Macau...a June 14-19 bday trip

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Finally, after careful...then careless planning...i arrived in Macau. So before I start with this travel blog, I'd better explain the first sentence first...

Initially the Macau trip was supposed to be done with my brother Miko, as a late birthday present for him (the Disneyland, Hongkong, which is a side trip) and with my father as a father's day present. So I carefully planned the trip, booked the plane ticket in advance and booked a hotel room for the first day in advance. Unfortunately , my father's passp[ort was not released on time so he has to beg off the trip. So there would be just Miko and me...then came the email from cebu pacific that the direct cebu-macau flight was cancelled and we were supposed to fly via manila...cant dragged a child thru all that hassle so in the end I had to fly alone...a birthday trip spent in another strange country ALONE!!!

The plane arrived Macau at 10 Pm after being delayed for more than an hour...never trust CEbu pacific air to arrive on time again! Anyway, I breezed thru immigratrion and customs and hailed a taxi...it was soooo difficult telling the taxi driver where I want to be dropped since almost all of them speak zero or very little English, in the end he dropped me at a large hotel Ponte 16, which is a block away from my 3 star hotel, hehehehe....

Macau is a small place packed with lots of interesting, picturesque places. Armed with my trusty map given by the hotel staff I began my day at 6 am of June 15 walking...consulting the map...walking again and finally arrived at the main plaza...the Senado square...by that time I was so thirsty and a little bit hungry...and finally spotting Mc Donalds...I need to fuel myself first before exploring this place to be fully appreciative, and I havent psyched myself yet to be able to buy in the numerous hawkers stall selling strange looking food, though it was part of my plan..to load myself with macanese food. Full and needing to walk too...I explored Senado square

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Photos

Mt Carmel church
June 19, 12008....I trekked to this chruch on my bday...and finally found it on top of the hill breathless and sweating

Tree of prosperity show
at Wynn's...so breathtaking

Gondola ride ...in Venice?
of ciourse not...taken in the Grand canal shoppes, Venetian hotel

my self portrait
taken at the Venetian Hotel with the aid of the timere hehehe

Barra Hill
the colorful Barra Hill where some of thier govt bldg is located, taken while I was at the Mt Carmel Church

Grand Lisboa
the facade of the
Grand Lisboa...I cant help taking this photo...so colorful, so glittering

Fountain show
at the Wynn's