Day 27: just a seacat ride away
Rebecca started the morning in the swimming pool, getting a last glimpse of luxury while Jerome caught up on his sleep. We checked out of the Peninsula...and learned that breakfast was included! On the Star Ferry across the harbor, we met an American guy who'd been living in Japan for a while. We talked about travelling and living abroad. He was a strange guy who had a lot to say about Japanese toilets and politeness.
We got to the Macau Ferry Terminal and borded the boat. It was raining a bit, but we got a good look at the islands as we speeded towards Macau. The first glimpse of Macau was a very long bridge and a Amsterdam-style facade - the bridge to Taipa Island and the new "Las Vegas" style casino, respectively.
We got to our hotel which was in an old Portugeuese fortress, with an impressive entrance leading up through the rock. It could use a serious facelift, but it had charm. We checked in, explored the pool and restaurant and decided to eat at their restaurant. The African chicken was delcious! We had planned on spending the day by the pool but the weather wasn't nice. When it began to clear up, we took a walk towards town.
We walked passed the A-ma temple, towards the Place de Senado in the center of town. We of course got lost so ended up at a fortress and then walked down towards the ruins of Sao Paolo. We stopped in a store selling macanese specialties - we tested about 10 different things before settling on some nougat and some almond cookies. As we walked towards the center of town, we walked by lots of small shops and many people light incense and burning offerings in the streets. (we later learned that it was the Feast of the Hungry Ghosts). We weren't hungry since we ate late, but since we stumbled upon an ice cream store, we had to go in. We tested different flavors including green tea and durian (vile!) before settling on lemon, ginger and sesame. We also got a frequent eater card, but didn't think we'd be back 10 days in the next two days.
Walking around, Rebecca felt like a piece of Lisbon had been dropped in the middle of China. Jerome also noticed how different the ex-colony felt to Hong Kong.
As we slowly walked back towards our hotel, we decided we wanted a drink. We saw a tower from about a mile away so walked towards it. After a little hesitation (is it a casino? a bar? a radio tower?), we went inside and were pleasantly surprised to find a chic bar on at the top of the tower. We indulged in cocktails as we looked out over the network of bridges that connects Macau to its islands and to the mainland (quite impressive structures indeed!).
We walked back to the hotel, which turned out to be quite close by and dreamt about Macanese food.
We got to the Macau Ferry Terminal and borded the boat. It was raining a bit, but we got a good look at the islands as we speeded towards Macau. The first glimpse of Macau was a very long bridge and a Amsterdam-style facade - the bridge to Taipa Island and the new "Las Vegas" style casino, respectively.
We got to our hotel which was in an old Portugeuese fortress, with an impressive entrance leading up through the rock. It could use a serious facelift, but it had charm. We checked in, explored the pool and restaurant and decided to eat at their restaurant. The African chicken was delcious! We had planned on spending the day by the pool but the weather wasn't nice. When it began to clear up, we took a walk towards town.
We walked passed the A-ma temple, towards the Place de Senado in the center of town. We of course got lost so ended up at a fortress and then walked down towards the ruins of Sao Paolo. We stopped in a store selling macanese specialties - we tested about 10 different things before settling on some nougat and some almond cookies. As we walked towards the center of town, we walked by lots of small shops and many people light incense and burning offerings in the streets. (we later learned that it was the Feast of the Hungry Ghosts). We weren't hungry since we ate late, but since we stumbled upon an ice cream store, we had to go in. We tested different flavors including green tea and durian (vile!) before settling on lemon, ginger and sesame. We also got a frequent eater card, but didn't think we'd be back 10 days in the next two days.
Walking around, Rebecca felt like a piece of Lisbon had been dropped in the middle of China. Jerome also noticed how different the ex-colony felt to Hong Kong.
As we slowly walked back towards our hotel, we decided we wanted a drink. We saw a tower from about a mile away so walked towards it. After a little hesitation (is it a casino? a bar? a radio tower?), we went inside and were pleasantly surprised to find a chic bar on at the top of the tower. We indulged in cocktails as we looked out over the network of bridges that connects Macau to its islands and to the mainland (quite impressive structures indeed!).
We walked back to the hotel, which turned out to be quite close by and dreamt about Macanese food.
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