We had a quick breakfast at the Venetian foodcourt..paid for an overpriced Fatburger which wasn’t great. We then explored the hotel more, and found the pool and playground. The kids had some fun there, but it soon got too hot for Calista so P brought her back to the room to shower whilst I stayed behind to watch Christian in the sand pit.
We then headed to the Italian restaurant, Portofino, which was recommended by one of my colleagues. The set lunch pasta/pizza ala carte buffet was a rather good deal, and the kids really went for the breadsticks. After that we had a walk around the place somewhere, doing the usual touristy thing of taking pictures of the interior..
After the children napped, it was off to the city center, the Leal Senado (Senado Square). We took the shuttle bridge over to the main island, then walked a short way to the square. On the way, we passed the shop I loved when I visited HK back in 2008.. Milk pudding! We had a pre-dinner snack of milk pudding.. it wasn’t as good as in HK, but it still satisfied my craving. We took a quick walk around the charming square which reminded me of Spain, and then proceeded to look for Fat Siu Lau to have dinner. I was expecting a road-side cha chan teng, but it was more posh then expected. The roast pigeon came right at the end of the meal and was so scrumptious my already full tummy willingly expanded just a little more. I could understand why all the guides to Macau promoted this place just for roast pigeon. It had none of the gamey taste, nor was the meat tough. =P
After dinner, we decided to load up on the usual Macau souvenirs – almond biscuits, orange peel cakes and sugared peanut candy. We bought so much the stroller ended up taking the goods instead of the children. Haha. One quick trip to the Sasa outlet at Senado square later, I hauled the travelling party to walk uphill past small streets, following the signs which said “Ruins of St Paul’s”.
The air was cool and the atmospheric lighting of the ruins made it look nicer than in all the photos i’ve ever seen of it.
And that, was how the 2nd day of our trip to Macau flew by.
I have to agree the pictures taken look so good! Like you said, with the lighting and all. The colonial architecture's really gorgeous too, and it looked as if you really were in Venice, with the waterways and bridges and all... although I remember it being more run down and not as grand as Macau's version hehe! Thanks for sharing about your time and the pictures! :)
ReplyDeleteWow thanks for reading my long meandering posts and for leaving a comment! :) Nah, our experience is the 'non-authentic' version.. heh..but good enough for the kids i suppose..
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