Mandarin Oriental, Macau Macau Peninsula

... the air con on. What an exhausting day it had been. At 6pm I thought I'd get a few hours rest and then have a walk around the old town and I woke up at 11:30pm! I thought that I might as well have an explore now the rain had stopped.

It was all very bizarre, the main square was quintessentially Iberian colonial and the 60th anniversary commemorative arch for the Chinese Republic made an even more interesting mix of cultures. As I ...

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Keskiviikko 16.9.09. Koppu oli poistunut mannerkiinan puolelle. Kaytiin aamukahvilla ja soitettiin Macau Toweriin.. "Bungee Jump today?". "Yes sir, if you come immediately". "Ok". Nyt se siis todella tapahtuu (Oltiin kayty kysymassa hyppya kerran aiemmin mutta silloin saaolosuhteet estivat sen. Tama oli samalla viimeinen paivamme Macaussa. Hong Kongiin piti palata muutaman tunnin kuluessa joten kohtalo puuttui peliin). Kaveltiin tornille ja ...

... a video of her serenading “us” as we rode down the Grand Canal.I think Macau is one of the most ...

... a tram to the top of the nountain to see all the skyscrapers below, we stayed up there till sunset & watched to city slowly all light up, it was fantastic. I spent 1 whole day shopping as everything is 40 to 60% off, pre Xmas sales. I also took a boat to Kowloon Island & watched a free light show which is done everynight at 8pm. I wallked along Avenue of the stars & had a great meal out. Hong Kong was amazing & i could have easily spent a week there! bye for now Jo.

... de t'en vendre. Quand tu rentres dans leurs énormes magasins tu ne sais jamais à quoi t'attendre. La plupart du temps je ne sais pas du tout ce que c'est ni à quoi cela sert. Il faut dire que l'anglais n'est pas courant et que tout est vraiment écris en chinois ! C'est vraiment très dépaysant. Par contre il est très très facile de s'orienter ! Même pour moi ! Les sites d'intérêts historiques sont très bien indiqués par des panneaux écrit avec des lettres de l'alphabet ...

... the famous food souvenir shop as their food quality remain them a good reputation. STOP 4 ~ St. Dominic's Church and Cathedral Founded in 1587 by three Spanish Dominican priests who originally came from Mexico, and it is also connected to the brotherhood of Our Lady of the Rosary. It was here that the first Portuguese newspaper was published on Chinese ...

... s room had about 10 people's luggage in it) had planned a party for someone's birthday and Christmas Eve. But Jonathan, Ricky, and one of the professors took advantage of the meal we'd already paid for, and it turned out to be one of the food highlights of the trip. The food was incredible; they'd really pulled out all the stops this time. It was in yet another mall, and was this not-so-fancy-looking restaurant that served incredibly fancy and expensive food. We were to have a deluxe ...

aight. so, if you happen to be from europe, the us, australia (you name it..) and want to fly somewhere, you buy a ticket, go to the check in on the day you fly and you get your personal seat aka, buy a seat. however. here in asia, theres this lovely airline called air asia. deadcheap ( i paid a total of 300 euros for: kuala lumpur to bangkok ...

... proximity of the city is forgotten and in which it is possible to relax and forget the densely packed streets and tiring markets. It is ismply serene. That is not to say that you can escape the city. The towering skyline is everpresent and glistening in the spring sun, but unlike Kowloon, this is a quiet city, ghostlike even, and THAT makes all the difference, it gives the skyscrapers something of a greater ...

... wharf and then boarded a ship that took us down the Li River. I'm not sure how these mountains came to form. I'll attach some pictures for you all to see. Anyone who has any idea or explanation can feel free to tell me. I do know that all of China was at one point the bottom of an ocean floor. That bit of knowledge means nothing no me, however, as an explanation of this landform. The mountains we spectacular, they seemed to rise straight out of the water like giant water buffalo ...