Leave Yuetong Pier at around 10 o'clock, cross the road and walk left for about 100 meters, and you will arrive at "New Avenida" (Portuguese name: Avenida Amerida Lippilu), and then go on for more than 200 meters meters, across the street is the "New Central Hotel" introduced by netizens. The store faces the street, has 12 floors, and looks old. It is a two-star hotel. It is said that this hotel opened in 1928 and was once the gambling center of Macau.
Fortunately, there is a room. The price of a two-person room is HKD 232 per day on Friday and Saturday, and HKD 150 per day from Sunday to Thursday. We happened to check in on a Saturday and were clearly informed that there would be no discount. After submitting your personal pass for verification and payment, you will be admitted to Room 603. The room is about fifteen or six square meters, and the bathroom has hot water all day long. It has a TV, a telephone, and an air conditioner. However, the furnishings are simple and old. It's not bad for only one night.
The check-out time is before 1 pm tomorrow, which is one hour longer than that of ordinary hotels in the mainland.
Put down your luggage, walk out of the hotel and walk along the sidewalk (with an arcade) for tens of meters to the left. There is a "Liangdai store" named "Ruichang Yinhao". The facade is small, but there is a tall man. The security guard gives you some sense of security. We took RMB 1,000 and exchanged it for MOP 973.5 (exchange rate 1.027:1).
Specially asked for some more coins, specifically for the coins to be put into the car at work.
5. Worth-seeing Macao Museums and the preferred attraction, the Ruins of St. Paul's,
Exit the "Liangdai Store" and continue walking a short distance, turn left, and see the picture of "Always in Macau" The ground with a wavy pattern that appeared in it turned out to be a small square made of small black and white stones with a wavy pattern, called "Senado Square" (there are many place names called "So-and-so Square" in Macau , usually refers to a small space in front of a building, such as in front of A-Ma Temple, in front of Yapo Well, in front of Gangding, in front of Senado, in front of lobby, in front of Banzhang Hall, in front of White Pigeon Nest, etc. ). This place got its name from the location of the Senado Pavilion (the predecessor of Macau City Hall). On the south side of the square is the Post Office building. The Hall of Mercy building next to it is surrounded by scaffolding and is under repair. It faces the Civil Affairs Bureau building to the southwest. It extends to the northeast and gradually narrows into a pedestrian commercial street, until it reaches a Catholic church - Our Lady of the Rosary Church (also called Banzhang Church). The ground is like this, which is very beautiful.
We walked along with the bustling crowds to Banzhangtang Street. We should have turned left to go directly to the "Ruins of St. Paul's", but we just followed the wider road and ended up walking to the "Ruins of St. Paul's". In front of the Portuguese Consulate, after asking for directions, we turned onto a very steep uphill road. The top of the slope turned out to be the "Fort".
This is one of the commanding heights of the Macau Peninsula. In 1617, the Jesuits built a fort here, which was finally completed in 1626. It was named "St. Paul's Fort", and Macau residents often call it "The Big Fort". The plan of the fort is an irregular quadrilateral, surrounded by a thick wall, wide at the bottom and narrow at the top, just like an old European castle. It used to be the core of Macau's defense system. It was not until 1965 that the fort was lifted from the military restricted area. Later, the meteorological observatory moved in and opened as a tourist area. In 1996, the original meteorological observatory building was demolished and the original site was converted into the Macao Museum, which was completed and opened in 1998.
The Macau Museum is built inside the fort wall. The adult ticket price is 16 yuan (MOP, the same below), and half price for seniors over 65 years old. We handed over the passes for those over 65 years old for verification. The ticket sales lady used the computer to print out our tickets without looking at them, and she charged us 24 yuan. It seems that we haven’t felt this kind of trust between people for a long time.
The Macao Museum displays the history and folk customs of Macao with objects, pictures, models, audio and video, etc. The content is rich, especially the displays that reflect the local culture and folk customs. They are intuitive and vivid and are rarely seen in the mainland. Similar to exhibition. The last time the tour group passed by the gate, I was not allowed to visit, which was always a regret, but this time I finally made up for it.
After leaving the museum, go down the escalator and arrive at the "Ruins of St. Paul's". This is the remains of the front facade of the Church of Our Lady of God (i.e. St. Paul's Church). St. Paul's College and its affiliated church, which were completely completed in 1640, were destroyed by fire in 1835, leaving only the front wall of the church, most of the foundation and the 68 stone steps in front of the church. The locals called the isolated church front wall the "Ruins of St. Paul's" because it resembled a traditional Chinese archway. This has become the customary name for this scenic spot in the Chinese-speaking world. It is said that "Sanba" comes from the Chinese transliteration of the Portuguese "Saint Paul" (S.Paulo).
This granite "archway" seems to be a symbol of Macau. There is no admission fee, so it has become the first choice attraction for tourist groups. Almost all tourist groups from the mainland are brought here, and there are crowds of people in front and behind the "archway" and up and down the stone steps. Today, there is a young Portuguese man and woman taking wedding photos on the steps, adding another scene to the scene and attracting a large number of onlookers.
The Catholic Art Museum and the tombs of the martyrs are built in the basement of the church ruins, which are also worth seeing.
On the left side behind the archway, there is a consultation point of the Macao Government Tourism Office, which provides free Macao tourist maps and attraction introduction materials for visitors to freely access. I didn't see the distribution of tourist information at the Yuetong Pier, but I finally got it at Ruins of St. Paul's, which was very useful for self-guided tours.
It was already past 12 o'clock when we left Ruins of St. Paul's. We walked downhill along the narrow Ruins of St. Paul's Street and Mai Cao Cao Street for five or six minutes before arriving at Senado Square.
At the famous "Wong Chi Kee Porridge and Noodles Shop", the two of them shared a bowl of the equally famous shrimp wonton noodles (15.5 yuan) and pork chop noodles (18 yuan). The wonton filling was actually whole shrimps, which tasted great. OK.
Return to the hotel at 1 pm and rest until 2:10 before going out.
Portuguese Museum, try Portuguese cuisine on Guanye Street
Taipa, pronounced dangzai, is a large island located in the south of the Macau Peninsula. There are three cross-sea bridges connected to the peninsula.
Take bus No. 33 from Xinma Road (the fare is 3.3 yuan/person. All buses and buses in Macau require coins to be paid on the bus. There is no change. Due to the lack of small coins, we had to pay 7 coins. Yuan), cross the Macao-Taipa Bridge to Taipa Island, pass through Avenida Dr. Sun Yat-sen and St. John's Street, and get off at the south exit of "Guanye Street" in Taipa City.
Guanye Street is a pedestrian street about 200 meters long from north to south. There are restaurants and food stores along the street, which can be called a food street. I bought a cup of durian ice cream (8 yuan). The durian taste is very strong. Friends who like durian will definitely appreciate it. Many food shops on this street specialize in selling "souvenirs" (I don't know where the word "souvenirs" comes from. In Macau, it seems to be cakes, sweets, dried meats, etc. that are bought back as gifts and given away, collectively referred to as "souvenirs". "Letter"), passing by the door, he sees that you are a tourist, and often over-enthusiastically hands over a plate of macaroons or cuts a piece of dried meat with scissors, asking you to taste it. As long as you are willing, you can definitely fill your stomach by eating all the way.
We came out of the north exit of Guanye Street and walked northeast along Olympic Avenue, passing the Macau Stadium. There was an overpass next to it with an escalator. Then we passed through a sunken square with sculptures and continued forward. In front of the Jockey Club, in the middle of the north street, there is another attraction that does not require admission - the "Erawan Buddha". The Buddha statue is not big, placed in a square pavilion, with brilliant golden light and abundant offerings. I came here with a group last time, so I took a closer look this time.
Seeing that it was still early, in order to save time, we took a taxi to the "Macanese Residential Museum". The driver drove to the entrance of the military building diagonal alley south of Shidu Xianzheng Street. Starting price, pay 11 yuan). It turns out that it is very close to Guanye Street. After walking uphill for a while and then downhill again, there are five small residential buildings built on the seaside, which is a very unique museum. Tickets are 5 yuan (free for those over 65 years old). These small buildings, with exterior walls painted in light blue-green with white edges, face a "seaside road" and a row of tall and ancient banyan trees and flower beds.
The first building is the "Macanese House", a two-story building with a living room, dining room, kitchen, bedrooms, bathrooms, etc. It contains antiques from the early 19th century to the mid-20th century. The various furniture and daily necessities present a traditional Macanese family life scene. The second building is called "Island House", which uses pictures and models to introduce the changes of Taipa and Coloane islands over the past century. These two exhibition halls can provide a detailed understanding of the early Portuguese life in the Macao colony. The third building is the "Portuguese Regional House", which displays national costumes, handicrafts, etc. from the Portuguese mainland and surrounding islands. The two buildings on the east side are not open.
On the hillside behind the exhibition hall, there is the "Church of Our Lady of Carmo". The hill next to it is a small park, and a statue of a Portuguese poet stands on the top of the hill.
Then we went downhill from Jiamoxian Lane and turned left. After a short walk, we came to Guanye Street again. There are many Portuguese restaurants here, such as "Puppet", "Panda", "Rooster", "Dumbo", etc. We went to the slightly larger Dumbo for dinner and ordered a portion of Portuguese chicken, a portion of horseradish pancake, a portion of assorted vegetable soup, and a portion of Western fried rice, totaling 121 yuan, plus a 12 yuan tip, and we paid 133 Yuan. The taste is acceptable. The so-called Ma Jiexiu cake is actually mashed potatoes mixed with a small amount of salted fish and fried into olive-shaped potato balls. The assorted vegetable soup is tomato, lotus white, and potato soup. Portuguese chicken is similar to the chicken stew with potatoes that we often eat. There are seven or eight chicken nuggets in one serving. It has a special spice flavor and the soup is very thick. Western fried rice is similar to Yangzhou fried rice. All in all, it suits our taste.
After dinner, we went to a famous souvenir shop - Juji Bakery, where we bought almond biscuits, egg rolls, various jerky and other "souvenirs". I couldn't stand the enthusiastic recommendation of the clerk. , the same thing, actually packed a big bag, totaling 186 yuan.
Exit the north entrance of Guanye Street at 7 o'clock, still take the No. 33 bus (7 yuan coin) back to the Macau Peninsula, and get off at the Lisboa Hotel. In front of the casino, under the flashing colorful neon lights, tourists from the mainland gathered. We went there for sightseeing last time, but we were never interested in it. This time I only passed by nearby. I originally planned to go to Nan Van Lake to see the musical fountain, but due to the construction of the lakeside, I had to take a long detour, so I gave up and strolled along Yinhuangzi Avenue north to Xinma Road and returned to the New Central Hotel.
Put down your things and go shopping again. A stage has been set up in front of the Senado and a program is being performed to commemorate the sixth anniversary of Macau's return to the motherland. At night, the pedestrian street was still very lively. We bought a cup of Coke at McDonald's to quench our thirst (7.5 yuan for a large cup), and strolled to Ruins of St. Paul's. The gray "archway" under the moonlight showed the vicissitudes of time.
After a whole day of activity, I still didn’t feel too tired. I took a hot shower and went to bed at 11 o’clock.
7. The tops of many world heritage buildings
It was sunny on December 11, with a strong north wind, and the temperature began to drop, but the weather was pleasant.
I got up at 7 o'clock and went to the Senado Square first. While there were still few pedestrians, I took a few photos with the wavy patterned ground as the background. Yesterday there was a constant flow of people, so I couldn’t take a complete picture of the pattern.
It was windy at this time, so I went back to the hotel to put on more clothes. Afterwards, we went to a snack shop in the small street (Su Yali Medical Street) on the right side of the Civil Affairs Bureau building to have breakfast: two people shared a bowl of preserved egg and lean meat porridge (large bowl, 8 yuan), and a bowl of white porridge (2 yuan) , a plate of carrot cake (4 yuan), and a portion of fried dough sticks (one cut into small pieces, 2.5 yuan), a total of 16.5 yuan. This snack shop is not big in appearance, but it is quite clean. Most locals dine here. The taste is normal and the price is not expensive.
After finishing early, walk a short distance uphill from the small street (Dongfang Xiexiang) opposite the snack shop, and you will find the "gangdingqiandi". The ground is decorated with star-shaped patterns made of colorful bricks, which is also seen in the picture. Passed. The "top of the hill" was originally a hilltop, known as Mopan Mountain in ancient times. It is now dotted with buildings, and only the steeply sloping streets reveal the previous topography. Many historical buildings in Gangding have been included in the World Heritage List, including: St. Joseph's Seminary, Ho Tung Library, Gangding Theater (Peter V Theatre), St. Augustine's Church (Lung Song Temple) wait.
According to information, St. Joseph’s Seminary was founded by the Jesuits in 1728. For more than 200 years, it has trained many church talents distributed throughout China and Southeast Asia. This seminary is known as The older generation of Macau people call it the “Shaolin Temple” of Catholicism in Macau.
These world heritage sites are currently closed to the public. We had to watch it outside the wall, and after taking a few photos, we went downhill along Longsong Street and back to Xinma Road.
8. Take the cable car from Erlonghou Park to Dongwangyang Mountain
Today’s second sightseeing spot is Dongwangyang Mountain. You must first take the cable car to Erlonghou Park. Go up the mountain.
The No. 6 bus from Xinma Road to the park entrance was not waiting for a long time, so I took the No. 2 bus to near Erlongkou (input 2.5 yuan × 2 coins). When it was time to get off, the bus got on four Five Macau citizens rushed to remind us that we were about to get off the bus and pointed out the walking route. In Macau, you can often feel this kind of care for mainland tourists from local citizens.
Erlonghou Park is located on the west side of the northern end of Guiyang Mountain (also known as Songshan). There is a cable car that goes directly to the top of the mountain called "Songshan Municipal Park". The cable car ticket is 3 yuan for adults, two-way, and 2 yuan for seniors over 65 years old. Yuan, the whole journey takes just over a minute. After going up the mountain, we followed the fitness trail that circled the mountain, strolled to the southern end of the mountain, and climbed to the Guia Fortress, on which there is a lighthouse and a small church.
According to information, the fort was built on Guia Mountain (90 meters above sea level), the highest hill on the Macau Peninsula. It was named after the mountain. It was first built in 1622 and has been a fort for more than 300 years. The military restricted area was not turned into a tourist spot until the Portuguese troops withdrew from Macau in 1976, and it still maintains its original appearance.
The lighthouse on the fort was built in 1864 and officially opened on September 24 of the following year. It is the first lighthouse on the southeast coast of China. It was damaged by a storm in September 1874. It was later renovated and reopened on June 29, 1910. It is still in use today. The lighthouse is 13.5 meters high and is entirely white. The tower is divided into three floors and a rotating spotlight is placed on the top of the tower. The Guia Lighthouse is a famous city symbol of Macau. The longitude and latitude where the lighthouse is located (21 degrees 11 minutes north latitude, 113 degrees 35 minutes east longitude) is the geographical coordinates of Macao.
We came to the fort in the morning, and except for a cleaner and the two of us, we saw no other tourists. The angles for taking photos around the lighthouse are not very good. Suddenly, I discovered that there is a platform next to the steps, where you can overlook the panoramic view of the Macau Peninsula, and you can also take complete photos of the lighthouse and church. In the center of the platform, there is a column, which seems to be used to place measuring instruments. As long as the weather is good, this platform should be one of the best locations for photography overlooking the Macau Peninsula.
Come down from the fort, return to the cable car station along the same route, and use a two-way ticket to take the cable car down the mountain.
9. Go to the Black Sand Beach of Coloane Island to eat grilled saury
Exit Erlonghou Park, turn left and walk southwest along Stonehub Avenue. Not far after crossing a viaduct, there is a very exquisite small station with seats separated by glass. The station is named Desheng Garden. Diagonally across the road is the "Father of the Sun Memorial Hall". I won't go there this time and save it for another time. While waiting for the bus at the Glass Station, an old local gentleman who was also waiting for the bus explained to us in Mandarin with a Cantonese accent that we need to take bus No. 26A to Heisha Beach. He seemed to want to watch us get on the bus before he felt relieved. , later his car arrived first, and the old man said goodbye to us regretfully. After waiting for more than 20 minutes, bus No. 26A arrived. Black Sand Beach is located on the southeast side of Coloane Island. The fare from Macau Peninsula to Coloane City is 4 yuan, and the fare to Black Sand Beach is 5 yuan. We both got on the bus and put in 10 yuan coins.
Coloane Island is located in the south of Taipa Island. Now the two islands have been reclaimed and connected by a "Cotai-Taipa Connecting Highway". In the northern section of this highway, twelve large-scale "zodiac" sculptures are placed on the isolation belt in the middle of the road, and the images are quite lifelike.
Almost the entire island of Coloane is mountainous, and the narrow urban area is on the southwest coast of the island. Black Sand Beach is located on the shore of Black Sand Bay in the southeast of Coloane Island, extending about 1,500 meters and facing the sea. The sand on the beach is very fine, it is indeed black sand, but it looks a bit like silt. The bus terminal leads directly to the seaside, and there are some swimming facilities along the coast. It seems that this place must be very lively in summer. Today was an unfortunate day, the wind was strong and the waves were high, the water was turbid and yellow, and there were not many people on the beach.
Standing on the seaside and looking at the mountain top to the northwest, you can see a pure white statue of Mazu. There is a Mazu Cultural Village built there. If you have the opportunity to go up the mountain to pay your respects in the future.
There is a row of barbecue stalls on the seaside near the bus station. We ate a piece of grilled saury (10 yuan) and 2 skewers of grilled chicken ( 2 yuan × 2), *** pay 14 yuan. It tastes pretty good.
It was almost 12 o'clock, and we took bus No. 26A back to Macau.
10. Go to "Three Lanterns" to eat Burmese coconut chicken noodles and fish soup noodles
Return to the New Central Hotel at 12:30, check out immediately, and store your backpack at the front desk And a bag of huge souvenirs.
According to the plan, today’s lunch is to go to “Three Lanterns” to eat Burmese-style noodles. To save time, take a taxi. The taxi passed through twists and turns, mostly narrow streets and alleys that could barely accommodate one car. The driver was very calm and it only took seven or eight minutes to get there (14 yuan). Measured on the map, the straight-line distance between Xinma Road and Three Lights was only 1,200 meters. Judging from the taxi watch, it should have been 2.5 kilometers, which shows the twists and turns of the route.
The "Three Lanterns" is a small square with a diameter of less than 100 meters at the intersection of five streets in the center of the old city, also known as the Garumiye Circle. There are many restaurants nearby, most of which are noodle shops owned by overseas Chinese in Myanmar, such as Yaxiang and Yaxin. It turns out that 20 to 30 years ago, many overseas Chinese from Myanmar and other Southeast Asian countries immigrated to Macau, and most of them lived in the San Deng area. They also brought with them Nanyang-style specialties, gradually making this place famous as the "Southeast Asian Food Zone."
According to the introduction of netizens, we found a small shop called "Chengqun Snack Shop" on the corner of the street. The facade is less than 3 meters wide and has five or six small dining tables inside. However, there were four or five locals queuing at the door. Wait for a seat, this is it! We also joined the queue and waited for a while before finally being seated. We saw a middle-aged man who looked like a boss busy in front of us. You can dine with confidence at this popular local restaurant. We ordered a bowl of fish soup noodles (12 yuan), coconut milk chicken noodles (12 yuan), and Burmese noodles (11 yuan), and paid 35 yuan. The taste is really good, especially the fish soup noodle is the most delicious. The soup contains mashed potatoes and is very mushy. It is very delicious with unknown spices. Lo mein is actually a kind of cold noodles with special seasonings, and it also comes with a bowl of fragrant fish soup, which is also unique. This is the first time I tasted Burmese noodles. They all suit the taste of us southerners, and they certainly live up to their reputation.
After lunch, buy a cup of pomelo tea (hot drink, 6 yuan) at a street beverage shop. Walk a short distance north to Avenida de Costa, and take bus No. 5 directly to A-Ma Temple (coin-operated 2.5 yuan × 2).
11. Visit the Maritime Museum
There are crowds of tourists in front of the A-Ma Temple. We came with a group last time, so we will not go in to worship this time.
The Maritime Museum is on the seaside opposite the A-Ma Temple. Last time the tour group was not allowed to visit due to time constraints, so I came back to make up for it. Tickets are 10 yuan for adults on weekdays and 5 yuan on Sundays; admission is free for those over 65 years old.
This museum mainly reflects the maritime history of Macau, China and Portugal. Macau is located at the mouth of the Pearl River. The reason why Macau became a Portuguese colony has a lot to do with its superior geographical location. The exhibition building of the museum is said to be built at the place where the first Portuguese landed. The exhibition hall first introduces the living conditions of fishermen in southern China and Macau. On a small stage with an event backdrop, "The Story of A-Ma Temple" recounts the legend of Mazu, the patron saint of fishermen, who came to Macau and "A-Ma" later became the origin of Macau's Portuguese name.
The upstairs exhibition hall has ship models from various eras, which are very detailed. There are also road maps of the great navigation discoveries in history and many tools and instruments related to navigation technology, which are eye-opening. .
What particularly attracted us was the "Celestial Constellation Demonstrator". Press the name of a constellation on the button board of the booth, and the main stars and positions of the constellation will be displayed on the hemispherical sky dome on the roof. precise. I have never seen such a vivid and intuitive teaching aid, and it seems that it is not complicated to make. Some visitors specifically look for their own constellations here to see what they look like, which is also very interesting.
Before entering the museum, the battery of our digital camera ran out, and we never took pictures again, which was a pity.
12. Stroll around Sai Van Lake and Nam Van Lake
It was only after 3 o'clock when we came out of the Maritime Museum Exhibition Building. Under the big tent in the square in front of the museum, there are dozens of groups of white tables and chairs. We rested here for half an hour and looked at the scenery of the harbor. Compared with the hustle and bustle in front of the A-Ma Temple, it seemed very quiet here.
Then we passed by the A-Ma Temple and walked south along A-Ma Street. After a while, we came to Sai Van Lake, which is an artificial lake formed by reclamation. The west bank of the lake is like two connected S-shapes, backed by Xiwangyang Mountain (also known as Mage Mountain and Bishop Mountain). Along the coast along the old seawall is a very quiet lakeside road called "Republic of China Main Road". There are trees, flower beds, and chairs not far away. It is really a good place to relax. On the other side of the lake is the "Observation Tower". You can see the Sai Van Bridge and the Macao-Taipa Bridge in the distance. In the afternoon sunshine, it is very suitable for taking pictures. The camera has no battery. We looked at the scenery and sighed. What a pity, what a pity!
Separated from Sai Van Lake by an embankment is Nam Van Lake, which is twice the size of Sai Van Lake. It is also an artificial lake with a semicircular shoreline and a new reclamation area to the south. We went down to the lakeside and saw a large wooden stand. There was an area for rowing competitions and a musical fountain in the middle of the lake. The fountain will probably not be demonstrated until evening, and the lake is quiet during the day.
Facing Avenida Nan Van, there is a two-story building with a pink tone, which is very eye-catching. After looking at the map, I realized that it is the Macau SAR Government Headquarters. This building, built in 1849 and showing southern European architectural style, was formerly the Australian Governor's Office.
After leaving Nam Van Lake, we came to the bustling Xinma Road. The area in front of the Senado Pavilion was still crowded with tourists.
We went to sit in the courtyard inside the Civil Affairs Bureau building. It was much quieter than outside
It mainly depends on the budget