Macau

Classical Macau architecture combining Portugese and Chinese elements.

The historical centre of Macau.

A street vendor selling roasted chestnuts.

The Casino boom in Macau reached a sudden stop with the Global Financial Crisis (plus China increasing restrictions on visitors from Mainland China to Macau). Half constructed Casinos like this one have been put on hold. Large, extravagent and empty.

Traditional almond cakes.

Nothing to do with fish. This is just another newly built restaurant and shopping area in Macau.

Although all the restaurants and shops were open, it was empty of customers when we were there.

I was in Italy a month ago. There’s nothing like seeing a fake coliseum at the end of a round-the-world trip.

We catch a late night ferry back to Hong Kong. Our final view of Macau is the Ponte de Arnizade and another (fake) Chinese building from Macau’s Fisherman’s Wharf.