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Nam Van/CDB/Old Town, Macau Peninsula from Fortaleza do Monte
Macau is a former Portugese colony that became the world’s leading casino metropol, even ahead of Las Vegas. The daytrip to Macau was a part of a trip to Hong Kong, Shenzhen and Guangzhou. This thread is about the daytrip to Macau, that we reached by ferry, a kind of hoovercraft that takes about 1.5 hours from Hong Kong.
Read more about it here:
http://www.worldtravelimages.net/Macau.html
SOME FACTS:
Population: 636 000
Country: China (Macao)
Tallest building: Grand Lisboa (261m, 52 floors)
Tallest tower: Macau Tower (338m)
Region: MACAU (Portugese colony until 1998)
Founded year (Portugese colony): 1557
Area: 30.3 km²
Year visited: 2015
My brand new website about Macau featuring the new gallery system, is here:
http://www.worldtravelimages.net/Macau.html
SKYLINES AND VIEWS: Views from Fortaleza do Monte and other places
http://www.worldtravelimages.net/Macau_skyline.html
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Nam Van casino district, Macau Peninsula
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Nam Van casino district, Macau Peninsula
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You can actually see the skyscrapers of Zhuhai, China in the distance.
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Taipa Island
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Cotai Strip, Taipa Island
SKYLINES AND VIEWS: Views from Fortaleza do Monte and other places
http://www.worldtravelimages.net/Macau_skyline.html
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Fortaleza do Monte, military fortress from 1626
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Fortaleza do Monte
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St Paul’s Ruins from Fortaleza do Monte
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Sunset from the fort, looking towards the Sofitel and Zhuhai, China.
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Macau Tower, tallest structure in Macau (338m), built 2001.
http://www.worldtravelimages.net/Macau_skyline.html