line and i arrived at the metropole hotel around 10 a.m.  of dec. 28, 2007 - 4 hours earlier than our scheduled arrival. upon the advice of the man at the front desk, we left our bags at the hotel baggage counter and decided to begin our exploration of macau.

we got guide books, pamphlets, and maps to help us explore the area. these materials were free and available at the hotel’s front desk counter.

pamphlet of macau churches

inside the above pamphlet: brief background of the churches [ex. the church of st. paul]

the chapel of st. francis xavier [location sa korean tv soap princess hours]. located in another island of macau; coloane village.

a guide on what’s to be expected in macau for the whole month of december 2007. published by the macau government tourist office

the exhibit that we missed!!!!

me with a street map of macau; darn - i misplaced the map.

fully armed and ready, time to hit the road!

buildings galore. really, really,  nice buildings…

buildings and reflections

side view of the macau post office

facade of macau post office building

santa casa da misericordia

senado square: love the place… the shops..

centro de turismo de negocios

macau btc: inside this building, there are two computer units where tourists can use the internet for 30 minutes free of charge [hehe, the guard on duty when we went there was a filipino]

still at senado square [senado square is just 5-minute walk from where we stayed - metropole hotel]

vetlongwalks: haha, my trip isn’t complete without my mark

the best shop name: pretty [hehehe.. priming ang drama!!]

mannequins

more shops

line buying lunch

pork sandwich @ 8 pattacas [hehe, it's actually porkchop sandwich -- as in PORKCHOP! in between sandwich buns]

drinks @ 10 pattacas each [line's green tea tastes like grass, hehe - she bought another iced choco and threw the green tea. my iced choco is quite okay. not impressive, though]

this is where we had our lunch before we decided to roam some more while enjoying our sandwiches

macau’s wet market: inside this building

nine west, mango, and more…

 alleyways as we search for the ruins of st. paul

don’t know the names of these places. but it’s here that you’ll find interesting local products

macau’s dried products [from fish to nuts]

weird flattened turkey

more meat products

dried seahorse

local shops

after two hours of walking, line and i decided to hit back to our hotel

the sights we saw on our way to the hotel

yagit me

david beckham

little crocs

shop window  

building

another one

line

she took most of the pictures used here … mat salam line^^

wooh, this post has turned out to be a lengthy one. am not even finished with day 1…

will post more pix when i find the time… enjoy macau!

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