Saturday, January 23, 2010

4D/3N Macau Trip Jan 13-16 Summary / Itinerary

4D/3N Macau Trip Jan 13-16 Summary/Itinerary



ITINERARY:

Day 1 - 10.05pm flight to Macau by Jetstar, Check in Royal Hotel, Sleep zzz

Day 2 – Arrival at Macau/Breakfast at Royal -> Chapel of Our Lady of Penha -> A-Ma Temple/Barra Square -> Moorish Barracks -> Lilau Square/Mandarin House on Travessa de António da Silva -> St Lawrence Church -> St Joseph Seminary and Church -> St Agustine Square -> Dom Pedro V Theatre -> Sir Robert Ho Tung Library -> St Augustine's Church -> Leal Seando Building -> Senado Square -> St Dominic Church -> Cathedral -> Lou Kau Mansion -> 恆友魚蛋 -> 大堂巷 -> Ruins of St Paul -> Na Tchah Temple -> Section of Old City Walls -> Mount Fortress -> Macau Museum -> Lunch at Wong Chi Kei 黃枝記 -> Desert at 義順 Leitaria I Son -> Sharkfin at 添發魚翅 at 福隆新街 -> Pork chop bun at 勝利茶餐廳 -> Grand Lisboa Hotel -> Lisboa Hotel -> Wynn Hotel -> MGM Grand Hotel -> Royal Hotel(Review) -> Nap -> Dinner at A lorcha 船屋 -> Ruins of St Paul at night -> St Dominic Church at night -> Senado Square at night

Day 3 – Breakfast at Royal -> Vasco da Gama Garden -> Fisherman's Wharf -> Leave luggage at Venetian Hotel -> Lunch at 祥記麵家 ->Check in Venetian Hotel ( Venetial Hotel Room Review) -> Taipa Food Village(Rua do Cunha), 大利來記豬扒包, 達榮魚翅湯麵 -> Taipa House Museum 龍環葡韻住宅式博物館, Church of Our Lady of Carmel (嘉模聖母教堂) -> Exterior of Venetial Hotel/Four Seasons/City of Dreams (Day), Venetian Hotel Interior (Day) -> Dinner at 城昌 -> Almond cookies at 晃記 -> Serrdura Desert at 莫義記 -> Exterior of Venetian Hotel/Four Seasons Hotel/City of Dreams (at night)


Day 4 - Breakfast at Cafe Deco in Venetian -> Shopping at Grand Canal, Check out -> City of Dreams -> The Bubble Show -> Lunch at Festivita Food Court-> Coloane Village -> Lord Stow's Portuguese Egg Tarts -> Church of St Francis Xavier -> -> Macau Airport -> Home Sweet Home

Conclusion: Enjoyable trip and thank God for extremely good and cool weather.

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Day 4: Macau Airport/Home Sweet Home

We collected our luggage and took the Venetian airport shuttle outside the Main Lobby to Macau Airport. The journey took about 10mins.

Inside the departure hall

Airport taxiway


Departure waiting area after check-in. Our flight was delayed to 715pm.




That's the end of our Macau Trip. We hope to come back again.

You might be interested in the itinerary.

Day 1 - 10.05pm flight to Macau by Jetstar, Check in Royal Hotel, Sleep zzz

Day 2 – Arrival at Macau/Breakfast at Royal -> Chapel of Our Lady of Penha -> A-Ma Temple/Barra Square -> Moorish Barracks -> Lilau Square/Mandarin House -> Travessa de António da Silva -> St Lawrence Church -> St Joseph Seminary and Church -> St Agustine Square -> Dom Pedro V Theatre -> Sir Robert Ho Tung Library -> St Augustine's Church -> Leal Seando Building -> Senado Square -> St Dominic Church -> Cathedral -> Lou Kau Mansion -> Ruins of St Paul -> Na Tchah Temple -> Section of Old City Walls -> Mount Fortress -> Macau Museum -> Lunch at Wong Chi Kei 黃枝記 -> Desert at 義順 Leitaria I Son -> Sharkfin at 添發魚翅 at 福隆新街 -> Pork chop bun at 勝利茶餐廳 -> Grand Lisboa Hotel -> Lisboa Hotel -> Wynn Hotel -> MGM Grand Hotel -> Royal Hotel(Review) -> Nap -> Dinner at A lorcha 船屋 -> Ruins of St Paul at night -> St Dominic Church at night -> Senado Square at night

Day 3 – Breakfast at Royal -> Vasco da Gama Garden -> Fisherman's Wharf -> Leave luggage at Venetian Hotel -> Lunch at 祥記麵家 ->Check in Venetian Hotel ( Venetial Hotel Room Review) -> Taipa Food Village(Rua do Cunha), 大利來記豬扒包, 達榮魚翅湯麵 -> Taipa House Museum 龍環葡韻住宅式博物館, Church of Our Lady of Carmel (嘉模聖母教堂) -> Exterior of Venetial Hotel/Four Seasons/City of Dreams (Day), Venetian Hotel Interior (Day) -> Dinner at 城昌 -> Almond cookies at 晃記 -> Serrdura Desert at 莫義記 -> Exterior of Venetian Hotel/Four Seasons Hotel/City of Dreams (at night)


Day 4 - Breakfast at Cafe Deco in Venetian -> Shopping at Grand Canal, Check out -> City of Dreams -> The Bubble Show -> Lunch at Festivita Food Court-> Coloane Village -> Lord Stow's Portuguese Egg Tarts -> Church of St Francis Xavier -> -> Macau Airport -> Home Sweet Home

Day 4: Coloane Village - Lord Stow's Portuguese Egg Tarts / Church of St Francis Xavier

Took a cab to Coloane Village and it costed MOP40 though it was quite near. The cab dropped us off near Lord Stow's bakery shop and even kindly pointed the shop to us.


We wanted to visit Church of St Francis Xavier first. Road signs showing the directions.

Around the Coloane Village

Lord Stow's Cafe - the brown shop

Back to Lord Stow's bakery shop

En route to Church of St Francis Xavier. The beach is not very nice.



Eduardo Marques Square. Chapel of St Francis Xavier stands behind the monument commemorating the local victory over pirates in 1910. Beside the chapel is Nga Tim Portuguese Restaurant.

Chapel of St Francis Xavier. Built in 1928, this chapel follows the baroque style of Macau's major churches. It has a cream and white facade with oval windows and a bell tower.








En route to Lord Stow's Bakery Shop

I bought 3 boxes of egg tarts which costed MOP120.


Yummy Egg Tarts

Also bought some sandwiches for dinner. It costed MOP17 and MOP18 for two egg sandwiches and two chicken sandwiches respectively.

We decide to take bus back to Venetian since it was still early and the travelling cost was cheaper. And coincidentally, there was a bus going to Venetian - bus #26. Bus stop diagonally opposite Lord Stow's shop.

Provision shop nearby the bus stop

Lord Stow's Garden Cafe near the bus stop.

Rua Da Cordoaria near the bus stop

We took bus number 26A back to Venetian Hotel from here. It costed only MOP6.40x3 for 3 persons. I rounded up and paid MOP20 using HK10 coins.

The bus stopped outside the Four Seasons Hotel, total of 7 stops and announcement of the stop is made via LCD display in the bus, just like in Taiwan.

Venetian Hotel



You might be interested in the itinerary.

Day 1 - 10.05pm flight to Macau by Jetstar, Check in Royal Hotel, Sleep zzz

Day 2 – Arrival at Macau/Breakfast at Royal -> Chapel of Our Lady of Penha -> A-Ma Temple/Barra Square -> Moorish Barracks -> Lilau Square/Mandarin House -> Travessa de António da Silva -> St Lawrence Church -> St Joseph Seminary and Church -> St Agustine Square -> Dom Pedro V Theatre -> Sir Robert Ho Tung Library -> St Augustine's Church -> Leal Seando Building -> Senado Square -> St Dominic Church -> Cathedral -> Lou Kau Mansion -> Ruins of St Paul -> Na Tchah Temple -> Section of Old City Walls -> Mount Fortress -> Macau Museum -> Lunch at Wong Chi Kei 黃枝記 -> Desert at 義順 Leitaria I Son -> Sharkfin at 添發魚翅 at 福隆新街 -> Pork chop bun at 勝利茶餐廳 -> Grand Lisboa Hotel -> Lisboa Hotel -> Wynn Hotel -> MGM Grand Hotel -> Royal Hotel(Review) -> Nap -> Dinner at A lorcha 船屋 -> Ruins of St Paul at night -> St Dominic Church at night -> Senado Square at night

Day 3 – Breakfast at Royal -> Vasco da Gama Garden -> Fisherman's Wharf -> Leave luggage at Venetian Hotel -> Lunch at 祥記麵家 ->Check in Venetian Hotel ( Venetial Hotel Room Review) -> Taipa Food Village(Rua do Cunha), 大利來記豬扒包, 達榮魚翅湯麵 -> Taipa House Museum 龍環葡韻住宅式博物館, Church of Our Lady of Carmel (嘉模聖母教堂) -> Exterior of Venetial Hotel/Four Seasons/City of Dreams (Day), Venetian Hotel Interior (Day) -> Dinner at 城昌 -> Almond cookies at 晃記 -> Serrdura Desert at 莫義記 -> Exterior of Venetian Hotel/Four Seasons Hotel/City of Dreams (at night)


Day 4 - Breakfast at Cafe Deco in Venetian -> Shopping at Grand Canal, Check out -> City of Dreams -> The Bubble Show -> Lunch at Festivita Food Court-> Coloane Village -> Lord Stow's Portuguese Egg Tarts -> Church of St Francis Xavier -> -> Macau Airport -> Home Sweet Home

Day 4 : Breakfast at Cafe Deco in Venetian/Sopping/Checkout /City of Dreams/Bubble Show/Lunch at Festivita Food Court

There were 3 restaurants to choose from for breakfast. Cafe Deco, Blue Frog Bar & Grill or Fogo Samba. Cafe Deco served international buffet with the widest range of choices. Fogo Sambal in St Mark's Square on the third level also served international buffet with fewer selections. Blue Frog served breakfast sets. The hotel or restaurant will promote Blue Frog and Fogo Sambal at the lift lobby, encouraging you to try the other 2 smaller restaurants. This is the entrance to Cafe Deco which is very near Hotel Suites South Lift Lobby. The cafe is really very huge!!
Surprisely, there was no queue. A lot of people complained of long queue at Cafe Deco during breakfast.

Inside Cafe Deco.


We were spoilt for choices at Cafe Deco which served Chinese, Western dishes and some Japanese dishes (miso soup - my favourite). There were also fried noodles and fried rice, hash brown, sausages, bacon, tim-sum (sharkfin dumpling, siew mai, porridge with dishes to go along and glutinous rice wrapped in lotus leaf. Siew mai was nice. There were 2 egg stations - one for omelette and one for poach eggs. Western choices included assortment of cold cuts/cheeses/breads/corn flakes/salads, etc. Finally, a variety of fruits were also served. Drinks included the usual stufff like various juices/freshmilk and coffee or tea. Conclusion: Just oo many choices!!

After breakfast, we went shopping at the Grand Canal Shps before express checkout. Then we took the Cotai Strip Shuttle to City of Dreams. The bus stopped at the Four Seasons Hotel before stopping at Hyatt Hotel. This is the City of Dreams.

After the entrance

Many branded shops here and there is a food colosseum which had very few food stalls compared to Festivita Food Court.

We went to watch "The Bubble". Free admission but needed to collect tickets from the counter for admission.



Outside City of Dreams - Venetian Hotel, Crown Hotel and Hard Rock Hotel




The Bubble Show - quite entertaining.




Nice shot of Venetian shot outside Crown Hotel. It was very hazy that day.



We just walked across the road to Venetian for lunch since there were not many choices in City of Dream's Food Colosseum.
Festivita Food Court - many choices but a little expensive.



My son ordered steam egg, 1 dish and rice which costed MOP25. I ordered Fried Udon which costed MOP65 to share with hubby. It tasted a little sour!


You might be interested in the itinerary.

Day 1 - 10.05pm flight to Macau by Jetstar, Check in Royal Hotel, Sleep zzz

Day 2 – Arrival at Macau/Breakfast at Royal -> Chapel of Our Lady of Penha -> A-Ma Temple/Barra Square -> Moorish Barracks -> Lilau Square/Mandarin House -> Travessa de António da Silva -> St Lawrence Church -> St Joseph Seminary and Church -> St Agustine Square -> Dom Pedro V Theatre -> Sir Robert Ho Tung Library -> St Augustine's Church -> Leal Seando Building -> Senado Square -> St Dominic Church -> Cathedral -> Lou Kau Mansion -> Ruins of St Paul -> Na Tchah Temple -> Section of Old City Walls -> Mount Fortress -> Macau Museum -> Lunch at Wong Chi Kei 黃枝記 -> Desert at 義順 Leitaria I Son -> Sharkfin at 添發魚翅 at 福隆新街 -> Pork chop bun at 勝利茶餐廳 -> Grand Lisboa Hotel -> Lisboa Hotel -> Wynn Hotel -> MGM Grand Hotel -> Royal Hotel(Review) -> Nap -> Dinner at A lorcha 船屋 -> Ruins of St Paul at night -> St Dominic Church at night -> Senado Square at night

Day 3 – Breakfast at Royal -> Vasco da Gama Garden -> Fisherman's Wharf -> Leave luggage at Venetian Hotel -> Lunch at 祥記麵家 ->Check in Venetian Hotel ( Venetial Hotel Room Review) -> Taipa Food Village(Rua do Cunha), 大利來記豬扒包, 達榮魚翅湯麵 -> Taipa House Museum 龍環葡韻住宅式博物館, Church of Our Lady of Carmel (嘉模聖母教堂) -> Exterior of Venetial Hotel/Four Seasons/City of Dreams (Day), Venetian Hotel Interior (Day) -> Dinner at 城昌 -> Almond cookies at 晃記 -> Serrdura Desert at 莫義記 -> Exterior of Venetian Hotel/Four Seasons Hotel/City of Dreams (at night)


Day 4 - Breakfast at Cafe Deco in Venetian -> Shopping at Grand Canal, Check out -> City of Dreams -> The Bubble Show -> Lunch at Festivita Food Court-> Coloane Village -> Lord Stow's Portuguese Egg Tarts -> Church of St Francis Xavier -> -> Macau Airport -> Home Sweet Home