Tuesday, August 28, 2007

Strolling around downtown Macau

The baroque façade of St. Dominic's church

Steve looks happy to see a familiar-looking place... it's the main square, Largo do Senado.

Another view of the main square

Portuguese tile work inside the Leal Senado building

The Senado square, seen from the mayor's office (Leal Senado)

The Travessa de São Domingos (St. Dominic's lane), off Senado square

The so-so egg tart. Worth trying, anyways.

The ruins of St. Paul's church are Macau's symbol.

A closer look at St. Paul's façade

An incense burner belonging to a small temple, behind the ruins of St. Paul's church

A view of the skyline from St. Paul's. That ugly, enormous building under construction is the Grand Lisboa, a new casino. Did they really need to make it that tall?

Yet another view of St. Paul's and the steps that lead to it. Beautiful, isn't it?

The Senado square at night, after the rain, facing the Leal Senado building.

The "pre-Las Vegas" casino and hotel Lisboa is still a Macau landmark.

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