Hi all. May i know how do i take a ferry from zhu hai to hong kong? which port should i go? any shuttle bus from zhu hai or need to take taxi? how much is the ferry cost? duration? time? anywhere i can read about the info? thanks!

alright thanks for the tip.

i am staying at 珠海银座艺术酒店. dunno where's that. i following a tour but they have 2 free days so i decide to run to hong kong la if my parents allow me

hmm if that's the case. then i should probably find an accomodation which is nearby the harbour instead.

ah okay. what's nice at the restaurant?

sorry i should be more clear. the harbour i was referring to is at hong kong. still unsure where should i stay so that i can go back to zhu hai/macau via ferry to catch my flight without much hassle. ohhh i see. that's why i thought i wanted to escape to hong kong!!

ah i see. thanks for the heads up. i am not very sure whether i am staying at that hotel or not because its up to my tour package. following parents

ooooo.. ok thanks for the tip

yeah i guess so. is it cheap in macau/zhuhai?

wahhh. then i better not plan anything heavy in the morning. what about going back to zhu hai? should be less congested right.

yeap from macau.

awwww. i think shenzhen is a bit too far lar. hahaha

the harbour in HK is it Hong Kong – Macau Ferry Terminal? trying to find out what is the last ferry i could catch to go back to zhuhai on that night :/

According to this website its 9.30pm but i don't know how reliable it is.

http://www.travelchinaguide.com/cityguides...ion/ship-hz.htm

so right now i think its best to enter hong kong via Hong Kong China Ferry Terminal and then leave via that hk-macau ferry terminal.

This post has been edited by zstan: Oct 10 2012, 09:55 PM

港澳码头 = hong kong macau ferry?
中港城码头 = china hong kong ferry?

what currency is this ￥175 ? yen a?

Ohhh okay i think i pretty much figured out how to get around now. Thanks!!!

means RM175 to and flo la omggggg

there is already a christmas tree building in process at Dai Sam Ba

i didn't even bother to call the hotel when i booked through agoda. just showed up on the day, showed them my confirmation slip and got my room

my 2 person room got upgraded to a 4 person room as well for no reason

Water fountain show at Wynn Hotel which I recorded

Crossing the border to Zhu Hai is crazy lah! Took me 3 freaking hours! My first and last time.

Zhu Hai back to Macau. About 12pm. 3pm only managed to reach Macau.

yeap. friday afternoon. from macau to zhuhai not too bad. 1 hour plus. this one really crazy. dunno why go back macau all the lanes same. D: at least zhuhai immigration got special lane for foreigners. really not worth la hahaha

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Added on December 8, 2012, 12:21 amLOL my time there no place for u to cut queue also unless your face damn bloody thick can squeeze here n there

This post has been edited by zstan: Dec 8 2012, 12:21 AM

i stayed at grand view. not bad but maybe a bit far from those tourist attractions

lol. to cross that immigration alone would already take you 1.5 hours per way at least. not a wise decision unless you don't mind squeezing around with rude chinese nationals and have a lot of time to burn.

[URL=Macau Trip 2012 - Ma Zu Temple (媽祖廟)]My Webpage[/URL]



Since my flight was around 6.30am I had to be at the airport by 4a.m for check in purposes. This means I only had about 2 hours of sleep that night and it was only during the afternoon the day before I came back from Penang @_@. Anyway the flight arrived right on time at the Macau International Airport and a cooling air greeted us as the skies indicated that its about the pour anytime soon.

As soon as we emerged from the arrival hall our tour guide met up with us and soon we were on our way to some western food restaurant for lunch. Throughout the journey he began to brief us all about Macau and how small the whole country is. Basically there's only a few reasons people outside of China mainland come to Macau. Firstly its no other than its grand and luxurious casinos and second being a stop over point from Hong Kong. After the not so hearty meal (fried dory fish + rice +red wine) we proceeded to our first tourist spot of the day, Ma Zu Temple! It started to drizzle as soon as we stepped out of the bus. The weather forecast was indeed spot on.



Along the way to the temple there were many wall murals which are pretty unique and cartoonish. Street photographers will definitely love these.






The temple is like no other temple, with its own unique architecture. Macau residents are mainly Christians or those who worship this god/ Guan Yin, I won't actually label them as Buddhists though. Hence, the significance of this temple. However at this time my feet was still hurting so I didn't really bother to explore around, especially those that involved stairs :/

Koi Kei Pastry (鉅記手信)



Actually, there's another reason for people to come to Macau, which is for their egg tarts!! Koi Kei Pastry is a very established brand here at Macau and you are bound to bump to this shop as they are everywhere! The first shop that I encountered was nearby Ma Zu Temple and it was really my first time tasting such delicious egg tarts! Another big shop that I found was located at St. Paul's street area. Major casinos will definitely have their branches in it.





What makes these egg tarts so special is the pastry. It's really fragrant and crispy unlike any other I've tried in Malaysia. The egg filling is also really delicious as it instantaneously melts once you put the tart in your mouth. The tarts sells out really fast hence they are always freshly baked. Besides egg tarts, Koi Kei also has an assortment of other goodies like almond cookies, and so forth and are all selling really well. So if you plan to buy some back be sure to be at the shop early, and perhaps fight with a long queue at certain outlets.






Of course, there are other shops selling egg tarts and purist will tell you that they taste better. To me I can't taste the difference because they all really seem so tantalising to me xD Another famous egg tart seller seem to be from Cafe de Nata or more famously known as Margeret.

Directions to the pastry shop by AskDs (Thanks!):










This post has been edited by zstan: Nov 21 2013, 11:14 PM

Ruins of St. Paul/Dai Sam Ba (大三巴) and St. Paul Street

As the skies opened in torrent, we moved onwards to our next destination which was Macau's most significant symbol : the ruins of St Paul or Dai Sam Ba in Cantonese. It was raining quite heavily now and everyone was either donning a rain coat or having an umbrella in their hands. Taking photographs with an umbrella with one hand and a 1kg DSLT in another proves quite challenging as I did not bring along my camera strap for this trip. It is also here that I realised that I have forgotten to bring my battery charge so I only had 2 batteries for the next 4 days and I had to really conserve and squeeze every juice out of it. For the record I managed to take almost 1000 shots including a 2 minute full HD video using the a77.






Since it was raining quite heavily, the skies were very dull and gloomy, which was kind of reflected in the photos. There's nothing much of interest at the ruins here unless you are a very historical person who wants to know what was the purpose of this structure.




Going down the stairs brings you the St Paul streets which reminded me of Korea's Myeongdong and Namdaemun in a way. There are a lot of shops and eateries here for tourists to shop and eat around while enjoying the cooling wind, especially in the evening. I only explored this area on my last day back in Macau in an extremely rushed manner and I will certainly come back here to visit again at a slower pace.





There seems to be only one souvenir shop in this area and I bought some casino look alike chips for my friends and some other goodies. The chips were relatively cheap. only 40HKD for 12 pieces. Oh by the way, you could use Hong Kong dollars in Macau as well instead of Macau dollars as their value are roughly the same. Some shops even accept China's Ren Min Bi but the exchange rate is much higher.





This post has been edited by zstan: Nov 21 2013, 11:15 PM

nope. i went before christmas. they were just starting to build the tree yeah the rain was quite annoying

thanks for the information. will edit it in my post! hmm maybe they were closed for christmas celebrations? honestly i can tell the tastes apart

This post has been edited by zstan: Jan 7 2013, 05:56 PM