Wednesday, March 13, 2013

It's More Fun in the Philippines     


          It has been a long time since I published my last post here in Traveling with ViZion.  That time, I was still planning my itinerary for the trip to Macau with my parents.  Although I planned to do follow-up posts after the trip to Macau, somehow I lost the zest to publish what happened there.  To be honest, I didn't enjoy it as much as I expected.  Perhaps, I will post about our trip to Macau sometime on another post or set of posts.  Although the views and hotels were really beautiful in Macau, I came to conclude it's still more fun in Philippines.   

          One major difference is the availability of food.  In Philippines, there will always be restaurants (local, fastfood, and fine dining), supermarkets, convenience stores, and small home shops almost wherever we travel.  There is also a wide variety of food to choose from.  Almost every place is accessible by train, taxi, jeepneys, buses, vans, and tricycles.  Hotels, home-stays, and cheap tours are also available.  Most of all, our people, the Filipinos will always be there to give information with a smile to anyone.  

          Now, let me take you around my country, the Philippines so that you will know for sure that it's more fun in the Philippines. 

Saturday, April 2, 2011

Macau Places to Visit


Macau Peninsula

Macau has many historical places. The Historic Centre of Macau, listed as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO, has some twenty-five historic monuments as well as public squares.

Zone 1 (between Mount Hill and Barra Hill): A-ma Temple, Moorish Barracks, Lilau Square, Mandarin’s House, St. Lawrence’s Church, St. Joseph’s Seminary and Church, St. Augustine’s Square, Dom Pedro V Theatre, Sir Roberto Ho Tung Library, St. Augustine’s Church, Leal Senado Building, Senado Square, Sam Kai Vui Kun (Kuan Tai Temple), Holy House of Mercy, Cathedral of the Nativity of Our Lady, Lou Kau Mansion, St. Dominic’s Church, Ruins of St. Paul’s, Na Tcha Temple, Section of the Old City Walls, Mount Fortress, St. Anthony’s Church, Casa Garden, Old Protestant Cemetery (and the old headquarters of the British Indies Company)

Zone 2: Guia Fortress (with Guia Chapel and Guia Lighthouse)
For more details, visit , my source and where you can find links to the pages which discuss more on each historical place.

Other Places
There are other places of interest in the Macau Peninsula such as Dr. Sun Yat Sen park, Macau Tower, and Macau Fisherman’s Wharf (see Macau Fisherman’s Wharf in another post).

Macau Tower: MOP 80.00 for entrance to observation desk and lounge. 360⁰ Cafe, a revolving restaurant which offers
Buffet lunch MOP 168 from 11:30 and 13:30 pm (1.5 hrs.)
Buffet teatime MOP 108 from 15:30 and 16:30 pm (45 mins.)
Buffet dinner MOP 228 weekdays, MOP 248 Sat-Sun and holidays 18:30 pm (3.5 hrs.)
For reservations, call (+853) 8988 8622

Read more from the source:
http://www.frommers.com/destinations/macau/D51909.html#xzz1157wT6zF