This photo could have been taken in anywhere in Europe. But the truth is this ruin is in Macau - The Asia Sin City. It's amazing how history has different trace of how small our world is. This is part of the old ruin of St. Paul church in Macau. We visited here during our trip to Hong Kong and Macau in 2007. It was one of the fun and crazy trip for us. With 6 children and probably 15 adults, I felt like we just flew by this amazing city.Macau has a lot of Portugal influence as we can see it throughout the city. The food, the architechture, the culture.. A small city but very big personality. It's called 'Las Vegas of Asia' for a good reason. They have several big casinos throughout the city. One big difference I would say is the smoking. This is not by any mean a family-friendly city. The casinos are full of smokers. The restaurants mostly have no separate rooms for non-smoking. You pretty much have to walk pass the smoke-filled room to the corner of the restaurant.
However, the other aspect of the city is amazing. It's a great city to walk around and learn about Macau history. So I will think a family with older kids would really appreciate learning how East culture meet West culture and co-exist nicely.
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6 comments:
That picture is breath taking. Those are my favorite types of photos, they really capture the history of the area. Built so long ago, yet the structure is more solid than anything made today.
Beautiful photo!
I love the ornate old buildings.
We do notice the smoking in restaurants (or rather the lack of). When we travel elsewhere in the U.S., we don't get the "smoking or non smoking?" question when we first hit the host stations. In Michigan, the casinos' objections seem to be one of the biggest holdups when it comes to banning smoking in public places.
What an amazing shot! I would have never guessed it was from Macau :) I would love to visit there one day.
OMG - it really is a wonderful site. I have a weird memory of it though as we watched a friend have his wallet stolen out of his hands in front of the facade. (This was '98 - well before Chinese rule)
I had some of the best food ever in Macao. First, a monsoon coffee where the beans are picked during monsoon season and the rains wash away the bitterness. I have NEVER tasted a better coffee. Second, a fantastic Portuguese fish stew. Wow - just spectacular. And third - great cheap wine (at least compared to HK where I was living).
That doesn't look like it's in Asia at all. Impressive! I haven't been to Macau, now I would like to check it out!
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