Macau - Between East and West

Been to Macau and Hong Kong like a month ago, but because I knew that it is a long entry with lots of pictures, I kept postponing it. And then I had time today, but still too lazy to write in one piece, so I write now only about Macau.

The best way to Macau is to take a ferry from Hong Kong, however you can take a direct cheap flight from Singapore as well. This city is a combination of everything. It is very small, but it has many different parts.

Why I wanted to go to Macau is to see the old Portuguese centre and feel a bit close to Europe. And indeed, that square in the centre of Macau is a bit of home:):):) It is very small but very nice. And the church ruins are very impressive and the small fortress. I wish Singapore would have a square preserved like that. It is interesting that wherever you go in Asia, you find a piece of Europe, from Macau to Hanoi, to Malaysia. My image of Macau was more like a Singapore style city with lots of casinos and fancy buildings, but the fact is that most of the city looks quite poor and the houses and everything looks more like the suburbs of Bangkok or Hanoi. So yeah, Macau is not only hard core cash and posh life.
The modern part of the city includes the Macau tower which is very cool place to go to. It has also the highest bungee jumping facility (232 meters). Unfortunately I was on Monday and it was closed the bungee jumping. I really wanted to do it, because this is the coolest in the world. So at least now I have a reason to go back in a weekend sometimes soon I guess :):):) What is different in this tower compared to the rest of the TV towers is that a part of the floor is glass and basically if you look down you see the ground. Feels like walking in the sky. Quite scary if you look down. You can also do some walk outside of the tower at 232 meters high. So if you are an adrenalin junkie, then it is a must go and try place!!!
And of course Macau is the biggest casino city in Asia and I guess in terms of casino revenue already took over Las Vegas, or something like that. The casinos were just as I imagined, fancy buildings with dark windows and lots of lights outside and hookers all around it:):):) Lots of people come to Macau to play and get some girls, which is quite sad I guess. I find it a bit the devil's place. But it is not worse then Bangkok or any other major city in Asia I guess in this aspect.
Actually this is a vulcano during the night:

If you happen to travel to China or Macau, then I advise you not to miss Macau, it is a good place:):):) Here is a floating chinese casino: