So here I am. I made it to China, well Macau so far. And guess what? The street names are all in Portugese, so I can read AND understand it! It's great! The only thing is when it comes to asking for directions, well most people here speak Cantonese, so it doesn't work for me. But with my " tien-tien" knowledge of Mandarin, it helps a little bit, well sorta. Macau is a beautiful place with really nice architecture. Kinda reminds me of Malacca in Malaysia really. Same-same, but not really. Not as old looking as Melaka. It's very clean here. The food is pretty good too. Staying in a very small hostel. Pretty much a flat converted into a hostel. Only 3 rooms there, 2 being dorms that sleep 4 (bunkbeds) and 1 single room.
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