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Today saw yet another early start as we prepared for Macau. We made our way to the Ferry port on Hong Kong island where we were to catch one of the high-speed ferry jets to Macau in China. The journey was only an hour or so, and despite rather choppy conditions in the harbour, rather smooth sailing for such a small vessel: predominantly because at speed, the boat tended to glide over the water as opposed to slicing through it.
From the sea-approach Macau didn't look like the most cosmopolitan or pollished of cities, but you could see its potential for becoming a popular Chinese holiday destination. Casinos are popping up all over the town and Macau hosts a number of sporting events, including various Grand Prix at its home circuit, and other Olympic-related sports.
Our first stop was the radio tower which was fairly impressive. Apparently home of the highest sky-rail jump in the world. Didn't quite have the guts to test it out, so we made our way to a few of the casinos and eventually established ourselves for a buffet lunch; very filling and not too expensive.
Next stop was St Joseph's Seminary, Mount Fortress, the remains of St Paul's Church, Senado Square and finally the Guia Fortress which housed a rather quaint lighthouse. Our last stop of the day was The A-Ma Temple which when the Portugese first came to Macau was dedicated to the worship of the sea God. Apparently the reason why the area is called Macau today is because when the Portugese first came over teo China they wanted somewhere they could rest, and upon asking the locals what the place was called they were told A-Ma as the locals had misunderstood and thought they were referring to the temple. SInce then, the name Macau has stuck in its Portugese form.
After a long day of scorching heat we decided to call it a day and returned by ferry to HK. Bonnie and I dined in Festival Walk and made our way back for anbother relatively early night.
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