Charine's Blog: Macau June 2012

Took the Turbo Jet from HK to Macau

In about 1 hour, we reached Macau and took a bus to our hotel

Captured some pictures in the bus

Had our lunch here

The Pork Chop bun. Must try in Macau

Inside St. Dominic's Church

After a while, we tried the Portuguese tart here

Ruins of St. Paul

Ruins of St. Paul’s refers to the ruins of a 16th century complex in Macau including of what was originally St. Paul’s College and the Cathedral of St. Paul also known as “Mater Dei”, a 17th century Portuguese cathedral dedicated to Saint Paul the Apostle.

The church was built from 1602 to 1637. In 1835, a fire burned it to the ground, leaving only the façade, the staircase and portions of a wall. It remained unchanged until a restoration was undertaken and completed in the summer of 1991. That façade is crowned by the cross of Jerusalem, below which are three tiers with niches containing statues that were cast from bronze, at a local cannon and bell factory.

To get there: take Buses No. 10, 10A, 11, 21A, 2, 3, 3A, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8A, 26A, 33, 17, 18, 8A or 26 or take a short walk from Senado Square

Source: http://www.tour-beijing.com/blog/macao-travel/top-10-macau-attractions-top-10-things-to-do-in-macao/

The view from Ruins of St. Paul

Behind the Ruins of St. Paul is the The Na Tcha Temple. It is a small, simple-chamber building that commerates Na Tcha - a child god, patron of children, to which prayers are made to protect children from harm. Built in 1888, just a couple of feet from the old Portuguese city wall, to halt the plague decimating the city, particularly children. The wall was started in 1569 to help defend the city. Only a tiny section of the wall still remains.

The temple is open 8am-5pm and there is no admission fee to enter this very small temple.
Source: http://www.tripadvisor.com/Travel-g664891-d2259459/Macau:China:Na.Tcha.Temple.And.Old.City.Walls.html

The small alley of the nearby brick houses

Desserts!

That's all for our first night in the historic city

The next morning, we had to pack our things and ready to leave! Good time flies... =(

Before we made our way to the airport, we stopped at the Fisherman's Wharf

Macau Fisherman’s Wharf is a 111,500m² park and the first-ever cultural, themed and creative attraction in the tourism industry of Macau. Centrally located in the outer harbour and it is not purely a theme park, but also combines dining, shopping, entertainment, accommodation, convention and exhibition facilities in one single location which takes just a 5-minute walk from the Macau-HK Ferry Terminal and Heliport.

To get there: Bus – 3, 3A, 10, 12, 32