Macau’s a great one day trip getaway from Hong Kong. To summarize the quick trip to Macau, here is a suggested itinerary for a Macau…

To start the tour, take bus number 3 from the main ferry terminal…

Walk around Senado Square and go inside St. Dominic’s church
Tour the Ruins of St. Paul’s Cathedral and [...]

Nope, the tour to Macau is not over yet. Although we’ve already been to St. Paul’s Cathedral Ruins, St. Dominic’s Cathedral, A-Ma Temple, the Venetian, City of Dreams and other Macau treats, there’s still lots to see.
Up from Senado Square and next to St. Paul’s is Monte Fort (otherwise known as Fortaleza de Nossa [...]

I heard a few things about The Venetian before I went to Macau – that it’s grand, magnificent, it’s built to resemble Venice and that it’s the biggest in the world – but little did I know how extreme this is going to be. The good folks of the Venetian constructed a series of canals [...]

A-Ma in Macau, Matzu in Taiwan, and Tin Hau in Hong Kong, the Mother Goddess Lin Moniang is among the most important Gods in the region. Macau, despite being a Portuguese Christian ruled colony now overrun with huge casinos, still maintains some of the A-Ma worship traditions with various temples and tall statues of the [...]

Macau’s huge variety of casinos and shopping malls also means that there is usually alot going on when it comes to entertainment. There are a few must shows, but those do not allow camera photography. This next one, The Bubble, shown at the City of Dreams, is also free.
A very impressive & fun show… [...]

A few minutes walk from Senado Square in central Macau are the magnificent ruins of St. Paul’s Cathedral (Ruínas de São Paulo, 大三巴牌坊). Built around 1600, it’s been said to be among the biggest one in Asia during the time. Unfortunately, it was burnt down later on, but then restored and is now a UNESCO [...]

Not too far away from Senado Square is the very picturous Saint Dominic’s Church (Igreja de São Domingos, 玫瑰堂). Finally on familiar grounds in China, I went in to meet my old pals from Jerusalem – Jesus, Maria, John and Jesus’ Twelve. This church dates back as early as 1587 and is declared a UNESCO [...]

Macau is a fascinating place. With a surreal mixture of European Portuguese architecture next to monstrous shiny world-class casinos in a Chinese atmosphere, it all gets  quite overwhelming. Somehow, those striking contrasts co-exists in Macau in an appealing balance.
Last weekend, I made a quick visit to Macau with a good friend and had a [...]