On the way back from Big Buddha to town, we decided to go to Macau and to see the night life of Macau. Therefore we went to the last station of the MTR and we took the speed - ferry from the pier (close to central station) but star ferry pier has the same alternative as well.
It was pretty easy to find a ticket to the next departing speed-boat and we even get the ticket cheaper than usual price via the agencies around the ticket office. we have been told that many casinos offer free tickets and these tickets are sold to these agencies by casino customers.We don't know if its true but we got much cheaper ticket for the Macau journey.
After we purchased our tickets, we went to the immigration & customs room for passport control. Very easy process (no visa needed anyway) and than we were in the speed boat.
The speed-boat journey from HK to Macau was quick and comfortable. It took us appr 1 hour to reach there.
But soon there will be land transport with some bridges and tunnels as below (under construction due end of 2015):
There is a small issue, if you arrive late to the Macau speed boat ferry terminal. It is little bii far from the town to walk if you are short in time. If not there is a frequent bus service (Number 3) to downtown. The old town / Portuguese or historical quarter is quite small and nice. You can walk on it up and down, visit some churches and museums and do some shopping. We had no time for shopping due to our late arrival but the small city was colorful to visit. After the old town up&down walking, we head to one of the casinos in the town. We went to nearby casino, Lisboa.
It was quite impressive with its size and lighting. by the other hand it was funny to see the fat Russian grumpy dancers, which supposed to entertain the Chinese customers. people were smoking during their gambling or relaxing :-) session, which was difficult to stand:-) Unfortunately, it was forbidden to take photos inside but it was really very big size and customer base.
Anyway, after spending appr 4 hours in Macau we were on our way back to catch the ferry back to HK.
Speed ferry boats are pretty frequent but night ferries can be crowded, due to limited number of ferries, just FYI.
What did we eat in Macau?
We saw a side street in the old town where people were having some street food. it was easy for us, to show / pick what we want to be boiled. below you can see what I had:-)
It was pretty easy to find a ticket to the next departing speed-boat and we even get the ticket cheaper than usual price via the agencies around the ticket office. we have been told that many casinos offer free tickets and these tickets are sold to these agencies by casino customers.We don't know if its true but we got much cheaper ticket for the Macau journey.
After we purchased our tickets, we went to the immigration & customs room for passport control. Very easy process (no visa needed anyway) and than we were in the speed boat.
The speed-boat journey from HK to Macau was quick and comfortable. It took us appr 1 hour to reach there.
But soon there will be land transport with some bridges and tunnels as below (under construction due end of 2015):
There is a small issue, if you arrive late to the Macau speed boat ferry terminal. It is little bii far from the town to walk if you are short in time. If not there is a frequent bus service (Number 3) to downtown. The old town / Portuguese or historical quarter is quite small and nice. You can walk on it up and down, visit some churches and museums and do some shopping. We had no time for shopping due to our late arrival but the small city was colorful to visit. After the old town up&down walking, we head to one of the casinos in the town. We went to nearby casino, Lisboa.
It was quite impressive with its size and lighting. by the other hand it was funny to see the fat Russian grumpy dancers, which supposed to entertain the Chinese customers. people were smoking during their gambling or relaxing :-) session, which was difficult to stand:-) Unfortunately, it was forbidden to take photos inside but it was really very big size and customer base.
Anyway, after spending appr 4 hours in Macau we were on our way back to catch the ferry back to HK.
Speed ferry boats are pretty frequent but night ferries can be crowded, due to limited number of ferries, just FYI.
What did we eat in Macau?
We saw a side street in the old town where people were having some street food. it was easy for us, to show / pick what we want to be boiled. below you can see what I had:-)
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