Day 7 - Macau

Today will be our second last day in Hong Kong. So, Macau will be our target today. We bought of ferry tickets at China Ferry Terminal located on TST waterfront alongside Harbour City. For more information on the tickets you can click here .

Looking excited after we purchase the ticket.

The journey lasted about 1 hour and finally we reached. The first stop we went was The Venetian. The Venetian is one of Asia's most exciting entertainment destinations and preeminent convention and exhibition venues. Large enough to hold ninety Boeing 747 jumbo jets, nowhere else in Asia will you find such a rare combination of facilities, attractions and amenities than at this 3,000 suite flagship property.



As the name called Venetian, there is a small Venice built inside! It provides Gondola rides too.


It's us posing with one of the great architure in Venetian. The lion is actually the symbol of the Venetian!


It's almost lunch time and I had a plate of Portugese Curry Rice whereas my gf had a bowl of fried curry mee. Macau is famous for it's portugese food. However for me, I still prefer those in Malaysia.


Next up would be shopping time for us. There were many bakery shops around Macau. One of the famous is Choi Heong Yuen. I found out that most of the locally produced food are quite normal. It was window shopping for us.


After that, we went to finish one of the old churches in Macau - St. Dominic Church. St. Dominic's Church was renovated in 1997 and opened to the public with a museum, on the 1st, 2nd and 3rd floor. The museum shows paintings, sculptures and liturgical ornaments that illustrate the history of the Roman Catholic church in Asia.




Walking further deeper into the streets, we saw crowds packed up in front of a shop. What's happening I wondered? Oh, we are now outside of Macau famous souveniers shop - Pastelaria Koi Kei.


We could find varieties of Macau locally produced food in this shop. They have one principal - Try before you buy. We did get some dry food for us to bring back to Malaysia.

Portugese egg tart sold outside Koi Kei. I would give 101% for this. Absolutely brilliant!

Besides that you could find shops or stalls selling various of local delicacies.


Next we made our way towards St Paul Cathedral the famous landmark in Macau. On 1835, a fire burned it to the ground and hence leaving only the facade the staircase and portions of a wall. Be sure to visit this place in Macau.


After that, our next destination was Grand Lisboa. Macau Grand Lisboa Hotel, is an iconic building set in the heart of Macau, is a testament to extraordinary elegance. With its distinctive location and architectural design, 12 acclaimed restaurants and 24-hour entertainment, the Grand Lisboa has truly earned its reputation as one of Asia's finest casino hotel.


The lobby is well designed and decorated and gave a classy feel.





Next, we visited Macau's standing lotus flower located on the Lotus Square. The lotus flower, which is in full bloom, symbolizes the everlasting prosperity of Macau.



Right opposite lotus square is Macau Fisherman Wharf. It is a theme park that combines top-flight entertainment, accommodation, fine dining, retail, convention and exhibition facilities.

There is a Roman Amphitheatre built inside as well.




Behind us is the twin fumaroles, 40m high manmade volcano towers over the shoreline to form the most eye-catching icon of Macau.

From here we could see the ferry terminal too.

Sky got darker, we left Macau at about 6.30pm and reached Hong Kong at about 7.30pm.

We ended our day having dinner at New Island Cafe. We ordered a plate of Szechuan fish ball soup with mee and a glass of soya with cincau. Well, it tasted ok for me. The good part is, it is enough for 2.