Day trip to Macau

Early Saturday morning Seajin and I made our way through a maze of about a billion stores to find the Ferry terminal with boats for mainland China and Macau. Macau was a Portuguese colony for almost 300 years and was finally given back to China recently. I heard that the people of Hong Kong look down on Macau as being a backwater resort full of evil vices like gambling. But I loved the place; it felt like what I can only assume is how a Portuguese city would feel like with tiny roads, colorful buildings and a slow paced feel.

Our plan was simple, to find a Portuguese restaurant and then walk around to the main highlights. We found a great place to eat near the city centre plaza and both had pork chops smothered in a dark tangy sauce while sharing a craft of Sangria full of apple bits and orange rinds. It was a perfect humid afternoon lunch and made great fuel for sightseeing.

The only problem was we were running short on time (having pre bought return tickets) and our maps didn't match the roads under our feet. We made it to a few of the sites and then had to taxi it to a street Saejin had heard you could buy fresh beef jerky from. It didn't pan out and we had to go off to the port to head home. On the way there we past a giant tower (Calgary tower size) that looks out over the ocean and from the roof they have a bungee jump set up. Passing in the safety of the cab I told Saejin I'd of liked to of tried that but time restraint ruined my fun.

That night we went out to the Soho area of HK and rode the world's longest set of escalators. They are built to help people living in the midlevels commute to work up and down the side of the hill. The soho area is between the apartments and the downtown offices. It is also where many of the good restaurants and nightspots are.

Sunday was set aside for eating Chinese food and shopping. It wasn't enough time for me, HK has some amazing shops that Korea doesn't have.