Macao Peninsula and St Paul Ruins

in travel •  7 years ago  (edited)

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We visited St Paul Ruins which is the symbol of Macao. It is located in the Macao Peninsula which is center of Macao

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We used the free bus from the City of Dreams hotel

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There are a few bus stops which goes to different destinations such as the ferry terminals

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The views from inside the bus

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The Venetian Hotel seen from the bus

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Leaving the Cotai strip

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Crossing the bridge

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The bus stops at Hotel Grand emperor and then its a short walk to Senado square which will lead you to St Paul Ruins

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A quick stop to try Portuguese egg tart

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It is a famous dessert in Macao.

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Senado Square

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It was very crowded

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Signs to help you get around

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There are shops along the way

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St. Dominic's Church

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After few minutes walk we can see St Paul Ruins

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St Paul Ruins

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View of St Paul Ruins

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St Paul Ruins from the back

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There is also a museum next to it

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It was interesting visit to a historical site. The buildings and architectures are European style as Macao was a colony of Portuguese until recently returned to China.

Thank you for viewing. Have a great day

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@djohan,
Portuguese were at my country too! I heard very bad history about them! Anyway their architectures looks so great! Actually I thought this is a new born city! But now I got it wasn't!

Cheers~

  ·  7 years ago (edited)

thank you theguruasia, yes i think they were in many parts of the world, Macao was returned to China and they left some nice architectures

Surprisingly it does not look crowded. I thought this location would be a very large tourist area?

thank you floridanow, it was very crowded actually. Yes it is symbol of Macao, so many tourists come here to visit

Great photos for us to see the city, love the egg tart so much:)

thank you emilymichelle, yes the egg tarts were a bit different from usual ones at dimsum, very nice

The landmark of Macau:
St Paul Ruins in macau
圣保罗大教堂遗址(大三巴牌坊) (澳门)
Locals just say: 牌坊

thank you freedomshift, it is very nice architecture and surrounding

  ·  7 years ago (edited)

Hi @djohan
Wow. So many visitors are vacationing there.
I was amazed by the buildings that were there. Truly extraordinary.

thank you amuchtar, yes the old building architectures were really nice, and the place was very crowded with visitors

Your welcome @djohan
Yes, the building is perfect

Your pics and animation show that Macau peninsula is awesome place for visiting . Thanks

thank you spiritualpower, it was very interesting place to visit

Great place , many people enjoying here and your kids too. You captured good pics and describe all in beautiful wording .

thank you pardeepkumar, it was a nice place with nice architectures

@djohan, Macao Peninsula and St Paul Ruins is lot of tourists attractive locations. Outstanding scenery indeed photography and gif collections stunning much. Passing the bridge gis is a superior viewing.

thank you madushanka, there are a few bridges making the view nice. A new bridge to Hongkong is being built

Wow Amazing place .that is very beautiful photography and so looking.
Thanks @djohan
Have a great day

thank you goldcoin

@m wondering to see those amazing technology for constructed building. Best memorable location to travel. Your kids so happy this moment. Nice designed every background. Animations so superb @djohan.

thank you kingsberry, the architectures are really unique and nice for photos

Wow...fantastic location to visit @djohan. You made amazing experienced photo captures. I'm enjoying to see this.

thank you dragonking, this place is very historical and nice architecture

Amazing. seems to be really a city of dream. Beautiful buildings and greenery all around. Kids are looking excited. Seems to be a lively place. Nice photography. Keep sharing @djohan

thank you kamchore, it's very nice place to travel too, nice views, good food and luxury hotels

It is impressive photo shot and great picture with mind blowing result in photography.
happhy travel moments.
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Great place and fabulous photography...
Macao is an fantastic place for travel....
Dessert looking so nice.....@djohan...
I wanna to taste those...

Awesome photo
Like my dream city. Great place. I wish I were there..

waw a beautiful place for a vacation .. if i could go there ..

The place looks really beautiful and moreover the images they look really stunning ,

While they sure had a great time enjoying out there.

Hey, @djohan Beautiful sculpture, the artist is a genious. I also appreciate your wonderful photography.

Such a beautiful and amazing place the shots were really interesting so good to see this :D