MACAU

A bunch of us went on a trip to Macau this past weekend! All we knew was that we wanted to go and that there are ferry terminals down in TST and Sheung Wan that could take us there. We didn't even know exactly where the terminal was either. Hahaha. Talk about spontaneity!



On the ferry ride to Macau! Andddddddd....I bought a lomo camera the other day! The Diana Mini :) I'm hoping to document my Hong Kong adventures using 35mm film. Pretty intimidating to use analog cameras but it's a good learning experience.



After we got through immigration, we were immediately approached by a tour guide that told us he can take us to 7-8 tourist spots in our private minivan for $140 HKD each. It was pretty sketch but it turned out to be a good decision! Bess and I bartered with him and we got it down to $110 HKD per person :P He took us to a quainte Portuguese restaurant for lunch :) Loved the deco!



Kun Iam Statue of the famous goddess of mercy. Lots of stuff on Daoism, Confucianism, Buddhism, etc. My History of Chinese Thought professor would be alllllll overrrr this.



Backdrop of Macau Island. The tower in the back is the Macau tower! I think people bungee jump off of that shizz. And this is the first time I ever used an umbrella against the sun...it was so hot!!



Every half hour, there is a small show in the lobby of a casino in Macau. Sometimes the tree of life emerges from a large dome in the center lobby, but we were lucky to get the dragon of fortune this time. Reallyyyy impressive, especially when the ceiling opened to reveal (CG) flames. The photo makes it look like we went to hell and back. XD



This is the view of China from Macau! I believe this is Pearl River Delta (Zhu hai) and it's also where Macau is connected to Mainland China by land.



Senado Square! Beautiful Portuguese architecture yet you can still feel the Chinese influence.



Lovely lotus flowers stretching across every corner...Mid-Autumn Festival is almost here :)



The ruins of St. Paul--remnants of an unfortunate fire incident that left the church looking like...well, this. It still looks pretty epic though!



Macau streets! They're sooooo densely packed and the roads are so narrow!



Originally, I didn't want to stay overnight in Macau...which ended up being a good call because we stayed in a posh suite in the Venetian hotel! Holyshizz it was amaZINGGGG.



Soooo preeeeeettyyyyyyyyyyy~~



And what Macau trip would be complete without Portuguese egg tarts?! They weren't from some famous shop because we were in a rush to board the ferry, but they tasted pretty damn good anyway. <3

So that was my weekend in Macau! I'm gonna be hitting up Guilin and Yangshuo in the Guangxi province this upcoming Thursday through Sunday....till then!