A few months after the fact, but better late than never.
On Day 5 of our adventure we left Hong Kong, boarded a ferry and headed to another country...Macau. Last Christmas I bought DJP Frommer's travel guide for HK and Macau. We decided to use one of their recommended historical walking tours to see this interesting country. It has strong Portugese and Chinese heritage which is evident in the architecture, food, and people.
Our first stop was Senado Square. This large plaza was bustling with tourists and excited energy.
We then climbed the hill up to the Ruins of St. Paul's.
Across
the street from the ruins was the Macau Museum. The museum was built
into an old city fortress and we were able to see beautiful views of
the city from the rooftop gardens.
(In
the distance you can see the hotels and casinos that have made Macau
the Vegas of Asia. We weren't in the mood for gambling this trip so we
stuck to the historical and cultural sights.)
Our
last destination before dinner was a relaxing stroll through Camoes
Garden. We sat under a canopy with a perfect view of all of the
birdcages on the ledge. The birds were in the park to socialize while
their owners all sat by in silence. It was definitley not your average
dog park that Americans are used to.
We were both exhausted and ended our day with dinner at O Porto
Interior a Macanese/Portugese restaurant. Unfortunately, I can't
remember exactly what our main dishes were, but we both had their
seafood supreme soup that we were very impressed with.
One more day in HK to post about and hopefully I can motivate myself to do it sooner rather than later. :)
