First time to Macau

10 After leaving the Yuetong Wharf, cross the road and walk to the left for about 100 meters, and you will reach the "New Road" (Portuguese name: Amata Ribeiro Road), and then walk more than 200 meters, across the street is the "New Central Hotel" introduced by netizens. The storefront faces the street, with 12 floors and outdated appearance. This is a two-star hotel. It is said that this hotel was opened in 1928 and was once the gambling center of Macao.

Fortunately, there is a room. The price of a double room is HK$ 232/day on Friday and Saturday, and HK$ 0/50/day from Sunday to Thursday. I just checked in on Saturday and made it clear that there was no discount. Submit a person's pass, pay the money and stay in room 603. The room is about fifteen or sixteen square meters, and the bathroom has hot water, TV, telephone and air conditioning all day, but the furnishings are simple and old, and it is not bad to stay for only one night.

The check-out time is before tomorrow afternoon 1 o'clock, which is one hour longer than that of ordinary hotels in the mainland.

Put down your bag and walk a few tens of meters to the left along the sidewalk from the hotel (there is an arcade above). There is a "buy two and get one free shop" called Ruichang Bank. The facade is small, but with a tall security guard, I feel a little safe. We exchanged RMB 1000 for MOP 973.5 (the exchange rate is 1.027: 1).

I specially asked for a few more coins, which were specially used for bus coin.

5. Macau Museum and St. Paul Archway, the first choice attraction, are worth seeing.

Not far from "Wei Liang Store", turn left, and you can see the ground with wavy patterns that often appear in Macau pictures. It turned out to be a Little Square with wavy patterns made of small black and white stones, called "the place in front of the pavilion" (there are many places in Macau called "the place in front of so-and-so", which usually refers to a small site in front of a building, such as the place in front of the master's temple, the place in front of the duck's well, the place on the top of the mountain and the place in front of the pavilion. Named for its location in the Deliberation Pavilion (the predecessor of Macau City Hall). To the south of the square is the post office building. The adjacent Renjitang building is surrounded by scaffolding and is being repaired. To the southwest is the Civil Affairs Department Building. Extending to the northeast, it gradually narrows into a pedestrian street until a Catholic church, the Church of the Virgin Rose (also called Banzhangtang), has such a beautiful ground.

We wandered with the bustling crowd to Banzhangtang Street. I should have turned left, and I could have reached the "Big March 8th" directly. Unexpectedly, we just walked along a wider road and arrived at the Portuguese consulate. After asking for directions, we turned into a steep uphill road, and the top of the slope turned out to be a "big fort".

This is one of the commanding heights of the Macao Peninsula. 16 17, the Jesuits built a fortress here, which was finally completed in 1626. It was named "Sao Paulo Fort" and Macao residents often called it "Big Fort". The plane of the battery is an irregular quadrangle, surrounded by thick walls, which are wide at the bottom and narrow at the top, just like a European castle. It was once the core of Macao's defense system. It was not until 1965 that the restrictions on the military restricted area were lifted, and then the meteorological station moved in and opened it as a tourist area. 1996, the original meteorological observatory building was demolished, and the original site was converted into the Macao Museum, which was completed and opened in 1998.

The Macao Museum is built in the wall of the big battery. Adult fare 16 yuan (MOP, the same below), with half price for people over 65. We submitted a pass for a person over 65 years old, but the conductor didn't read it, so he typed out our tickets with the computer and collected 24 yuan. It seems that I haven't felt this kind of trust between people for a long time.

The Macao Museum displays Macao's history and folk customs in the form of objects, pictures, models, audio and video. , rich in content, especially reflecting local culture and folk customs, intuitive and vivid, similar exhibitions are rare in the mainland. It has always been a pity that the delegation passed by the door last time and was not allowed to visit. This time, we finally made up.

Out of the museum, take the escalator down, and you will arrive at the "St. Paul's Arch". This is the site of the front wall of the Church of Notre Dame (St Paul's Church). /kloc-the St. Paul's College and its affiliated church, which were completely completed in 0/640, were destroyed by fire in 0/835, leaving only the front wall of the church, most of the foundation and 68 stone steps in front of the church. Because the isolated front wall of the church looks like a traditional archway in China, the locals call it "Sao Paulo Archway", which has become the established name of this scenic spot in the Chinese-speaking world. It is said that "March 8" is a Chinese transliteration from the Portuguese word "Sao Paulo".

This granite "archway" seems to be a symbol of Macao, and there is no admission fee, so it has become the first choice for tour groups. Almost all tour groups from the mainland have to bring them, only to see crowds around the "memorial arch" and up and down the stone steps. Today, a young Portuguese man and woman took wedding photos on the steps, adding another landscape to the crowd.

It is also worth seeing that there is a Catholic art museum and a martyr's tomb in the basement of the church site.

Behind the archway, there is a consultation point of the Tourism Bureau of the SAR Government on the left, which provides free tourist maps and scenic spots for tourists to read for free. I didn't see the distribution of tourist materials at Yuetong Wharf, but I finally got them on Bus No.3, which is very useful for self-help travel.

It's past 12 o'clock when I got off the bus. Along the narrow bus street and Maicaodi street, all the way downhill, after walking for five or six minutes, I came to the front of the Chamber. In the famous "Huangzhiji Porridge Noodle Shop", they shared a bowl of shrimp Wonton Noodles (15.5 yuan) and a bowl of pork chop noodles (18 yuan). Wonton stuffing turned out to be a whole shrimp, and the taste was acceptable.

Afternoon 1 Go back to the hotel and rest until 2: 00 10.

Portuguese museum, taste Portuguese food in Rua do Cunha.

Dangzai, pronounced Dangzai, is a big island in the southern part of Macao Peninsula, with three sea-crossing bridges connected to the peninsula.

Take bus No.33 from Xinma Road (the fare is 3.3 yuan/person, and the buses in Macau are all coin-operated, so they have to coin in 7 yuan because of the lack of small coins), cross the Aodang Bridge to Taipa Island, pass Sun Yixian Doctor Avenue and Dushi County Political Street, and get off at the south entrance of "Rua do Cunha" in downtown Taipa Island.

Rua do Cunha is a pedestrian street about 200 meters long from north to south. There are restaurants and food stores along the street, which can be called food street. Muming bought a cup of durian ice cream (8 yuan). Durian is very strong, and friends who like durian will appreciate it. Many food stores in this street specialize in selling "handwritten letters" (I don't know where the word "handwritten letters" comes from. It seems that cakes and sweets bought as gifts in Macau are all jerky and the like. , collectively referred to as "calligraphy"). He passed by the door and saw that you were a tourist. He often handed you a plate of almond cakes or cut a piece of dried meat with scissors for you to taste. I want to eat all the way to fill my stomach.

We came out from the north entrance of Rua do Cunha, strolled northeast along the Olympic Avenue, passed the Macau Gymnasium, and there was an overpass and an escalator next to it. Then, we went through a sculpture in the sinking square and went to the front of the Jockey Club. In the middle of North Street, there is also a scenic spot that does not need tickets-"Four-faced Buddha". The Buddha statue is small, placed in a square pavilion, golden and full of worship. I came with the group last time, so I will look more carefully this time.

It's still early. In order to save time, we took a taxi to the "Portuguese Folk House Museum". The driver drove to the oblique corner of the armory on the south side of Zhengjie Street in Dushi County and said that it was there (just starting price 1 1 yuan). It used to be close to Rua do Cunha. After going up and down for a while, there are five small residential buildings and distinctive museums by the sea. Admission to 5 yuan (free for people over 65). The outer walls of these small buildings are painted light blue and green with white edges, facing a "seaside road" and a row of tall and ancient banyan trees and flower beds.

The first building is the "home of local Portuguese", with two floors, living room, dining room and kitchen; Bedroom, bathroom, etc. , with1all kinds of furniture and daily necessities from the early 9th century to the middle 20th century, shows a traditional family life scene of Portuguese aborigines in Macau. The second building is called "Island House", which introduces the changes of Taipa Island and Luhuitou Island in the past 100 years with pictures and models. These two pavilions can give people a concrete understanding of the early Portuguese life in the Macao colony. The third building is the "Portuguese House", which displays the national costumes and handicrafts of the Portuguese mainland and surrounding islands. Two buildings on the east side are not open.

On the hillside behind the exhibition hall, there is a "Church of Our Lady of Gamo", next to a small park, and a statue of a Portuguese poet stands on the top of the hill.

Then, we turned left and went downhill from Gamo Xiexiang, and after a short walk, we came to Rua do Cunha. There are many Portuguese restaurants here, such as puppets, pandas, roosters and Dumbo. We went to Dumbo for dinner on a larger scale, ordered a Portuguese chicken, a Ma Jiexiu cake, a vegetable soup and a western-style fried rice, totaling 12 1 yuan, plus the tip 12 yuan, and paid 133 yuan. The taste is acceptable. The so-called Ma Jiexiu cake is actually mashed potatoes mixed with a small amount of salted fish and fried into olive-shaped potato balls. Vegetable soup is tomato, lotus root and white potato thick soup. Portuguese chicken is similar to the stewed chicken with potatoes that we often eat. One has seven or eight pieces of chicken, which is very spicy and the soup is very strong. Western fried rice is similar to Yangzhou fried rice. In short, it still suits our taste.

After dinner, I went to a famous handwritten letter shop, Juji Bakery, and bought "handwritten letters" such as almond cakes, egg rolls and various dried meat. I couldn't stand the enthusiastic recommendation of the clerk, but I packed a big bag, a total of 186 yuan.

Leave Rua do Cunha North Exit at 7: 00, still take No.33 (coin-operated 7 yuan) and return to Macau Peninsula, and get off at the Lisboa Hotel. I saw mainland tourists gathered in front of the casino under the flashing neon lights. We also went sightseeing last time, but we were not interested in it. This time, I was just passing by. I was going to see the music fountain in Nanwan Lake. Later, due to the construction by the lake, I had to walk a long way, so I gave up, strolled north along the shady main road to the new road and returned to the new central hotel.

Put down your things and go shopping. There is a stage in front of the exhibition hall, and a program is being staged to commemorate the sixth anniversary of Macao's return. At night, the pedestrian street is still very lively. We bought a coke at McDonald's to quench our thirst (a large 7.5 yuan) and strolled to the bus stop. The "archway" in the moonlight is gray, showing the vicissitudes of time.

I didn't feel too tired after a whole day's activities. Took a hot bath, 1 1 went to bed.

Seventh, pay attention to the hilltops of many world heritage buildings.

65438+February 1 1 The weather was fine and the north wind was strong, and it began to cool down, but the weather was pleasant.

I got up at 7 o'clock and went to the discussion booth first. While there were few pedestrians, I took some photos with the wavy ground as the background. There were many people yesterday, and the pattern was incomplete. It's windy at this time, so I'll go back to the hotel to add clothes. Later, they went to a snack bar in the small street on the right side of the Civil Affairs Department building (Dr. Su Yali Street) for breakfast: they ate a bowl of preserved egg lean porridge (big bowl, 8 yuan), a bowl of rice porridge (2 yuan), a dish of radish cake (4 yuan) and a fried dough stick (one cut into small pieces, 2.5 yuan), totaling 16.5 yuan. This snack bar is small and clean. Most of them are locals who eat here. The taste is normal and the price is not expensive.

End early, not far from the uphill of the small street (Oriental Xiexiang) opposite the snack bar, is the "land in front of the mountain", with colored bricks with star patterns on the ground, which has also been seen in the picture. The "top of the mountain" was originally a hill, which was called Mopan Mountain in ancient times. Buildings are everywhere now, and only from steep streets can we see the earlier terrain. Many historical buildings in Dinggang are listed as World Heritage sites, including St. Joseph Abbey, Hedong Library, Ding Gang Theatre (Peter V Theatre) and St. Austin Church (Longsong Temple).

According to the data, the monastery of St. Joseph was founded by Jesuits in 1728. Over the past 200 years, many church talents have been trained, distributed in China and Southeast Asia. This temple was praised by the older generation of Macao people as the "Shaolin Temple" of Macao Catholicism.

These world heritage sites are temporarily closed to the public. We have to watch from the outside. After taking some photos, we went down the mountain along Longsongzheng Street and returned to Xinma Road.

Take the cable car from Erlonghou Park to Dongwangyangshan.

The second sightseeing spot today is Dongwangyangshan. You should take the cable car to Erlonghou Park first.

The No.6 bus from Xinma Road to the park gate can't wait long, so I changed to No.2 bus (coin 2.5 yuan× 2) near Erlong Throat. When it was time to get off the bus, four or five Macao citizens rushed over to remind us to get off and give directions. In Macao, you can often feel the concern of local citizens for mainland tourists.

Erlonghou Park is located on the west side of the northern end of Dongwangyang Mountain (also known as Songshan Mountain). There is a "Songshan Municipal Park" with a cable car going straight to the top of the mountain. It takes only one minute for adults to get to 2 yuan, 3 yuan, and people over 65 years old. After going up the mountain, we walked along the fitness trail around the mountain to the southern end of the mountain and boarded the East Wang Yang Fort, which has a lighthouse and a chapel.

According to the data, the battery was built in Dongwangyang Mountain (90 meters above sea level), the highest mountain in Macao Peninsula, and it was named after the mountain. Built in 1622, it has been a military restricted area for more than 300 years. It was not until 1976 that the Portuguese army withdrew from Macao that it was turned into a tourist spot, and it still remains its original appearance.

The lighthouse on the battery was built at 1864 and officially opened on September 24th of the following year. It is the first lighthouse on the southeast coast of China. 1874 was damaged by the storm in September and was later rebuilt. It was reopened on June 29, 2000 and is still in use today. The lighthouse is13.5m high and is white all over. The tower is divided into three layers, and the rotating spotlight is located at the top of the tower. The East Wang Yang Lighthouse is a famous city symbol of Macau, and the longitude and latitude (2 1 degree1minute, 1 1 3 degrees and 35 minutes) where the lighthouse is located are the geographical coordinates of Macau.

We arrived at the fort in the morning, and saw no other tourists except a cleaner and the two of us. Taking pictures around the lighthouse, the angle is not very good. Suddenly, I found a platform next to the steps, where I could have a panoramic view of the Macao Peninsula and take complete photos of the lighthouse and the church. In the center of the platform, stands a pillar, which seems to be used to place measuring instruments. As long as the weather is good, this platform should be one of the best places to take pictures overlooking the Macao Peninsula.

Get off the battery, go back to the cable car station and take the round-trip ticket down the mountain.

Nine, go to the black beach around the island to eat grilled saury.

Come out of Erlong Throat Park, turn left, walk southwest along Stony Buys Avenue, and walk past a viaduct not far away. There is a very exquisite small station on the roadside, with seats separated by glass, called victory gardens. Opposite is the "Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall". I won't go this time. Let's leave it for next time. While waiting for the bus at the glass station, an old local gentleman who was also waiting for the bus introduced us to Heisha Beach with great difficulty, as if waiting until we got on the bus. Later, when his bus arrived first, the old man said goodbye to us regretfully. After waiting for more than 20 minutes, bus 26A arrived. Heisha Beach is on the southeast side of the roundabout. The fare from Macau Peninsula to downtown Luhuan is 4 yuan, and the fare to Heisha Beach is 5 yuan. The two of us got on the bus and voted 10.

The roundabout is in the south of Taipa Island. Now the two islands have reclaimed land and are connected by a "road-to-road coherent highway". In the northern section of this expressway, there are twelve large sculptures of the "Zodiac" on the isolation belt in the middle of the road, and the images are quite realistic.

Almost all the roads around the island are mountainous, and the narrow urban area is on the southwest coast of the island. Black Beach is located on the shore of Black Shawan in the southeast of the roundabout, extending about 1.500 meters and facing the open sea. The sand on the beach is very fine. It is really black sand, but it looks a bit like mud. The passenger station goes directly to the seaside, and there are some swimming pool facilities along the coast. It seems that it must be very lively here in summer. It's a pity that the wind and waves are heavy today, the sea is turbid and yellow, and there are few people on the beach.

Standing by the sea and looking at the top of the mountain in the northwest, you can see the white statue of Mazu, where there is Mazu cultural village, and you will have the opportunity to go up the mountain again in the future.

There is a row of barbecue stalls near the bus stop. At a stall called "Authentic Fatty", we ate a roast saury (10 yuan) and two skewers of roast chicken (2 yuan× 2), and * * * paid 14 yuan. It tastes good.

Near 12 o'clock, I returned to Macau by bus 26A.

Ten, go to the "three lights area" to eat Myanmar coconut chicken noodles and fish soup powder.

/kloc-return to the new central hotel at 0/2: 30, then check out, leaving a backpack and a bag of handwritten letters at the front desk.

According to the plan, today's lunch is to go to the "Three Lights District" to eat noodles with Burmese flavor. To save time, take a taxi. Taxis pass through winding narrow streets and lanes, almost only one car can pass, but the driver is very calm, and it takes seven or eight minutes (14 yuan). According to the map, the linear distance from Xinma Road to Sandeng District is only1.200m.. Judging from the taxi meter, it should have walked 2.5km, which shows the twists and turns of the route.

"Sandeng District" is a Little Square with a diameter of less than 100 meters at the intersection of five streets in the center of the old city, also called Jarumi Round Land. There are many restaurants nearby, most of which are noodle restaurants opened by overseas Chinese in Myanmar, such as Yaxiang and Yaxin restaurants. It turns out that twenty or thirty years ago, many overseas Chinese in Southeast Asia, such as those in Myanmar, moved to Macao, and most of them lived in Sandeng District. They also brought a special diet with Nanyang flavor, gradually making it a famous "Southeast Asian food area".

According to the introduction of netizens, we found a small shop called "Tuan Snack Bar" on the street corner. The facade is less than 3 meters wide, and there are five or six small dining tables inside, but there are four or five locals waiting in line at the door. This is it! We also joined the queue, waited for a while and finally sat down, only to see a middle-aged man like a boss busy. This popular local shop can eat with confidence. We ordered a bowl of fish soup powder (12 yuan), a bowl of shredded chicken with coconut milk (12 yuan) and a bowl of Myanmar noodles (1 1 Yuan) and gave them to 35 yuan. It tastes really good, especially the fish soup powder is the best. There is mashed potatoes in the soup, which is very mushy and delicious with unknown spices. Fishing noodles is actually a kind of cold noodles with special ingredients, which is also different with a bowl of delicious fish soup. The first time I ate Burmese noodles, it was all to our southerners' taste, and it really deserved its reputation.

After lunch, buy a cup of honey pomelo tea (hot drink, 6 yuan) in the street drink shop. It's not far to the north. Take bus No.5 to the Master Temple (coin 2.5 yuan ×2).

XI。 Visit maritime museum.

In front of the mage temple, there are many tourists. Last time we came with a group, we won't go in to pay homage this time.

Maritime museum is at the seaside opposite the mage temple. Due to time constraints, the last tour group was not allowed to visit, so I came back to make up lessons. Adult tickets on weekdays 10 yuan, 5 yuan on Sunday; Free visit over 65 years old.

This museum mainly reflects the maritime history of China, Macau and Portugal. Macao, located at the mouth of the Pearl River, became a colony of Portugal, which is closely related to its superior geographical position. It is said that the exhibition building of the museum was built in the place where the first Portuguese landed. First, the exhibition hall introduced the living conditions of fishermen in southern China and Macau. The Story of Marco Temple tells the story that Mazu, a fisherman's protector, came to Macao on a small stage with moving scenery. Marco later became the origin of Macao's Portuguese name.

The exhibition hall upstairs has exquisite ship models of various times, as well as the road map of the great discovery of navigation in history and many tools and instruments related to navigation technology, which is an eye-opener.

We are particularly attracted by a "celestial constellation demonstrator". Press the name of a constellation on the keypad of the booth and install it on the hemispherical dome of the roof, so that the main stars of this constellation can be exposed, and the position is accurate. I have never seen such a vivid and intuitive teaching aid. It seems that the production is not complicated. It is also interesting for other tourists to look for their own constellations here and see what it looks like.

It's a pity that our digital camera battery died before it entered the museum, and we haven't taken any photos since.

12. Stroll through Sai Van Lake and Nanwan Lake.

It's only after 3 o'clock when I came out of maritime museum Exhibition Building. Dozens of white tables and chairs are placed under the big tent in the square in front of the museum. We rested here for half an hour to see the scenery of the port. Compared with the hustle and bustle in front of the master's temple, it seems very quiet here.

Then, we passed in front of the Master Temple, walked south along the Master's street, and soon came to Sai Van Lake, an artificial lake formed by sea reclamation. The west bank of the lake is like two connected S-shapes, backed by Yangshan Mountain (also called Master Mountain and Bishop Mountain) looking west. Along the coast of the old seawall is a very quiet lakeside road called "Republic of China Avenue", with trees, flower beds and chairs not far away. This is really a good place to relax. On the other side of the lake is the Sightseeing Tower. You can see the Xiwan Bridge and the Auden Bridge in the distance. In the afternoon sun, it is very suitable for taking pictures. The camera is dead. We look at the scenery and sigh, what a pity!

Separated from the first dike in Sai Van Lake is Nanwan Lake, which is twice as big as Xiwan Lake. It is also an artificial lake with a semi-circular coastline and a new reclamation area in the south. We went to the lake and saw a big wooden frame. In the middle of the lake, there is a boating place and a music fountain. The fountain will not be demonstrated until evening, and the lake is quiet during the day. Just opposite Nanwan Avenue, there is a two-story building with pink tone, which is very eye-catching. Only by comparing the map can we know that it is the headquarters of the Macao SAR Government. This building, built in 1849 and showing the architectural style of southern Europe, used to be the office of the Australian Governor-General.

Leaving Nanwan Lake, we came to a new road full of traffic, and the front of the museum was still crowded with tourists. We walked into the courtyard of the civil affairs department building, which was much quieter than outside.

Mainly depends on the budget.