Hong Kong & Macau for Holiday

[Jman888]

ok cheers will try to roam around

bro i choose it is because the room is hugh with 2 room i will be travelling 2A2C

 

 

actually the resort is near the Black sand beach which is quite popular attraction in summer, roaming is easy by just taking the free hotel bus back to ferry terminal and take the free bus to any place that is near where you want to go, no question asked.

[Francis-jack]

 

 

actually the resort is near the Black sand beach which is quite popular attraction in summer, roaming is easy by just taking the free hotel bus back to ferry terminal and take the free bus to any place that is near where you want to go, no question asked.

tat's wat i like got lots of free transport...hehe

[Yaloryalor]

Hi bro did u stay at grand coloane? is it good i will be flying there soon

Been to Macau 4 times. The best to me is Grand emperor, location is good n nice view. You can request for ah our view to see the Macau tower.

[Neutrino]

I think I've replied to this topic before on this thread.

 

But we used to visit Macau at least twice a year when I worked in HK. Or I passed through it with my job.

Loads to see and do.

The furniture shops just down the hill from St Paul's Cathedral are always worth a visit if you like to see and touch oldish Chinese furniture.

 

One place we never missed was Fernandos at Hac Sa Beach, Coloane. That's Black Sand beach.

 

Fernandos is a great free and easy restaurant.

Always ate the Sardines, roast chicken, prawns and tomato salad accompanied by a few bottles of Casal Garcia Vino Verdi. Can't find this wine in Singapore but we had quite a few bottles of it when we were in Portugal three weeks ago. Cheap but fabulous.

Fernandos also serves a great suckling pig and many other items.

If you do nothing else in Macau you must try this restaurant.

You can catch a bus both ways or taxi.

We always took the bus.

 

Other restaurants? Well 'A Lorca' is a very good Portuguese reataurant, worth a visit.

Again Sardines are cooked just right.

And of course the famous Portuguese dish of Bacalhau which is dried salted cod. This is a dish you have to get used to. We love it.

IIRC there's a Chinese temple just along the street from A Lorca and when there during CNY they had the largest and longest string of fireworks I've ever seen. Held up by a telescopic crane.

When lighted it must have taken well over 5 minutes to finish.

 

Lots of restaurants on Taipa as well.

 

Macau is a great place for a long weekend.

They have an Opera Festival there in October I think which if you like Opera is excellent.

[Neutrino]

Actually average temp in HK not consider very cold la. Normally is between 15-18 deg. Only certain days the temp will drop due to raining or sudden cold current. Wear jacket and maybe inside some heatwave type thermal wear and scarf will be able to survive.

 

We lived for a while in Greenwood Terrace right at the top of the 'mountain' at Fo Tan.

During winter mornings you could regularly slip on the ice which had formed on the pavement out side the block.

 

Never happened when we moved to Clearwater Bay and then to Tso Wo Hang Tsuen

[Dleodleo]

Hi,

 

Read below messsage from New Shan Travel alert:

 

Hong Kong wakes up to major traffic disruption after Occupy protests around the city

Pro-democracy activists continue to occupy major roads in Central, Admiralty, Wan Chai, Causeway Bay and Mong Kok today. These roads as well as Nathan Road, Argyle Street in Mong Kok are still closed. City Bus and New Bus have suspended more than 100 routes in the island. Tram services between Victoria Park,Western Market and Happy Valley are suspended.The MTR has resumed service on the Tsuen Wan Line and Island Line. But entrances at Mong Kok, Admiralty and Causeway Bay stations are temporarily closed