One day in Hong Kong, we decided to visit Macau. We decided to take a tour because we were exhausted by this point and didn’t feel like planning anything else. You travel to Macau from Hong Kong via a ferry, which takes about an hour. It was a hassle going through customs though because it was around New Years and took ages. The first thing we did was go to Macau Museum. The museum contains a mixture of Chinese and Portuguese artifacts, which is an interesting combination. I am not for sure if there is any other place in the world that has these two cultural backgrounds. Outside the museum, the grounds are beautiful, and close by are the ruins of St. Paul’s Cathedral. A couple were taking wedding pictures at the ruins. I found this very strange. I told my boyfriend about this, and he said that he watched a documentary about how it is popular in Asian culture to take wedding pictures at famous sights. I am not for sure if the same holds true for Japan though. After this, we ate lunch at a casino. It was my first time inside a casino, so I’m not for sure how the casinos in Macau compare to those in the United States. Next, we visited a few shrines. These definitely weren’t as nice as the ones in Hong Kong or Kyoto though. Finally, we went to Macau Sky Tower, which is huge. It’s really cool because you can watch people bungee jump from the tower. At some places, the floor is clear, which is really sketchy. Ummm.....so I guess this is the last volume of my Macau/Hong Kong blog entries, so now, hopefully, onto more things in Japan.
Outside Macau Museum
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