Macau Day 1 & 2 (Jan'08)

Once our bag are thrown into the hotel room, we straight away started to explore the "OLD Street of Macau" that begin from our hotel doorstep (ok lar... a block down the road lor):

The daily dose of "Chen Chu Nai Cha". Got few varieties, I likey the small tiny 'Chen Chu' aka black pearl, but unfortunately Kuching dun have:

The famous Portuguese Tart, cost MOP 6.oo (~RM3), rather expensive lei for 1 small tart:

I lov lov lov the soft peanut candies, here the "live" demonstration on how the candies are made & FREE Tasting too ... kekekeke:A lot of stalls here are selling these heavenly BBQ meat, they insist that you taste their product. My dinner consist of mostly these meat, that comes in a lot of varieties like garlic, chili, honey & pepper flavor using pork, beef, ostrich, wild boar, etc ... muahahahhaha:The ang ang CNY decoration in town (on the left) & the road side "lok lok" that is dipped in kari sauce, quite tasty (on the right):As we walk on following the crowd, we've reach Senado Square, with it's pavement of wave patterned stones & globular fountain...At the square, admired the baroque facade of the Santa Casa da Misericordia, the oldest European charity on China.The street of Macau in daytime:Reached the main square, Senado Square, with it's Portuguese pavement of wave-patterned stones. The yellow building on the right is St. Dominic Church:
The interior of the churches that we visited, very serene & beautiful:

Spotted a "mata" chia on the road side:

The favorite mode of transport on this small island:

On the grand staircase leading to the Ruins of St. Paul: St. Paul or more appropriately what's left of it after the fire in 1835:Admired the carving on the stone facade:www.mamalover.com gathering??!! o_O"Enjoying the view with a new naked friend & her pet dog (eeeer... or cat or lion lor):

Then we climb up a hill beside St. Paul to Mount Fortress:It's quite high up so you can get a glimpse of the city of Macau from here:Casa de Lou Kau, built in 1889, home of Lou Kau, a prominent Chinese merchant. This is a 2 storey traditional grey brick courtyard house with the architectural characteristic of a typical Chinese residential building, I love the concept:

More non-halal food that's hanging for tourist like me to ogle at:

This is taken in front of St. Anthony's Church:

Cross the road from the church & we reach Camoes Garden. The view after climbing up the unique stairway on the above photo on the left:
Me taking advantage of the "public gym" at the garden:

Then we waited at the bus stop outside of the garden to The Venetian. Will dedicated a whole post to The Venetian later on.

Macau is a city where eastern and western influences hav met & continue to co-exist in harmony. Truly a blend of cultures, people, aromas, flavors & styles, unique characteristic.