Here’s the last of my Macau trip – lunch at Ou Mun Cafe on our final day. The night before, the Pinay who worked in this cafe was chatting with the servers from Restaurante Platão (it’s just across) after closing hours and her bubbly personality won us over. After some last minute shopping in the morning, my…
MORE OF THE MACAU PENINSULA
Honestly, I preferred the Macau Peninsula over the Cotai side. The peninsula, I felt, had more character. Where else in the world can you find neon Chinese signs starkly contrasting the Portuguese inspired architecture it’s hanging from?! It perfectly illustrates how Chinese and Portuguese influences have blended into a totally distinct Macanese culture. And okay…
THE STEREOTYPICAL MACAU CASINO POST
Rightfully dubbed as the Far East’s Las Vegas, Macau boasts a variety of big name casinos and then some. Not only are these one stop hotel and casino establishments huge, they’re also literally everywhere. In fact, when we were there, a bunch of new buildings were being constructed – and mind you, they were as…