Macau Trip

It is my first time to step on the land of Macau – a city that is impressively influenced by Portugese culture. You can find Portugese words on most of the signboards, Portugese design on the buildings and Portugese food. The name "Macau" is derived from the name of a Chinese goddess, popular with seafarers and fishermen, known as A-Ma or Ling Ma. There are three islands – Macau, Taipa (International Airport) and Coloane that connecting one another through bridges.

It was almost 8 p.m. when we reached Macau. After check-in the hotel, we went to The Venetian – a new resort with shopping complex (The Grand Canal Shoppes) and casino in Macau. Several phrases to describe the Venetian – where glamour meets romance,where indulgence meets excitement and where thrill meets luxury, the design is very impressive.

There is a canal at the centre of the shopping complex – you can rent the canal boat with sailor that sings Portugese song during the sailing.

We dined at the foodcourt there, offered a wide variety of food, quite yummy :D.

The next morning we went to visit the most famous landmark in Macau – The Ruins of St. Paul. The church was built from 1602 to 1637. In 1835, a fire burned it to the ground, leaving only the façade, the staircase and portions of a wall. It remained unchanged until a restoration was undertaken and completed in the summer of 1991.

Many tourists crowded in front of the façade and took photos. We were impressed by the Portugese dance performance by young adults and children in front of the facade.

Due to time constraint, we went back to hotel, packed our luggage and set off to Hong Kong. There are several ways to travel from Macau to Hong Kong – airplane, ferry, TurboJet and helicopter. It’s quite rare to travel using helicopter – I never sit in a helicopter before. It only takes 20 minutes to reach HK but more expensive. We chose the cheaper way – the ferry, took almost 1 hour. The sailing was quite smooth, not very wavy. The ferry is clean and spacious, with comfortable seats and you can take nap during the sailing.