During my trip to Hong Kong, we planned to spend some time in Macau. It was an hour ferry ride from Hong Kong to Macau though it was supposed to ‘Turbo Jet’! Alright, it’s slightly more comfortable than the usual ferries we took to Batam & Bintan.
When we touched Macau ground, I wasn’t surprised to see many Chinese flooding in, mostly really rude and loud. We do see some Australians, Hong Kong Citizens, and Americans and of course a small numbers of Singaporeans with families & kids.
1st, we took the bus number 3 for a ride round Macau. The bus fare was HK2.50 per person which was really cheap. It was a flat rate of HK2.50 and we were able to take the bus outside the ferry terminal to the bus terminal! It was a good 20 minutes bus ride which was considered quite a reasonable sight-seeing for us.
Our 1st stop was to visit the ‘Ruins of St. Paul’s’ which is one of the icon of Macau. The façade & majestic stairway are all the remain of the Ruinas de Igreja Sao Paulo, a Jesuit church built in the 17th Century by Japanese refuges who fled anti-Christian persecution in Nagasaki. In 1835, a fire destroyed everything except the screen-like façade, mosaic floor and 66-step approach you can see in my picture.
Ruins of St. Paul’s’ 
Standing on Ruins of St. Paul’s’ ground.
Stepping on 1 of the 66-stepsWas thrilled to see the Largo do Senado (Senate Square). This is an amazing central shopping area Macau that looks almost like European town. The old three and four-storey multi-coloured buildings abut a beautiful square. Largo do Senado is Portuguese for Senate Square which is named after Leah Senado, the Portuguese house of government for the colony.
Our 3rd stop The Macau Tower, the 10th tallest towers in the world, 8th tallest in Asia.
For those who know me very well, yes, I am afraid of heights. Since I was already there, I thought it would be nice to see the whole Macau up above! Paid HK$75 per person just to take the lift up to the 58th floor where the Observation Lounge is situated. It was an amazing view of the whole Macau and the most interesting part of the lounge was a few parts of the flooring were made of glass. It gave you a ‘fear’ feeling when you stepped onto the glass pane where you could look down…. Man… it’s scary!
Beautiful view from the top
On the 61st floor, it was the Outdoor Observation Deck & for those who are very advantageous, you may try their ‘Skywalk X’. It is a guided outdoor WALK around the tower!!!
Our last stop before heading back to Hong Kong was the MUST visit Casino. There are plenty of casinos in Macau; almost every street you visit has at least 1 casino. We visited the stunning gold glass exterior Sands Casino which is a distance away from the ferry terminal. The place was really huge and beautiful decorated. It has 4 storeys and each level offers different minimum amount of betting.
Sands CasinoMacau is indeed a beautiful and historical place to visit and please try their egg tarts… its awesome! Yummy!
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