We all met up with my uncle this morning in Sheung Wan, to take a
Jetfoil to Macau. This is where my Dad and his siblings grew up. Neither Flick and I have been before so it was a trip we wanted to take while in Hong Kong. On arrival, we arranged for a driver to take us around for the day. Our first stop was the
Ruins of St. Paul's. From here, we walked downhill towards the main square (Largo do Senado), wandering the sidestreets and browsing the souvenir, meat jerky and cookie shops.
We broke for lunch at
Restaurante Vela Latina. The food was alright but not spectacular. We sampled a paella with Portuguese sausage, a beef tongue stew, salty-spicy shrimp, a green vegetable soup and salt cod fritters.
Our next step, across the Macau-Taipa bridge, was an avenue that is the home of
historic Macanese buildings, restored and partially turned into museums. The avenue was decked out in colourful arches. Our final stop was the
Venetian Macao, the world's largest casino as it turns out. Gabe was too young to enter the gaming area, so Flick promptly went in and lost our money at a roulette table. The interior complex replicates the canal and gondola ride of the Vegas casino, as well as the fake sky. Pretty amazing.
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