt as though I was in a fairy tale. I guess this might be the colonial architecture. The atmosphere is much more laid back than that of HOng Kong. There are some excellent ...
mshirato 16.09.2000
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