The trip to Macau, to be honest, wasn't that interesting. I enjoyed being on plane, though the waiting part sucks, for our departing plane was delayed for more than one hour due to "operating problems". But thank God that our plane back was smooth and not delayed. By the time we finished our four days and three nights trip, we were all dead tired from the travelling and sorts.
The first day was spent mostly inside hotel room, as we were all tired from travelling. My first thought when we first arrived in Macau was that this place doesn't look interesting, and going through Macau definitely proved that it isn't a fun place unless you are there to gamble.
We went around the quiet town to a few places that are supposed to be "tourists attraction", but like I said, Macau's a boring place. The places that we visited were mostly historical sites, and we tried to make the best of it by randomly taking pictures. We visited the place where the Portuguese first landed in Macau and the temples there, and also St. Paul's ruin. I don't remember what the tour guide said about the history of those places, mostly because I was distracted by her accent.
The food there wasn't that great either. We went to Chinese and Portuguese restaurants. The Chinese food there was weird, I don't know if it's because we visited the wrong restaurants, but the food there definitely didn't taste very good. The Portuguese food was okay, but not something that will leave you craving for it for some time. Oh... the food there are expensive. Like really. We went to a food court in a shopping mall and one plate of chicken rice costed 39 bucks. That's almost 20 bucks in Malaysia Ringgit. Definitely way expensive for something that's not good.
In conclusion, the trip was not terribly boring, but also not very exciting. I enjoyed seeing the place, but it's not where I will visit again should I want to go for a holiday. Other than casinos, there are really nothing much to see. The shopping malls are lame and the food don't taste very good, and the local people know no manners at all. Seriously.
The first day was spent mostly inside hotel room, as we were all tired from travelling. My first thought when we first arrived in Macau was that this place doesn't look interesting, and going through Macau definitely proved that it isn't a fun place unless you are there to gamble.
We went around the quiet town to a few places that are supposed to be "tourists attraction", but like I said, Macau's a boring place. The places that we visited were mostly historical sites, and we tried to make the best of it by randomly taking pictures. We visited the place where the Portuguese first landed in Macau and the temples there, and also St. Paul's ruin. I don't remember what the tour guide said about the history of those places, mostly because I was distracted by her accent.
The food there wasn't that great either. We went to Chinese and Portuguese restaurants. The Chinese food there was weird, I don't know if it's because we visited the wrong restaurants, but the food there definitely didn't taste very good. The Portuguese food was okay, but not something that will leave you craving for it for some time. Oh... the food there are expensive. Like really. We went to a food court in a shopping mall and one plate of chicken rice costed 39 bucks. That's almost 20 bucks in Malaysia Ringgit. Definitely way expensive for something that's not good.
In conclusion, the trip was not terribly boring, but also not very exciting. I enjoyed seeing the place, but it's not where I will visit again should I want to go for a holiday. Other than casinos, there are really nothing much to see. The shopping malls are lame and the food don't taste very good, and the local people know no manners at all. Seriously.
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The water show that made my siblings and cousins go ohs and ahs
The place where the Portuguese first landed, and I forgot what this temple is called. Lol.
Sights at the St. Paul's Ruins
The Casinos
4 comments:
I can understand your dread about not being able to do anything "fun" in Macau. Even if I do go to their heritage sites, I prefer it if I can have the whole day to myself to snap away instead of being passed around like a football. But there's always a better next time, no?
i hope so. seriously, even in those historical sites we don't have enough time to actually look around.
haha.. at least u didnt have to go grocery shopping almost every day and cook yong tau hu.. so, your trip is much better than my qatar trip lar..
lol... if yong tau hu is actually more delicious than the food i ate, i don't mind cooking actually. as long as i don't have to clean up. but then i can't cook to save my life. so i guess there's not an option. haha!
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