This was the first time both my friend and I visited Macau which there are lots of places we can explore. Macau is a small country which can be classified under 3 areas and they are Macau city, Taipa & Coloane. Just alone in Macau city, there are numbers of historical places we can visit.
Our hostel was right behind Senado Square (5 mins walk from the hostel) which was located at the central of Macau city. It was convenience for us to move around as most of the historical churches are located around Senado Square.
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| Signs directing the historical places / churches. |
We left our hostel at about 9am. Our first target place of interest was Ruins of St. Paul's which was supposed to be a 10 mins walk from our hostel. We didn't check with Amy in advance which direction to go. As such, we headed towards the right path based on the direction sign (see above picture).
As mentioned earlier, it was supposed to be a 10 mins walk from our hostel. But never did we know that, the route that we have chose took us almost a hour to reach our destination. Throughout the route, we saw car parking metre which we do not see it in Singapore (below picture). We came across a parade where there was a group of women doing mass dance playing "Nobody knows". We have realised that there are number of schools that do not look like one (as compared to Singapore). For example (below picture), there was this primary school which looks like an office building.
As mentioned earlier, it was supposed to be a 10 mins walk from our hostel. But never did we know that, the route that we have chose took us almost a hour to reach our destination. Throughout the route, we saw car parking metre which we do not see it in Singapore (below picture). We came across a parade where there was a group of women doing mass dance playing "Nobody knows". We have realised that there are number of schools that do not look like one (as compared to Singapore). For example (below picture), there was this primary school which looks like an office building.
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| Car Parking Metre |
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| A group of women doing mass dance |
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| Primary school that looks like office building. |
Finally, we managed to make our way to Ruins of St. Paul. The church caught fire during 1835 when typhoon hit Macau. Other than the white stone wall which remains, the rest was gone. As you walked down the stairs of Ruins of St. Paul, you will see this metal couple statues. We are not sure of the story behind this couple statues but just snapped a few pictures and move on to other places.
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| Ruins of St. Paul |
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| Some historical information of Ruins of St. Paul |
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| The metal couple statues |
Some pictures taken around Senado Square.
In the later afternoon, we went to the Grand Prix museum and wine museum. Although both of us are not car or bike racing lovers, Grand Prix museum does attract us a little. I have never been so 'close' to these racing cars, hence we started to 'examin' these vehicles..
The wine museum was located just next to the Grand Prix museum. This museum displayed some variety of wines from various regions. I love red wine but there are some red wines in this museum I have never seen or heard before. At the end of the tour, you may want to purchase a ticket and try out some of the wines at the 'wine tasting station'.
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| Look like real grapes?? |
The golden lotus was presented by China after Macau was returned to China. Based on online information, this golden lotus represent 'Lotus Flower in Full Bloom' which symbolise everlasting prosperity in Macau. It was only walking distance from Grand Prix museum to Golden Lotus Square.
It was almost evening time after visited these places. Hence, before we ended our second day, we headed to Casino Lisboa for jackpot session after dinner.
