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-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- macauAsia » Macau » Macau July 4th 2011 Published: July 7th 2011 « Previous EntryA PRIVATE BLOG ENTRY -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Oct 26 Macau Took a catamaran ferry over to here. Fast, but rough. For an hour we all either slept or quietly starred out the window…anything to keep the stomach intact. Not too much in Macau. It is on old Portuguese settlement that has been turned into the Vegas of Asia. 33 casino on this small rock. The downtown core was interesting as it is old, but other than that it was just another long day. Back in Hong Kong our group of six went for a Mexican dinner and desert. Best meal since coming to China. China is quite the country. We were definitely shown what the government wants to show off…the glit... read more

The first day of the trip we flew to Zhuhai, China. This city shares a border with Macau and we walked through customs there. The weather was much warmer there because it is south of Shanghai. I traveled with two friends who are local Chinese people; their names are Wang Shi Kun and Lixi Zhou. Wang is my friend who helped me get settled here and they were going to Macau for the first time like me. After we found the hotel, we went to a popular bakery that is known for being the original maker of Macau style dan ta. Dan ta translated means egg tart and Macau is famous for this treat. Dinner was at a popular Portuguese restaurant and this was one of the two times on the trip English was more useful ... read more

Bags on our backs we made our way across Hong Kong to the Macau ferry terminal, timing it perfectly as a ferry was just about to leave. We were sold the tickets at a last minute discount and rushed through customs where we boarded the catamaran. The journey between Hong Kong and Macau takes around an hour and it passed quickly as the back and forth motion of the boat rocked us to sleep. On arrival in Macau we by-passed all of the big, glittering casinos and headed for the older part of the city. China meets Portugal here as warm egg custard tarts sit side by side with dried seafood and meats, churches rub shoulders with temples, and winding cobbled streets are filled with Chinese antique shops. We walked around, seeing the cathedral and the ... read more

Heute war der vorletzte Tag in Hong Kong. Bin früh aufgestanden um zur Jetfähre nach Hong Kong Island zu fahren. Dort habe ich dann ein Ticket für Macau gekauft, umgerechnet 30€. Die Überfahrt dauert mit der Jetfähre etwa eine Stunde. In Macau angekommen bekam ich erst mal meinen Einreisestempel, um meine Sammlung zu erweitern. Am Fähranlieger bin ich in den ersten Bus gestiegen, der dort wartete. Dies war ein Bus vom Casino "The Venetian", der einen umsonst dorthin fuhr. Das Venetian ist ein riesiges Gebäude, dessen Umgebung der von Venedig nachgebildet ist. Es gab Gondeln, Kanäle, den Campanilo-Turm und die Rialto-Brücke. Sah echt aus, kann ich aber nicht bezeugen, da ich noch nicht in Venedig war. Im Inneren sah es auch wie in Italien aus, mit großen Fresken und Säulen. Das Casino war ziemlich groß, mit ... read more

It was going to be a hot one. The weather forecast advised an average of 21ºC today. Chris and Roisin had decided to travel to Macau just to experience what all the fuss is about. Macau is, along with Hong Kong, one of China's two special administrative regions. It lies on the western side of the Pearl River Delta, bordering Guangdong province to the north and facing the South China Sea to the east and south. It takes about an hour on the ferry. First Chris and Roisin had to fathom out how to get from the hotel on Lantau Island to the Macau ferry terminal on Kowloon. It couldn't have been easier. The Novotel City Gate hotel backs on to a shopping outlet centre that is adjoined to the train station. Roisin had read about ... read more