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Macau Trip 2008 Day 3

14 May, 2008 by

Day 3 of our 5 day trip to Macau, Hong Kong and Zhuhai. Headed back to Macau from Hong Kong on the ferry. Did a whole lot of walking all over Macao, visiting Ruins of St. Paul’s, more shopping, checking out local markets and deep fried pigeons.

Photo tour begins :

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Had breakfast at the hotel before heading back to the ferry terminal. No more time to shop!

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At about 12pm we were back in Macao and on the bus back to the Venetian.

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Waiting around in The Venetian hotel lobby. The grandness of it never fails to amaze me.

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We checked back into the hotel and got another room, this time on the 35th floor,
but the room was the same :p

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Waiting for the bus to head into mainland Macao.

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It started to drizzle, so we got a cab instead. hehe.

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This is a library actually. Can't remember the name.

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The start of our trek up to the Ruins of St. Paul's.

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Feels like town square of some sort. Lots of people meeting around here.

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Stopped by another highly recommended place for lunch.

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Indeed their noodles were awesome.

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On the way up i saw this bubble tea shop, and it was playing a
Morning Musume concert! LOL! amazing.

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A lot of people on the streets giving out free snacks so you'll buy from them.
My dad went around collecting. haha.

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Finally reached! Ruins of St. Paul's.

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Not everyone wanted to climb up the hundred steps.

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People throw coins through the top middle window for luck.
So you might get hit by coins if you stand below.

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Got bored while waiting...

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It was getting dark, still waiting for the ladies to be done with their shopping.

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Tried waiting for cab, no luck.

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Took the super crowded bus instead. Their buses are really dark inside...

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Took the super crowded bus instead. Their buses are really dark inside...

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I'm not the only one that thinks road signs there look like tomestones.

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Cousin brought us to a local market, tourist don't visit these places,
so the prices are really low.

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You see the small birds nearest to the camera, beside the chicken wings?
They're smaller than ducks, so we asked, and found out THOSE ARE PIGEONS! LOL ZOMG.

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It started to rain after a while. So, no choice, that was the end of day three!

Planning your holiday? We recommend visiting Agoda for a full list of hotels with early bird specials.


Born and raised in Singapore, MJ earns his keep by pushing pixels around as a media designer. Other jobs include getting paid taking pictures, as well as being a full time fanboy for all things cool & kawaii. MJ shoots with a Canon 5DmkII.