In the morning, we went to find other local restuarant for breakfast. One problem was about the communication because the people mostly could speak little English whereas our English was also limited. However, with the hand sign, we had both dinner and breakfast with the full stomach.
The cost of living there was a little high comparing to Bangkok. We ate with two food and three rice bowls, they cost us around a thousand baht.
In Casinos, customers were not too crowded. There were few tables which only dealers sitting. I guess that there were not many people coming to Macau to have fun. May be, the economic crisis.
On the way back, I met a Thai girl. She said she was coming for gambling, I had just wondered if she ever thought that gambling never gave poeple rich. Whenever the customers got money and left, there would be time they came again to paid money back.
The restuarant where we had dinner. This was popular in the locality which I noticed from the customers coming all the time even it was later than 9pm.
Old Lisboa Hotel, beautiful? It was good for walking about one or a few nights.
Polices in Macau. They looked busy for public service.
Roads and buses in front of the big hotels. This was the big junction at the new building area
In front of a casino. Tid and I.
Tricycle taxi in Macau.
Then the next day, we went to Hongkong by Terbo jet. It was convenient and the service was OK. We stayed with my brother who had been working there for many years and rent a flat at Lantau Island near the airport. Communities in Lantau were big. Therefore, there were few shopping centres, big bus station and the last underground station of Hongkong route.
My brother who was working in Hongkong
Living in Hongkong, there was the underground payment card of which we could add money by the machine standing in the underground station. This card was, not only used for underground fare, but used for many things like bus fare, Mc Donald fast food , ferry, etc. It was convenient but expensive. The ticket was deducted the value by it's machine when it was used. Unlike the undreground fare ticket for one day, three days, weekly, or monthly, in other countries, those tickets could be used unlimited with in the indicating times and payment. But they are only for the transportation.
Taking in cable car
Unfortunately, during our visit, there were thick fogs everywhere and everyday. We had no good picture taking. Particularly, on the day getting back home through Macau, Terbo jet ferry had to wait for hours before shoring. At 8.00pm, the Air Asia flight was cancelled and we had to spend one more night there which the hotel costed us more expensive. Until the next day at noon time, we could leave unsmoothly, because we had to wait at the airport for a few hours while no one knew the exact leaving time. We had to pay for this loss for about 5,000 baht, including accommodation, taxi and the driving 600 kilometre by myself to follow the important meeting in Thong pa poom because I missed the group travelling the day before. This was because of fog only.
On the way to Giant Buddha by cable car
Giant Buddha
buildiings, on the way to the Peak
The Peak
ferry
Pier
Dreaming to stay in the boat for a while. Look like fun there.
Children play ground at Star Ferry Avenue
no smoking sign
way to the smoking place
smoking place
On Sunday, we went for a walk at Nathan Road. At noon, while we were walking through the small shops like China Town, we spotted the small barbecue pork restuarant and stopped to eat. The waiter served us some cups of hot tea. Some of us were thirsty and drank these tea. But the table besides, the waiter didnot clean the table well before laying the spoon and a set of chopsticks on the table. The man there put the spoon and chopsticks in the hot tea for cleaning. In the evening, I told my brother that the man was intelligent to do so. My brother said it was a tradition here. Tea in the cup was used for cleaning not drinking. We laughed at our mistakes to drink them unknowingly.
We tried to have barbecue pork in many restuarants because we knew their reputation. Except me who eat only fishes and shrimps. However, fresh vegetable in Korean food was delicious as well. On the last day, my brother took us to have dim sum,a poular lunch in Hongkong. Not disappointed, dim sum were good and not expensive.
On this trip, we tried to save as much as possible. Air Asia offered us the very cheap tickets which we had reserved long time in advance. We reserved a 4 stars hotel through AGODA, an internet agent. In Hongkong, we stayed with my brother and bought food from a supermarket to cook for some meals. This was why we could afford the trip. If the flight back to Bangkok had not been cancelled, we would have saved a lot as plan before.
Beautiful view in the morning
Walking to the old village
On the last day in Hongkong before leaving back for Macau, my brother led us to the old resident area comparing to the new areas. I noticed that, in Hongkong, there were the walking paths and sometime along with the bike roads every where and connected to each other. We could walk anywhere and had no way to get lost. We just only learnt the direction and the maps which were located in the people standing points. There were even the walking fly over bridges between the buildings and the roads side for kilometres.
New Hongkong Residential Area
village condition
Hongkong in the past. This condition was left at the local village.
Cooperatives office for the locals
Drainage system, the ditch was quite big
Drainage ditch
Food Processing method for the local
Fish drying naturally
The place where the local people dry their clothes
Native people were exercising at their place
Lottery On line Machine at Lantau Island
Macau Airport, Departure Lounge
Wait for ticket checking at Macau Airport late the next day after the flight cancelling last night.
Good bye Hongkong and Macau, I don't know if I can come to visit again. In conclusion, it was fun for this trip. However, I wish I could have more time and money to travel aboard more often.
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