The City of Dreams: Macau (Gabby's Birthday Week HK-Macau 12/03-08/16)

It has always been my dream to see the Ruins of St. Paul's Church in Macau. I remembered being fascinated by it through a book I happened to borrow in our High School library. It has always been engraved in my mind ever since. I thought how come a ruin, through the passage of time, stood ever beautiful and captivating. I wanted to see it for myself and touch those pillars that stood the test of time. If those pillars could talk, one might not be able to comprehend the richness of its history.

The Ruins of St. Paul's Church

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ruins_of_St._Paul%27s

Few steps to the church, I was holding back my tears. It was even more beautiful than the colour-spread that I had seen before. It was like retracing the steps back to the past. My only regret was that I was not able to feel those pillars and zealously looked into every details engraved in it as I was busy taking pictures :(

excuse my messy hair! :)

The Jesuits built the church from 1602-1640 and was one of the largest Catholic church in Asia at that time. The ruins now is consist of a stone facade and numerous religious artifacts as well as relics of the founder of the Jesuit College, Father Alessandro Valignano among others are displayed in the museum. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alessandro_Valignano 

Limited pictures of the gallery in the museum as photography is restricted.

Our visit to the Church of St. Paul was satisfying. Truly deserving to be among the list of UNESCO World Heritage Site. The church was an epitome of resilience, survived thousands of ages and crossed generations just so it can share to the world that a foundation built on Christ is strong and unbreakable. 

Our post-photo moments at the Church, the walkway to Senado square.

Senado Square

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Senado_Square

Senado Square was another UNESCO approved landmark in Macau. True to its accomplishments, the paved square was breathtakingly beautiful. It was made even fiesty as we have visited the place last December, just in time for the holiday spirit. Even without the Christmas decorations, the place was truly outstanding as the majority of the buildings in the square are European-styled, a few I may say can be seen in Asia. 

The Venetian Macao

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Venetian_Macao

A little bit of Venice in Macau, what say you? 

The Venetian Macao is a luxury resort and casino in Macau. It was like being taken away to Venice the moment we stepped in at the hotel's entrance. After the visit, I am now dying to see and experience the real Venice!

And what is Venice without the gondola ride? This may not be the gondola ride at the famous Grand Canal, but believe me, we are definitely going there!

Gabby being friendly and goofy with our pretty guide. Our guide even sang for us as we slowly cruise along while Gabby having all the fun in the world!

Our short trip to Macau left us wanting for more. There are a lot of historical sites that we haven't visited as we have booked an earlier departure back to Hong Kong to have an ample rest for Disneyland the next day. We have decided to have a second trip to Macau and the Ruins of St. Paul's was worthy of visiting twice!

Lastly, a quick street photography somewhere around Macau.

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