Macau: Senado Square & St. Paul Ruins
Finding our way to Senado Square
Late lunch. Chinese food of course!
Senado Square
All these directions and I can't still find my way to you. (WHAT. Hugot pa more.)
The streets leading to St. Paul Ruins are very narrow and since there are a lot of tourists, it's a lot harder to move around. The weather is also not cooperating since it's very hot! But even though it's hot, we were quite entertained with all the stores on the side walk. And mind you, there are lots of them! From clothing to shoes to food and pasalubong. This is also where I get to see lots of beef jerky being sold per piece! Had I known back then that this was delicious, I could have bought lots for myself. LOL! Also, if you're planning to buy pasalubong for loved ones, this is also a good place to buy some.
Beef Jerkyyyyyyyy <3
Almond matcha from DQ is love. Can we have it here?
Andddd, the infamous St. Paul Ruins. St. Paul Ruins or also known as "Mater Dei" before it was took off by fire on 1835 was a church and a school. After the fire, only the front facade remains and its stairs leading up to the supposed to be entrance of the church and school. Nonetheless, it remained to be a historic site and a popular destination for tourist around Macau. Didn't climbed the stairs though, I'm contented with seeing it this close. haha! It's also hard to get a "clean" shot of this because tourists flock everywhere. So there. :)
More Beef Jerkeyyyy! :P~~~
What is Macau without the slot machines? Hihi
T'was indeed a tiring day! After seeing St. Paul Ruins, we went back to ride the shuttle to Studio City. We're supposed to transfer to another shuttle heading to the Cotai Ferry Terminal but we got lost inside Studio's City awesome interior. haha! I'll try to blog about it soon. :) I guess a day in Macau is worth it, saw a lot of fancy stuff and well, first times are always the best. :)
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First of all, I am sure you had a grand time there in Macau. Food looks amazingly familiar and good. And because it is Cantonese Chinese food, then it is good. Period. Simply good.
ReplyDeleteAs for the ruins, where there is only the front facade left... I had seen it time and again on photos, but it is only now that I had a passing thought. It was built in the 1800s, we have so many churches in the Philippines built earlier that tourists could go to and not to worry about too many people making it hard to take photos.
We are lucky, aren't we?
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This was such a nice read. It gave me a totally different perspective of Macau. It was never really in my places to visit. All my friends who have been there only talked about shopping and casinos so reading your post was like a breath of fresh air. I'd be planning a trip to Macau soon.
ReplyDeleteThis is so much a different scenery all together compared to Europe. I really would love to travel through some asian countries , if the flights weren't that long ! What really amuses me , is that there are no blond people to see on all your pics , but that's just a short off topic note. The food looks so so yummy , I love asian food in general , but that looks awesome juicy and scrumptious! Great images !
ReplyDeleteThe slot machines and the matcha's... <3
ReplyDeleteMacau looks fabulous and historic. I'm glad you had some fun... Travelling is life afterall:)
Great pics!
Ooh, I love those beef jerkies! I remember bringing those polvoron-like pasalubongs home also from our Macau trip. It was many years ago though and there was no COD yet. And I remember having to go around by taxi as we were not aware of any shuttles going around.
ReplyDeleteI would love to go to Macau and eat Chinese food! I grew up near Chinatpwn so I really have a taste for any kind of Chinese food. That is sad that St. Paul's burned down. How interesting that the ruins have become a tourist attraction! You never know what people are going to want to see.
ReplyDeleteIt looks like a mix of different cities I can relate. The old St Paul ruins remind of southern France, at least some part with the pavements architecture and all. But the huge buildings reminds of some US cities as well. Looks like a really great place to visit anyway
ReplyDeleteSo many nice pictures. What a wonderful sight seeing. I hope I will make it there once. Would be lovely to see this for myself!
ReplyDeleteI have never been to Macau but this place looks really inviting.. I see some similarities with our country and it is also nice to see an interesting mix of culture here.. only the facade of St Paul remain standing? The crowd was really overwhelming hehe
ReplyDeletethanks for sharing us your journey
Wow there's a freakin lot of people. I'm glad you still enjoyed your stay! Love the many variants of beef jerky!
ReplyDeleteMacau is such a beautiful place that I would love to visit someday! I am also looking forward to trying out their food :) Those beef jerky!! <3
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