The twelvemonth 2017 started on a goodness annotation but my hubby together with I couldn’t celebrate the New Year's Day together. So when nosotros got that gamble to celebrate Lunar New Year's Day here inwards Hong Kong , nosotros couldn’t afford to missy it! Reasons were , of class , long weekends addition celebrating in 1 lawsuit to a greater extent than a New Year's Day (if that makes whatever feel , lol) 😜 Taiwan , Vietnam all these places came into my hear but Mr. hubby had planned for something dissimilar already together with made certain that I would non missy whatever amusement either. Hurray😍
Destination: Macau
Macau , the Special Administrative Region (SAR) of People’s Republic of Red People's Republic of China is an autonomous territory on the western side of the Pearl River Delta inwards East Asia. It is 1 of the places where yous tin give notice experience the warmth blend of rich Portuguese together with Chinese culture , live it inwards nutrient , architecture or inwards lifestyle! Macau has already proved its mettle equally Las Vegas of East; boasts of huge Casinos , unique cuisine equally good equally World Heritage Cultural Sites.
How to accomplish (The journey):
To acquire to this urban nub in that location are multiple options: via flying , helicopter or ferry. You demand to grab either a direct flying to Macau or tin give notice become far at Hong Kong airdrome together with avail ferry services to accomplish Macau.
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Turbojet together with Cotaijet run ferry services from Hong Kong. We decided to opt for Turbojet ferry from Hong Kong Outer Harbor Ferry Terminal. After purchasing the tickets , nosotros went through initial immigration depository fiscal establishment check at the terminal. Husband has Hong Kong ID carte du jour together with I showed my temporary ID carte du jour proof , so the entire procedure was much smooth. Just similar Airport’s , hither also for the super flat together with premium flat passengers , the waiting lounges are in that location to guide maintain rest. Turbojet operates ferries at a frequency of every xv minutes together with takes approx. fifty minutes to accomplish Macau Ferry Terminal. It also serves yous meals on the means which comprises of burger/sandwich , biscuits/cupcake together with water. Overall , the service is quite goodness together with enjoyable. Upon arrival at Macau Ferry Terminal , yous demand to transcend through immigration depository fiscal establishment check past times showing your visa , passport together with ID carte du jour if yous guide maintain any. On the go out expanse , yous volition notice split areas allotted for taxis together with buses.
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| Turbojet Supercclass Tickets for Macau |
Stay:
In Macau , in that location are enough of staying options yous tin give notice select from. Depending on your budget , select hotel , mass online together with practice confirm with the hotel staff earlier arriving.
We selected to remain at hotel Harbourview which is located at the Fisherman’s Wharf nearby Macau Ferry Terminal. Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 luxurious hotel with high standards of service , what to a greater extent than nosotros could enquire for!
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| Harbourview Hotel , Macau |
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| Harbourview Hotel , Macau |
Sight Seeing:
We reached Macau past times 9.30 am but since our hotel check-in was at 3 pm , nosotros decided to see the closest spots without wasting time. We had made our house check-list beforehand , so equally per computer program nosotros started off towards Grand Prix Museum.
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| Macau Grand Prix Museum & Wine Museum |
Grand Prix Museum:
The showtime Macau Grand Prix consequence was held inwards 1954 equally a sports automobile event. In retentiveness of the 40th anniversary of Grand Prix Racing inwards Macau , inwards 1993 the museum was inaugurated. Grand Prix Museum is a motor racing museum together with features formula cars together with motorcycles , Grand Prix related photos , videos , cups , records of champions together with much more.
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| Grand Prix Museum |
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| Grand Prix Museum |
The Macau Grand Prix racing consequence takes house every twelvemonth inwards Nov month. Trust me , Grand Prix museum is undeniably a dream house for every F1 enthusiast!
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| Triumph TR2 welcomes yous to Grand Prix Museum |
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| Ford Model T , Grand Prix Museum |
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| Grand Prix Museum , Macau |
To live honest , I am non a racing fan form of mortal , for me clicking inwards front end of colourful bikes together with cars thing a lot 😜 But that doesn’t hateful I am non aware of Michael Schumacher or Ayrton Senna , if non other large players! However , my soulmate was enthralled past times having a glimpse of his favourite machines 😊
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| Grand Prix Museum |
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| Grand Prix Museum |
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| Racing Bikes |
The entry inwards this museum is gratuitous together with is closed entirely on Tuesday. If yous are interested inwards learning to a greater extent than nearly Macau Grand Prix together with F1 cars/bikes , practice include this museum inwards your itinerary.
Wine Museum: Close to the Grand Prix Museum , inwards the same edifice , Wine museum is located. Museu Do Vinho or Wine museum was inaugurated on 25th December 1995. The museum is relatively small-scale together with depicts the history of vino using maps , photos , videos etc.
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| Wine Museum |
It also showcases dissimilar tools (modern/traditional) & techniques that were used piece making wines.
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| Baskets amount of grapes (not original!) |
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| Wine Museum , Macau |
The museum provides data nearly the importance of vino inwards Portuguese culture. It houses wines from dissimilar regions of Portugal , though the sample tasting counter is closed now!
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| Wine Museum , Macau |
This is a self-guided museum , so walk your ain together with uncovering the things some you. I was amused to spot the mannequins which were dressed in ethnic Portuguese cultural costumes; apparently , history lies behind this too!
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| Wine Museum |
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| Wine Museum , Macau |
The museum volition non guide maintain much fourth dimension , nosotros spent but one-half an hour. Drop past times this house , if yous are a vino fanatic & history lover!
Lotus Square:
Just reverse to the Grand Prix together with Wine museum , located is Golden Lotus Square , 1 of the famous tourist attractions inwards Macau.
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| Lotus Square |
Lotus foursquare is an opened upward foursquare expanse where a large-sized statue of ‘Lotus blossom inwards amount bloom’ is situated. This sculpture is made of golden bronze together with weighs 6.5 tonnes , is six meters high , together with the diameter of the blossom is 3.6 meters at maximum. The major role is composed of a stalk , petals together with pistil- a amount of sixteen components. The base of operations consists of 23 pieces of carmine granite inwards 3 layers together with inwards the shape of lotus leaves. These signify the 3 master copy parts of the territory: Macao Peninsula , Taipa Island & Coloane Island (Wikipedia).
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| Lotus Flower In Full Bloom , Lotus Square |
The lotus blossom inwards amount bloom symbolises the prosperity of Macau region. The sculpture was presented past times the State Council of the People’s Republic of Red People's Republic of China inwards 1999 to grade the Macau Sovereignty transfer from Portugal to the PRC.
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| Lotus Square |
To live honest , in that location is zilch much to practice together with run into except clicking some goodness shots of this statue together with some random selfies! Other than that this house is pop amongst skateboarders because of its abundance of ledges , kerb & stairs.
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| Lotus Square |
During special festivals such equally Christmas & Chinese New year , beautiful flowers are displayed here. Apart from that , the foursquare also holds the flag raising ceremony (flags of both Red People's Republic of China & Macau) at 8 am every morning.
It is that fourth dimension when nosotros realised our mobile network was non working and since it was New Year's Day vacation , all the shops were closed! We read somewhere that Macau is non that large percentage together with tin give notice live easily explored on foot. So my hubby who is an goodness inwards navigating places got excited to locate Handover Gifts Museum hence nosotros started roaming some the urban nub similar a nomad😉
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| Lunar New Year's Day Special Dragon Dance |
On the means , nosotros witnessed the famous Dragon dance 😄 Seeing their colourful dresses together with the traditional trip the calorie-free fantastic , I jumped with joy!
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| Dragon Dance |
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| Dragon Dance |
Handover Gifts Museum of Macau:
The Handover Gifts Museum is located adjacent to Macao Cultural Center inwards Avenida Xian Xing Hai (NAPE). The museum was opened on 30th Dec 2004 together with was built to celebrate the establishment of Macau Special Administrative Region.
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| Handover Gifts Museum Of Macau |
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| Handover Gifts Museum Of Macau |
The museum is a 3 story edifice – the first flooring is the entrance , the second-floor houses handover gifts exhibition gallery together with the tertiary flooring contains the auditorium. The entrance hither is free together with is closed on Monday.
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| Handover Gifts Museum Of Macau |
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| Handover Gifts Museum Of Macau |
The museum is decked upward with exclusive handover gifts collection presented past times the State Council of The People’s Republic of Red People's Republic of China , its country-wide provinces , municipalities together with SAR Hong Kong.
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| Handover Gifts Museum Of Macau |
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| Handover Gifts Museum Of Macau |
The blueprint of each gift slice is unique together with symbolises their ethnic artistic style. The museum is quite calm & peaceful; await at the paintings whilst taking some residual 😉
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| Handover Gifts Museum Of Macau |
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| Handover Gifts Museum Of Macau |
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| Handover Gifts Museum Of Macau |
I was amazed to run into those exquisite artistic pieces , so CREATIVE! You tin give notice guide maintain numerous photos of these gifts equally in that location is no restriction on photography. Definitely a place worth visiting 😊
Macau Museum of Arts & Cultural Center:
Just 3 minutes walk from Handover Gifts Museum , located is Macau Museum of Arts together with Cultural Center. It is the largest cultural relic together with the entirely fine art museum inwards Macau. Admission is gratuitous & closed on Monday.
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| Macau Museum Of Arts |
To empathize the evolution of history , civilisation together with fine art of Macau , the Museum of Art is the best house to visit. The museum exhibits Chinese calligraphy & paintings , western paintings , photography , Chinese ceramics along with contemporary together with modern artworks.
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| Macau Museum Of Arts |
The 5-story edifice houses dissimilar exhibition galleries , exhibition halls , multimedia library , workshop , gifts store equally good equally an auditorium. You tin give notice select to access all the floors either past times walking on the ramp or the elevator. I found ramp walk much ameliorate 😃
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| Macau Museum Of Arts |
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| Macau Museum Of Arts |
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| Macau Museum Of Arts |
The museum is quite spacious together with currently holds special exhibitions similar Ink Wash of the Forbidden City- Paintings past times Charles Chauderlot showcasing 81 ink launder paintings depicting the scenery of the Palace museum , Ad Lib- Konstantin Bessmertny- displaying 34 of Bessmertny’s recent paintings , sculptures , installations together with mixed media , Artifacts of Excellence- Seal Carvings past times Luo Shuzhong from the MAM collection , Perspective on the Soul- Flower Vessels from the Palace Museum presents over 100 precious vessels made for past times emperors.
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| The Lego Model , Macau Museum Of Arts |
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| Macau Museum Of Arts |
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| Macau Museum Of Arts |
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| Macau Museum Of Arts |
Kindly refer to the below film to acquire an thought of the museum map. By the means , these exhibitions are non permanent , they go along on changing!
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| Floor Plan , Macau Museum Of Arts |
I was elated to acquire an chance to endeavour out Chinese Opera Outfits 😊 There are galleries where photography is strictly prohibited; otherwise , yous tin give notice guide maintain pictures of the residual of the artefacts.
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| Wearing Chinese Opera Outfit |
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| Macau Museum of Arts |
If yous are into fine art together with arts and crafts , together with lover of history , this place perfectly fits the bill! Do non missy it out 😉
Just a hop from the fine art museum , situated is Macau Cultural Center founded inwards 1999. It hosts a multifariousness of cultural performances similar trip the calorie-free fantastic , opera , theater together with multimedia shows.
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| Macau Cultural Center |
Don’t acquire confused with the Google map , it shows the edifice is quite far whereas the cultural oculus is but beside this fine art museum! Actually , hither most of the tourist spots are situated inwards close proximity to each other , which is quite slow to navigate on foot. Just go along your eyes together with ears open!
Before checking into our hotel , nosotros settled for lunch-break at Indian Garden Restaurant which is nigh to the Macau Art Museum. They served us hot chicken biryani together with some fresh juice; I loved their starter dish Imperial Onion Pakoda 😋
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| Imperial Onion Pakoda at Indian Garden Restaurant , Macau |
Our adjacent target was to see Macau Science Center which is located at the Fisherman’s Wharf.
Macau Science Center:
The Science Center is situated amongst body of body of water from where yous tin give notice guide maintain a glimpse of Macau Bridge. Moreover , yous volition live amazed past times the blueprint of its outside together with why not! The silvery , conical-shaped edifice was designed past times the world-renowned Chinese- American architect I.M.Pei , opened inwards Dec 2009.
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| Macau Science Center |
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| Macau Science Center |
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| Amazing Sea sentiment from Macau Science Center |
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| Macau Science Center |
The aim of the Science Center is to promote together with disseminate scientific knowledge amongst the futurity generations. The centre has a Planetarium , exhibition centre together with the convention centre. There are 12 permanent galleries displaying dissimilar scientific together with interesting interactive exhibits including Robotics , Genetics , together with Space Science etc. The Planetarium is equipped with 3D projection facilities which cannot live missed! It is indeed the best house to see for the children equally good equally grown-ups.
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| Macau Science Center |
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| Macau Science Center |
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| Macau Science Center |
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| Macau Science Center |
The oculus was crowded with kids along with their parents. At the base of operations flat , in that location are gift shops , restaurants together with a plant nursery room. Overall , the Science Center is an amalgamation of Science , fiction , fun together with Knowledge-oriented activities.
Macau Tower Convention together with Entertainment Center:
Do yous crave for an adrenaline rush? Then this is the correct house where yous should hop direct , the instant yous become far inwards Macau. To quench your thirst for adventure , Macau Tower together with Convention Center offers yous some serious thrilling activities similar Worlds’ Highest Bungy jump (233 meters) , Sky jump , Tower Climb together with Skywalk! Get fix yous adventurous soul 😉
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| Macau Tower together with Convention Center |
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| Macau Tower |
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| Place for Bungy/ Sky Jump |
If adventure is non your thing , wait! There is a parcel of other amusement options also similar stepping into the glass observation deck to grab a fantabulous sentiment of Macau Peninsula , acquire delicious dining experience at 360°Café or 180° Lounge & Grill equally good equally the Center also contains theatres , shopping malls which yous tin give notice savour for sure.
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| Macau Tower together with Convention Center |
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| Macau Tower together with Convention Center |
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| Macau Tower together with Convention Center |
Macau Tower is 1 of the famous landmarks of the urban nub together with is 1 of the members of World Federation of Great Towers. On 1 side yous volition witness the pristine beauty of the body of body of water whereas on the other the swift autumn of adventure freaks from the tower’s (233m) outer rim , giving yous goosebumps literally!
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| Sea sentiment from Macau Tower together with Convention Center |
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| Breathtaking sentiment from Macau Tower |
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| Glass Floor! |
We booked our tickets to become upward to the top flat of the tower. The indoor observation lounge is on the 58th flooring together with outdoor lounge on 61. At showtime , nosotros visited indoor drinking glass observation deck together with walked some this 360° viewing expanse , clicked zillion pictures! Then nosotros moved to the topmost flat , the outdoor observation deck from where nosotros observed the spectacular panoramic view of the urban nub , breathtakingly beautiful!
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| View from Outdoor Lounge |
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| View from Glass Floor |
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| Outdoor Lounge , Macau Tower |
We also noticed on this flooring , diverse teams together with singles who were doing the jaw-dropping Skywalk together with Bungy! Best fourth dimension to see this tower is definitely the eve time when the tower dazzles with lights together with offers a mesmerising sentiment of the urban nub from the top!
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| Where memories are made! |
We happened to see other places also but got literally tired till that time. So returned to our hotel later having dinner at some other Indian eating house , Indian Spice 😊 Great nutrient with awesome hospitality , all I tin give notice state nearly them.
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| Lunar New Year's Day Decoration |
Macau Tidbits:
Don’t forget to guide maintain your passports & retain the Macau Visa skid till the goal of your stay. |
Drivers , inwards fact , most of the local people don’t speak together with empathize English linguistic communication , so live fix to interpret them inwards Chinese , using Google translator of course! |
The roads are slow to navigate on foot. So earlier embarking on your sight-seeing tour , guide maintain snaps of the route maps (We found 1 nigh Handover gifts museum).
There are gratuitous shuttle services which yous tin give notice definitely opt for travelling some the city. Hotels with casinos similar Sands , The Venetian run gratuitous shuttles or yous tin give notice avail taxis also , either means yous demand to speak Portuguese/ Chinese (Cantonese). |
***GPS sucks hither , I tell you! If viable together with so download maps offline or guide maintain that Handy (Cell Phone) which your hotel provides! |
There are a few Indian restaurants , but if yous are a foodie explore local food. Don’t missy out on Macanese Egg Tarts , they are exceptionally yummm! |
Best fourth dimension to visit – November to January. |
Roads: Surprisingly nosotros spotted less traffic quest on the roads. Almost each route is 1 way. For pedestrians , in that location are footpaths together with cloak-and-dagger subways to cross the roads. The drivers are extremely sincere together with give showtime priority to the pedestrians who are crossing the road. Did I cite , the roads are totally slap-up together with clean? v on 5!
The currency of Macau is Macanese Pataca (MOP). 1 HKD= 1.03MOP. Remember , Patacas cannot live changed out of Macau so modify the notes earlier leaving the country.
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So this is how nosotros spent our showtime 24-hour interval inwards Macau past times roofing most of the of import tourist spots. I apologise for this lengthy ship service my friends , but I promise yous enjoyed reading it equally much equally I enjoyed writing it 😊
Rest go posts are coming soon! Until together with so , guide maintain care 😊
