{"id":12,"date":"2002-11-19T20:46:13","date_gmt":"2002-11-19T20:46:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/walking-ixus.net\/blog\/?p=12"},"modified":"2022-08-12T08:07:56","modified_gmt":"2022-08-12T16:07:56","slug":"macau_for_walkers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/walking-ixus.net\/blog\/macau_for_walkers\/","title":{"rendered":"Macau for walkers"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

We’ve been puttering around the various districts around Macau and I’ll have to admit, I’m rethinking my original opinion of the second SAR of the PRC. It’s more than gaming. I like it. Along with the egg tarts.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The Ruins of St. Paul’s. More here<\/a>. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Although Macau is still kind of sleepy (many of the shops in the non tourist areas close around 2000) and dangerous looking (lots of dark alleys and the triads are big here), much of the city is still narrow alleys and colonial architecture.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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St. Paul’s from a dark alley. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Shopping is scenic, but still no gore-tex to be found.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The Leal Senado at night. Nice!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Macau has been making efforts to preserve many of the old buildings and has aspirations to join the UN’s list of world heritage sites. More power to them.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

We’ve been puttering around the various districts around Macau and I’ll have to admit, I’m rethinking my original opinion of the second SAR of the PRC. It’s more than gaming. I like it. Along with the egg tarts.\u00a0\u00a0 Although Macau is still kind of sleepy (many of the shops in the non tourist areas close … <\/p>\n

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