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Published: April 10th 2011
I just returned from Macau! I have been quite busy for the last month and have a lot of material now to catch everyone up on. My trip was what foreigners here call a “visa run.” This is when my legal stay in China is about up and I need to leave and return. My duration of stay is limited to 90 days so I have to take small trips to be here legally. It is inconvenient and a blessing at the same time. Because of this I get to see some parts of the world I wouldn’t have otherwise.
Macau is one of the top 50 densest cities in the world. I didn’t know this before I went but I could feel it. The streets are narrow and all the buildings are tall. The residential areas are amazingly dense with many very tall apartment buildings side by side. It is technically a colony of China but not part of Mainland China. It was once controlled by Portugal and all signs and warning labels are written in Chinese characters and Portuguese.
We went to a very famous local pastry shop where almost all tourists of Macau go to for treats.
The video features one of their popular snacks being made. They let you sample almost anything and you could get a meal in from just snacking on treats.
We did a lot of things and my feet were very sore from all the walking when I returned to Shanghai. I will be updating everyone on what else I have been up to the last few weeks soon so keep looking for more entries!
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Jeff Schober
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Looks like some good food! Sounds like you had a good trip. Did you travel alone? We are getting ready to make a 'visa run' ourselves. We are going to Panama the first week of May. Keep up the good work over there. 再见