Delicious meatball congee for breakfast
The stall is sandwiched between 2 buildings and it took us quite a while to locate it (even when we had the guidebook) cos we were expecting a PROPER stall with signboard and not THIS!! All in all, it's pretty interesting as we got to experience how the locals have their breakfast. The narrow alley where tables/chairs are arranged for diners to consume food is pretty clean.
Cultural Club, housed in a century old Tak Seng On Pawnshop (award-winning tall fortress-style building) is a throwback to the days when possessions and not cash was king.
Interior of the place and where items can be bought
The second floor accommodates the world’s first Jin Yong Library where you can find the original manuscripts, paintings, etc.
Model of Tak Seng On Pawnshop
The third floor serves as a tea house where we got to enjoy different types of tea. Nice.
Leal Senado Building is regarded as the most outstanding example of Portuguese architecture in the territory. A public library is located on the first floor and its two inner chambers contain magnificent examples of the institution at Coimbra, in Portugal.
Central Post Office where the clock tower has a carillon that plays different melodies at certain hours
Largo do Senado (main square) with its Portuguese pavement of wave-patterned stones and globular fountain. This is the starting point for our sightseeing!
Santa Casa da Misericórdia (Holy House of Mercy) was established in 1568 and is the oldest European charity on China. Since its earliest days, it has devoted its work to the local community, providing charitable assistance in the spirit of Christian fraternity.
MacDonald! Cute facade
Handmade crispy waffle chips from roadside stall, yummy
Time for tea break at Yee Shun Milk Company
Sam Kai Vui Kun Temple - The temple was originally a guild house of the Sam Kai (Three Streets) Association, covering Rua dos Mercadores, Rua dos Ervanários and Rua das Estalagens. Established between 1723 and 1795, it is the earliest local guild in Macau.
St. Dominic's Church - an imposing façade of cream-coloured stone with white stucco mouldings and green-shuttered windows. Inside, white pillars support a flat ceiling and apron balconies hug the walls.
The bell tower, at the back of the building, has been converted into a small museum housing a “Treasure of Sacred Art” exhibiting a collection of some 300 artifacts.
Only a magnificent stone facade and grand staircase remain of the iconic Church of St. Paul's. Over here, we signed up for a free tour where the guide described the facade to us in details...
The surviving facade rises in 4 colonnaded tiers, and is covered with carvings and statues which eloquently illustrate the early days of the Church in Asia. There are statues of the Virgin and saints, symbols of the Garden of Eden and the Crucifixion, angels and the devil, a Chinese dragon and a Japanese chrysanthemum, a Portuguese sailing ship and pious warnings inscribed in Chinese.
Mount Fortress was once a principal military facility and was one of the city’s strongest defence points. The top platform of Mount Fortress has a landscaped garden offering a commanding view of the cityscape
Lou Kau Mansion - The grey two-storey brick house is one of the very few xinguan-style mansions still standing and a prime example of the mixed Chinese and Western architectural styles unique to Macau. The oyster shell windows, hanging scrolls, plaster molding and brick carvings are commonly found in the central Guangdong Province, while false ceilings, stained glass Manzhou windows and cast iron railings are Western characteristics.
The Cathedral. With its simple architecture like a basilica plan with no columns in the middle, it is very well lit by several clerestory windows and bright skylights on the side altars or chapels.
The main altar and the stain glass windows
The altar of the Blessed Sacrament located on the right of the main altar.
Candlelights
Tucked away in one of Macau’s lively pedestrian back alleys, Café e Nata is closest to Hotel Sintra and serves some of Macau’s most delicious baked goods. Its Portuguese egg tarts are reason enough to visit Macau! Yummy.
Venetian Macao Resort Hotel is a renaissance Venice-themed property featuring stunning replicas of Venice landmarks such as St. Mark's Square, the Doge's Palace, Campanile Tower, and three indoor canals with gondolas and singing gondoliers.
Our dinner at the food court - economic chinese meal set which tastes average
AH and her 2 HKD100 token where she played the game - Casino war and doubled her tokens (eventually and after spending hours observing other players and testing out her strategy)
Game play: One card is dealt to a dealer and to a player. If the player's card is higher, he wins the amount equal to his bet; if the dealer's card is higher, the player loses his bet.
Tie: A tie occurs when the dealer and the player each have cards of the same rank. In a tie situation, the player has two options: 1) The player can surrender, in which case the player loses half the bet. 2) The player can go to war, in which case the player must place an additional wager the same size as the first wager.
Going to war: If the player goes to war, the dealer burns (discards) three cards before dealing each of them an additional card. If the player's card is ranked higher than or the same as the dealer's, then the player wins an amount equal to the size of the original bet only. If the dealer's card is ranked higher than the player's, the player loses both the original bet and the "going to war" bet.
On the other side, Emi was happily playing slot machine. Insert money, press the "Play" button and the action begins.
Emi and her shoppings....
... all nicely packed up and ready for check-in at Macau Ferry terminal.
This service is really cool as you do your flight check-in at the port, your check-in baggage is directly transferred to your designated flight, you board the TurboJET vessel to Hong Kong and transfer to a bus ride directly to Passenger Terminal Building of HK International Airport. Such a breeze!
Our Turbojet
After a 4-hours flight, we are back in Singapore. Home sweet home! The trip has been really fun!! =)
1 comment:
applaud you for your perseverence to finish off all 15 days! as i have yet to finish my scrapbooking (only the filling in details part), i will refer to your posts! hahhaa...
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