Loh,
Thanks for the nice photos. I see you were around the churches and really miss the crab congee at Taipa.![]()
Hope you can still recognize your hometown. Yes the crab congee was delicious for a first timer like me.
And yes we couldn't see any badminton courts!
Last time I went to Macau was in 2008 but my stay was very short, 1 1/2 days only. I like the place very much. The pace was so slow, unlike HK. Will definitely visit there again. Hopefully by then things won't change much.
last time i went to Macau was decades ago. at that time, i remember Taipa/Coloane was still 2 separate islands, and we got to ride on pedicabs as regular transportation.
That seems really a looooong time ago. I think one was challenged to find a pedicad in Macau during the late 70's or early 80's.
it was definitely in the 80's. not exactly sure when it was. but probably late 80's.
i still remember the pedicab driver had problem starting as we were too heavy for him. tough job.
At one time, there were initiatives to preserve the pedicabs. It was not quite successful due to the city fast development. It was then decided to keep the pedicabs in a specific area, mostly for tourists to enjoy the leisure ride.![]()
the same happened to the rickshaw in Hong Kong. now there are only a handful of them left. they used to be around the star ferry pier area in Central. now the pier has been taken down for land reclamation! what a shame.
I hope you'll have a nice stay. I may need to check which dates has less visitors so you can stroll around leisurely. I was back at around May last year, on a weekday in the busy commercial area, it took me about 10 mins to move 50 meters through the crowd.![]()
Yup, my ferry trip from HK was terrible and I am one who suffers from motion sickness.
So, Macau sightseeing more interesting than LCW playing. Hehe.
yup, my ferry trip from hk was terrible and i am one who suffers from motion sickness.
So, Macau sightseeing more interesting than lcw playing. Hehe.