Blogs from Macau, Asia - page 24

Day 218, 4th January Macau Had a great sleep last night, even though it was a bit noisy being in the room by the stairs. It was strange because there was a gap at the bottom of the wooden walls, like in a toilet cubicle, which helped the mice to scurry from room to room un-hindered. We got up and wandered the strrets to find some good bread for breakfast, then used the net to see if there was any more info from the guys - no, so I left a message with our planned route so that we could meet up somewhere along the coast of China. Also had more mails from my dearest, and posted her a card and a letter today. Stephane and I decided to stay in Macau another day realizing that ... read more

Keely and I decide , upon a co-workers recommendation, to go to Macau today. Macau is another SAR territory of China… which, for the last 300 years prior to 1999 remained under the govt rule of the Portuguese colonial government. China resumed sovereingnty at that time. What a fabulous day. We start our day with dumplings (yes for breakfast) at Peking.. we love this place. Then - head off on the MTR headed for the Macau ferry. The ferry lines are long but organized and the ferries run every 15 mnutes. We board our ferry and are surprised at how nice and clean they are… with reserved seats!! Wow the Chinese are organized!!! An hour later and we’re in Macau. We dodge a couple of suspect guides.. until we meet “Peter” - the sweetest guide in ... read more

Hi again everyone, Just a quick one this time, basically an escuse to add more pics! After our short but fun filled time in Hong Kong we decided on a trip to Macau. Macau is on the coast of southern China and a short boat trip away from Hong Kong, also boasting the fact that it overtook Las Vegas in terms of income from casinos, so well worth the trip. So while we were there we visited a couple of top casinos, stakes where a bit high to do any gambling so no money lost there! Instead we decided to spend our money on a night on the town, visiting a couple of bars and the local club. After a few drinks and trying to decided wether the girl chris was chatting too was a prostitute ... read more

ZhuHai - Macao - Hongkong Mit dem Sonnenaufgang standen wir auf, um über die Grenze nach Macao zu laufen. Auf dem Weg bekamen wir einen Einblick von der Grenzstadt, und zwar einen besseren als am Abend zuvor. Denn als wir am Abend zuvor ankamen, haben wir uns gleich auf den Weg zu einem günstigen Hotel gemacht. Allerdings war es trotz einer Karte in meinem Reiseführer - besten Dank, dass ich diesen besitze, einfach großartig - nicht leicht den rechten Weg zu finden. Da die Dämmerung sehr kurz ist, liefen wir also bald im Dunkeln durch die leicht verdreckten Straßen. Es war ein wenig unheimlich, und nichts sah aus wie ein Hotel. Wir fanden schließlich ein paar Straßen, wo es nach Markt aussah, und deshalb die ‚Stolpersteine’ auf dem Boden sich häuften. Auf dem Rundgang über den ... read more

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