Fisherman Wharf Macao

Fisherman Wharf in Macao is a place nearby the sea with a range of boutiques and restaurants. I thought this is a happening place at night where people can have some... drinks at pub or lounges. Surprisingly, most of the shops are closed and left one or two bars are opening. Aaaarrrhhh....looks like people visiting Macao has the only interest to gamble. No more clubbing or pub for drinkings.

Maybe...this is just not the right place. Even the street is pretty quiet, but this makes me the chance to take some night shoots without too much of disturbance. Yay!!!  I really love the different architecture here along the way. I just feel like I'm somewhere in Europe....(Ya...in my dream....)

  

Oversee the bridge connecting the Macao Town and Cotai from Fisherman Wharf.

Macao at Night

We usually travel to a destination and look around the city or attractions during day time. How frequent do we get a chance to see the other side of the city at the night? As this is the business trip that required me to work during day time, it granted me a chance to walk around the Macao town at night. I truly love and enjoy the moment I'm walking around the town at such a cooling night. I usually feel my laptop is very heavy for such miles of walk, but this time....I hardly feel the weight of the bag.

After so many years....I'm coming back again to the places I have visited before....but this time....at night! Especially the Christmas season that enlighten the city with the street decors and lights....It's beautiful...it's joyful...it's happening...it's the season..... :D

Got this view at one of the small lane in between buildings.

The Waterfront area with the Christmas decor.

The iconic of Macau at Dai San Ba. I think this street is very beautiful and lovely.

This is the most famous souvenir shop of Macao that everyone will come and buy back to their homeland. This is also one of the TVB dramas took place that had broadcast recently.

The two famous local Macao food is the pork burger and the crab porridge. I really love the porridge but it's not cheap.

One of the casino I passed by. Supposed no picture allowed but this is the view when I'm going upper level by escalator.

Cotai Strip

The Cotai Strip is the hotel-casino strip at Macao where you'll see the Asia Las Vegas here. Most of the hotel chain especially famous casinos of Las Vegas are all along this strip. The shopping mall like Cotai Central that links to Sheraton, Conrad, Holiday Inn, Four Seasons are just within it. The malls are all filled with branded stuff that's not cost only few thousand ringgit but is more than hundreds over ringgits.

According to the local agents, these shops are not really selling branded stuff for those people who won money from casinos. The actual business mode is the shops act as a mode of cash withdrawals for the gamblers especially from China as they are not allowed to bring exceeded cash limit. The shops owners will then earn from the different of the product's buy & sell process.

The casino business in Macau has earned more than Las Vegas..... There you can imagine how good is the casino business in Macau and hotels are keep coming up along the strip.

Well...I'm certainly here not for gamble but it's really a relaxing night to walk around the strips with the beautiful lighting especially near to Christmas. This can be a place that you can consider to spend your Christmas here.

This sky bridge that links you from Cotai Central or the hotels like Sheraton, Conrad to The Venetian. At the middle of bridge, there's outdoor balcony that you can go out and take some pictures of the strip.

The Christmas Decor and events at Cotai Strip. The animated shows will reflected on the wall and it's very nice show to watch in such wonderful Christmas mode. 

See...it's not only the reflection shows on wall...but also the people performing on stage. These are the group of people who operates the scene behind.

      

The Venetian Macao

When I first heard of The Venetian at Macao, it was the year I visited Macao when it just started the construction. After that many years later..... I finally got this chance to pay a visit of this wonderful place. I believe many of you had already knew and visited here. Some of you might think this is not something new to you anymore...

I just would like to share with you the feeling of me walking alone in The Venetian is pretty relaxing. The different design of the interior with the European style is very attractive. It simply couldn't stop me keep on moving without taking any good shoots.

It's really huge and I almost lost my way in there..... :P ... Haha....There's mall directory that we can always refer to....Not a problem at all... The shopping??? Nah....all the branded stuff that I could easily get it here in Malaysia, so I don't really paying attention of the shops.... ggghhhheeee......

The guy will sing very loud and the voice is really nice. But not sure he is singing in Spanish? French or......

Sheraton Macao Hotel Cotai Central

At for this moment, Sheraton Macao Hotel is located at Cotai Central where the street will be built with major branded and famous hotel as Las Vegas. For sure, there is casino at the hotel lobby and it is so huge to have two wings that makes me walked a lot.

They provide free shuttle bus to some famous casinos nearby like Venetian, Ferry Terminals, Sands Macao and etc. It's very convenient to travel around Macao because they provides free shuttle bus so you can easily move around the city. There's a linked bridge to The Venetian which is very near and you can also walk to Hard Rock cafe.

It also linked to a Cotai Shopping Centre but mostly are the branded stuff like really branded over hundred thousands. So all I can do is window shopping and look for possible breakfast place other than McD. :D

Room is pretty as "Starwood Standard" and only complain I have is no in-room wi-fi because it's chargeable (even the cable internet is chargeable). But I always love to have super super King size bed even I can't full "utilized" by my own. I just like the way of free space to roll over the bed all by myself. Hahahaha....crazy lady!!!

If you are the tea lover, you can have the TWG tea at the lobby.

I saw people swimming during this winter time. Looks like they enjoyed winter swim.

The view from my room window overseeing The Venetian at night. Wow....isn't it beautiful just to sit at the window and looking at the lights of the city. Beautiful!!!!

Restaurante Vinha

Portuguese meal is one of the cultural dish that you want to try at Macau. Compare to Malaysia, the Portuguese meal is so much different that they have mixed with the local culture's cooking style. I basically preferable with the Macau Portuguese Meal that are more likely to the Chinese taste.

Here is the Portuguese Restaurant in Macau that you can easily find and try. The decoration is culturally lovable with the European vineyard style. Ordering some wine together with the lovely tasty food, it's just an amazing time to spend with your friends and family here.

They have 2 branches that I know about Resturante Vinha. One is as the map provided below at the Macau town. Very convenient. Another one will be at the Fisherman Wharf main street.  Also few pages of the menu for your budget to spend at the restaurants. Of course there are more menu pages but I'm just can't place it all here.

You might want to have the Chef Recommended new dishes from time to time. If you dare to always TRY!!!

Portuguese Egg Tart - Lord Stow's Bakery

If you are a food lover, I'm sure you won't miss the famous Portuguese Egg Tart when you visiting Macau. The origin of this recipe is from Andrew Stow - a British that came to Macau at the year of 1979. He has started bakery business at Macau with the western baked breads. This Portuguese Egg Tart just started at the year of 1990. You see it took how long to invent a good quality food that became so famous until today.

In 80's, he was the only famous British during that time, hence, the Portuguese called him Lord Stow. Here's how this famous egg tart was the first established at Macau and it's still here today for us to taste it.

Why is it so famous? The egg tart is really crunchy and crispy that is so mamamia....!!! I always think writing can't really tell how a taste like or maybe I'm not good in describing. Try it out yourself will be the best and ever experience for it.

This is the street of the shop if you don't know how to go. But I wonder will have anyone in Macau don't know about this. 

Fresh baked from oven. Phew!!! Delicious.....

I'm sure you can have a relaxing high tea at the back of the shop with some coffee. Sadly, I don't have such time...Coming for next round....