Today we decided to visit Macao. It's another of China's Special Administrative Areas, meaning that it is part of China but has special privileges that push it closer to being an independent country. And as such, when visiting from Hong Kong we need to take our passports but we don't require a special visa like mainland China.
Where as Hong Kong was the British trading port in China, Macao was the Portuguese presence in China. The Portuguese were the first to arrive and the last to leave.
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| Fountain with china painting |
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| Ruins of St Paul's Cathedral |
Built in 1602, Only the southern façade survived a fire in 1835.
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| the Dom Pedro V Theatre |
The Dom Pedro V Theatre is one of the designated sites in the Historic Sites of Macao which is listed as a UNESCO world heritage site.
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| Fountain near Bishop's Palace |
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| Senado Square - Macao |
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| Clock Tower of the General Post Office Macao |
Hong Kong is full of modern sky scrapers but Macao has a rich collection of colonial style buildings. It's certainly worth a day trip for anyone who has a few days in Hong Kong.
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