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Monday, June 05, 2006
Macau - Las Vegas of the East
I went to Macau on Sunday. Cloudy but visible anyway. With all the casinos there and the ones under construction Macau may eventually be like Las Vegas. With a Billion Chinese as a market it could be bigger than Vegas.
Grand Lisboa Under Construction
Getting to Macau takes about an hour from Hong Kong via ferry, which makes for a good day trip (plus you'll get another 4 stamps in your passport).
Macau was once a Portuguese colony, and it was the first European trading post in Asia. The streets are paved in the traditional Portuguese style and the city centre is on the UNESCO World Heritage List.
Portuguese style street paving
Grand Lisboa Under Construction
Getting to Macau takes about an hour from Hong Kong via ferry, which makes for a good day trip (plus you'll get another 4 stamps in your passport).
Macau was once a Portuguese colony, and it was the first European trading post in Asia. The streets are paved in the traditional Portuguese style and the city centre is on the UNESCO World Heritage List.
Portuguese style street paving
Posted by James Clark - editor of itravelnet.com
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