Pages

Friday, October 9, 2015

Scenes Around the Camões Garden in Macau

Over three years ago in Macau I met someone who had made a day trip from Zhongshan to buy milk formula from New Zealand. Yesterday for the first time, I made the same trip, though not for milk formula. Near where I am staying in Zhongshan I boarded a direct bus to the border between Gongbei, Zhuhai, and Macau. After the one hour, 27 RMB (about U.S. $4.25) bus ride, I crossed the border in my shortest time ever, easily less than 15 minutes to pass though both mainland China and Macau immigration. Returning to Zhongshan at night was also simple, though the bus cost 28 RMB instead. The trip would likely have taken much longer had I gone during the recent holiday.

The Camões Garden is part of a set of famous sites in Macau which extend southward. The many winding streets just to the West, North, and East see far fewer tourists, yet like Macau's nearby Three Lamps District, which is also in Freguesia de Santo António (St. Anthony's Parish), they have their own charm. I spent a rather pleasant hour an half walking around the area beginning around 5pm. For yet another side of Macau, below are some photos from my walk with any streets names written in Portuguese, which along with traditional Chinese is typical in Macau.

Rua Ribeira do Patane and Avenida do Almirante Lacerda in Macau
Rua Ribeira do Patane and Avenida do Almirante Lacerda


Rua da Palmeira in Macau
Rua da Palmeira


Tou Tei Temple in Macau
Tou Tei Temple 


European architecture in Macau
One of the many examples of European architecture in Macau


buildings in Macau
Other varieties of architecture


Building at Escada do Muro and Escada do Caracol in Macau
Meeting point of the steps Escada do Muro and Escada do Caracol


Rua do Patane in Macau
Rua do Patane


Intersection of Rua de Tomas Vieira and Rua de Coelho do Amaral in Macau
Intersection of Rua de Tomas Vieira and Rua de Coelho do Amaral


McDonald's on Rua de Coelho do Amaral in Macau
 Rua de Coelho do Amaral


Calçada do Botelho in Macau
Calçada do Botelho


View towards Zhuhai from Camões Garden in Macau
View from the Camões Garden towards Zhuhai across the Qianshan Waterway 


Northern view from Camões Garden in Macau
Another view from the Camões Garden


man walking down stairs towards Travessa dos Calafates in Macau
 Stairs leading towards Travessa dos Calafates


Cat eating above a sign for Calçada do Galo in Macau
Cat eating above a sign for Calçada do Galo


food stall in Macau
Street vendor selling food at Rua de Cinco de Outubro


food vendor stall in Macau
Street vendor watching video at Rua da Ribeira do Patane

No comments:

Post a Comment