Spring Holiday 2011 - Macau

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June 12th 2011

Published: June 19th 2011

Macau The second half of our Spring Holiday was spent in Macau, 60 kilometers across the Pearl River estuary from Hong Kong. The ferry trip was pretty uneventful, not much to see until you actually get there. Macau consists of a peninsula and a couple of islands. The peninsula is almost part of the mainland and the two islands are practically one due to land reclamation. In the 1580s, Jesuit mi... Read Full Entry

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Dianne and Peter Wilson

WilsonsInChina

The WilsonsInChina blog charts the course of our three year adventure in China between 2008 and 2011. Dianne was a school administrator in Canada and heard about this opportunity just after retiring. Peter was an IT professional whose last contract ended just as Dianne decided that China sounded like an exciting adventure. He taught ESL one year but spent the rest of the time supporting Dianne as she shared her great knowledge and experience with the Chinese and Western teachers at the Maple Leaf International School in Dalian. China. While we are back in Canada now, our adventures are ToBeCon... full info

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Maritime Museum

The museum was filled with interesting displays with many models of Chinese and European ships. Lots of English captions.

A-Ma Temple

Dedicated to the goddess who is credited with saving a large merchant ship in the 15th century. A popular saying we read: "A-Ma Temple exists before Maco"

Macau TV Tower

One of the tallest of its type in the world. The second tallest bungy jumping platform. I don't think I'll be visiting any time soon. One of the three big bridges to Taipa is in the background.

Gaia Lighthouse

Built in the 1860s, it is still a working lighthouse on the highest point in Macau.

Gaia Fortress

This cannon guards the approaches to the city from the sea. The Friendship Bridge to Taipa is in the background. The approach from Hong Kong by ferry comes in under this bridge.

Catholic Cemetery

This is the one we saw from the Gaia Fortress. It was pretty big and the wall around it was very long. But it was worth the visit.

A complete bust?

It is fun to Google the names of people who seem "famous"; this chap was the first and only Baron of Asuncion. One of his descendants was the president of the Macau Legislative Assembly just prior to the return of Macau as a Special Administrative Region of China.

The stroll home

This is a typical street on the way back to the hotel. The buildings have some really interesting colours and the flowers are a nice touch.

Another cemetery?

Just before we got back to the hotel, we discovered another cemetery! This one appeared to be Chinese and the markers were quite different.

Are we in Europe?

For a minute I thought I had uploaded a picture from one of our Italian trips.

Casino ceiling

You'd think you were in an Italian Church.

Gondoliers

These guys will sing, just like the Venetian gondoliers. Wait a minute, these are the Venetian gondoliers; it's just that they are the Venetian Casino gondoliers, not Venice, Italy.

Evening in the Venetian countryside

The sky is always blue, the clouds are puffy and the night is drawing in. How restful here away for the gambling tables....

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