Day 28 : amazing Macau!
It was pouring when we woke up so there was definitely no lazing around by the pool. We sat in the hotel lobby for a while waiting for the rain to stop and when it didn't, we went out anyway. We decided that going to Coloane Island to eat at Fernando's was out of the question since it was raining so hard we couldn't even see the port outside our window.
As the rain lightened a little, we walked towards the center of town in search of internet. On our way, we stepped into the Hotel Lisboa Casino where Rebecca lost 2MOPS (about 20 cents) in a machine. That done, we walked a little further and stumbled upon an internet cafe where we sat out the rain.
By the time we left, the sky was clearing. We walked towards the Guia fortress and through parks, noticing the Portuguese architecture mixed with Chinese culture. Not having had lunch, we got some pastries in the street. Yum.
We wandered through the smaller streets around the city center, in and out of little stores that seemed to sell everything. We were impressed with the bamboo steamers hanging from the ceilings and the many sizes of chopping knives. It felt like all of a sudden we had stepped into a different world. We enjoyed wondering in and out of stores until the rain started again...which is when we made it back to the main square and took refuge at Starbuck's. That's where we had our first encounter with the "real" Macanese - a couple of women were sitting next to us speaking Portuguese but with very Chinese features.
We were hungry by this point so decided to try and find a restaurant we'd seen the previous evening. We wandered through the back streets, in the pouring rain. The architecture in that part of town was a real mix of Chinese and Portuguese - part looked like Hong Kong and parts looked like Lagos, Portgual.
We got to the A-ma Temple and almost went the wrong way. But we found the restaurant - O Porto Interior- and we weren't disapointed. The decor was very simple, with bird cages hanging from the ceiling and dark wood chinese screens on the walls. The service and meal was unforgettable. The menu was a mix of Portugal, China and India. As we ate, it seemed like the wait staff was enjoying watching us eat as much as we were enjoying eating. We got back to the hotel with very wet feet but not feeling much because of the delicious Portuguese wine and excellent food. I'll bet Fernando's wasn't that good anyway...
As the rain lightened a little, we walked towards the center of town in search of internet. On our way, we stepped into the Hotel Lisboa Casino where Rebecca lost 2MOPS (about 20 cents) in a machine. That done, we walked a little further and stumbled upon an internet cafe where we sat out the rain.
By the time we left, the sky was clearing. We walked towards the Guia fortress and through parks, noticing the Portuguese architecture mixed with Chinese culture. Not having had lunch, we got some pastries in the street. Yum.
We wandered through the smaller streets around the city center, in and out of little stores that seemed to sell everything. We were impressed with the bamboo steamers hanging from the ceilings and the many sizes of chopping knives. It felt like all of a sudden we had stepped into a different world. We enjoyed wondering in and out of stores until the rain started again...which is when we made it back to the main square and took refuge at Starbuck's. That's where we had our first encounter with the "real" Macanese - a couple of women were sitting next to us speaking Portuguese but with very Chinese features.
We were hungry by this point so decided to try and find a restaurant we'd seen the previous evening. We wandered through the back streets, in the pouring rain. The architecture in that part of town was a real mix of Chinese and Portuguese - part looked like Hong Kong and parts looked like Lagos, Portgual.
We got to the A-ma Temple and almost went the wrong way. But we found the restaurant - O Porto Interior- and we weren't disapointed. The decor was very simple, with bird cages hanging from the ceiling and dark wood chinese screens on the walls. The service and meal was unforgettable. The menu was a mix of Portugal, China and India. As we ate, it seemed like the wait staff was enjoying watching us eat as much as we were enjoying eating. We got back to the hotel with very wet feet but not feeling much because of the delicious Portuguese wine and excellent food. I'll bet Fernando's wasn't that good anyway...
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