The day trip to Macau was a transit nightmare. First was the MTR. There were three interchange stations, which brought us on 4 different lines on the MTR. The trip took nearly 1 hour to reach the ferry terminal in Sheung Wan. Boarding the speed jet/ catamaran took us half an hour including border checks, while the trip on water took us another one hour. Arrival and border checks took another one hour. Conclusion is, if you're not prepared to do 6 hours of return journey travelling, get a hotel in Macau and spend the night there.
Our first stop was the Venetian Macao Resort-Hotel. If you look on the world map you can see how small Macau is, consisting of its peninsular and an island. However, this small SAR (Special administrative region of China) does pack a punch, with 16 casinos located throughout!
The Venetian refers to the amazing shopping complex which is modeled referring to Venetian architecture, complete with canals and gondolas between the shops. Mind you, this whole structure is housed inside this complex. The so-called sky that is seen in the photo is actually the ceiling of the complex.
A walk of Tai Ma Lou (Main Street) in the city centre reminded us of the streets in European cities, complete with cobblestoned road. The street leading to the
Ruins of St Paul was lined up with shops similar to this one shown, selling cookies, bakkwa (sweet dried meat) and pastries as souvenirs.
Our first stop was the Venetian Macao Resort-Hotel. If you look on the world map you can see how small Macau is, consisting of its peninsular and an island. However, this small SAR (Special administrative region of China) does pack a punch, with 16 casinos located throughout!
The Venetian refers to the amazing shopping complex which is modeled referring to Venetian architecture, complete with canals and gondolas between the shops. Mind you, this whole structure is housed inside this complex. The so-called sky that is seen in the photo is actually the ceiling of the complex.
A walk of Tai Ma Lou (Main Street) in the city centre reminded us of the streets in European cities, complete with cobblestoned road. The street leading to the Ruins of St Paul was lined up with shops similar to this one shown, selling cookies, bakkwa (sweet dried meat) and pastries as souvenirs.
