The Ruins of St. Paul

" The Ruins of St. Paul's (Portuguese: Ruínas de São Paulo, Chinese: 大三巴牌坊; pinyin: Dàsānbā Páifāng) refers to the ruins of a 16th century complex in Macau including of what was originally St. Paul's College and the Cathedral of St. Paul also known as "Mater Dei", a 17th century Portuguese cathedral dedicated to Saint Paul the Apostle. Today, the ruins are one of Macau's most famous landmarks. In 2005, they were officially enlisted as part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site Historic Centre of Macau. " - Wikipedia

Going to St. PAul Ruins is easy. If your coming from the ferry terminal just ask at the Tourism information desk at the entrance of the ferry terminal for the bus number going to Senado Square. It is just a walk away from the Senado Square.

 Going there, you'll bump to different kinds of tourists; from asians to caucasians everyone is going to that direction. Along the streets there are several local food kiosk and souvenir shops. Just be careful of your belongings because its too crowded.

 Tourists are just everywhere,from the first stair to the entrance of The Ruins and of course, we are one of them!!! ☺☺☺

The view is magnificent. Not just the St. Paul Ruin wall but the overlooking view of the tall buildings of Macau.

Macau: A Fun Adventure with Gurlfriends

Macau (also spelled Macao, 澳門, Ou3 Mun4 in Cantonese, Àomén in Mandarin) is a Special Administrative Region (SAR) of China. Located across the Pearl River estuary from Hong Kong, until 1999 Macau was an overseas territory of Portugal. One of the world's most densely populated spots, Macau is best known as Asia's largest destination for gambling taking in even more revenue than Las Vegas. - Wikitravel

On our Hong Kong trip, we took a side-trip to Macau.

@ First Class Area

 Macau is an hour ferry ride from Hong Kong. There are several ferries going to and from Macau to Hong Kong from 7 am to 12mn ferry schedule.

Nap time after we filled-up the immigration form

 We left Hong Kong early and had the 8am ferry to Macau. Since we had a premier ticket, so there is a free breakfast on board and we took some rest and save some energy for our Macau Adventure.

Free meal @ First Class Ticket

And a memorable adventure begins.....

Senado Square

 With our map and the thrill of having a fun journey, we rode a public transport from the ferry terminal to the Senado Square. Thank you to the bus driver who understand us when we told him to drop us to the nearest bus stop.

And so, the never ending walk in Macau began...

From the bus stop, we walk in an alley going to the Senado Square. Tourist are already everywhere.

There are lots of shop in the Senado Square like Mc Donalds and Starbucks.

St. Francis of Asisi Entrance

We visited the St. Francis de Asisi Church located just in the Senado Square as we are on our way to the St. Paul Ruins.

Going to the St. Paul ruins you'll pass-by local food stalls and souvenir shops. And just be careful because the street is so crowded.

...And at the end of the street we found a beautiful ruins surrounded by different kinds of tourists and we are one of those. ☺☺☺

More of the St. Paul Ruins on my next blog....☺

Stairs to the St. Paul Ruins

 Tired and hungry after our ruins walk, we went back to the Senado Square to have a sumptous lunch at Mc Donalds.

inside the venetian bus

As we regained our energy, we went back to the ferry terminal and took the free bus ride to The Venetian Hotel.

inside The Venetian Hotel

... And it feels like in Venice !!!

Painted cloudy blue skies ceiling and a romantic gondola ride are just some what Venetian is all about. Though it is a hotel-casino place but non-gamblers can still enjoy the place.

More of The Venetian Hotel on my next blog...

The Grand Lisboa

Inside the Ferry Terminal

Macau Bridge at Night

When the sun goes down, it's bye bye Macau!!