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Macau Peninsula 丨 Strolling through the old town in the spring breeze, encountering Portuguese romance around the corner

                  —— 🍃Macau Peninsula in April-May is too comfortable!                   —— 🚌【Traffic】 ▪️ Bus: 6 MOP/trip, basically can reach between attractions, change change in advance is more convenient ▪️ Walking: The old town attractions are super dense, wear a pair of sneakers can stroll and eat all day ▪️ Free bus: hotel shuttle can be rubbed to Taipa / gate can save fare (The stone roads in the old town are perfect for pressing the road, but remember to wear comfortable shoes when going uphill and downhill~)                   —— 📸【Must-See Attractions】 ▫️ Grand Samba Archway: the least crowded before 9 am! ▫️Overview Lighthouse: Super effortless ride up the mountain, a postcard perspective overlooking the Macau Peninsula ▫️Crazy Hall Slanted Alley: Macaron-colored Portuguese-style building complex, each building has a sense of story ▫️Bishop Hill Chapel: A locally owned sunset viewing platform, even the street lights are in the shape of love you (It is recommended to bring a film filter APP, the light and shadow of the old town are movie screenshots!)                   —— 🍴【Food Radar】 ✔️ Portuguese tart: caramel crispy shell + milky creamy, eat within 10 minutes from the oven is the soul ✔️ Pork chop bun: Look for thick cut bone-in pork chop, bread should be baked crispy and not dry ✔️Wooden pudding: A cool dessert sprinkled with biscuit crumbs, like eating clouds ✔️ Bamboo Noodles: Shrimp seed stir-fried noodles with earth fish soup, fresh to dance with eyebrows (Afternoon tea set at a cha chaan teng is the best deal! Iced milk tea + western toast can be done for MOP 30 per person~)                   —— 🏨【Accommodation Guide】 🔸Historic District: Stay in a Portuguese old house renovated B&B, push the window is the church bell 🔸New Port Area: Hotel chains gather, 5 minutes walk to Fisherman's Wharf 🔸 Value for money TIP: Midweek is half cheaper than weekend! (Want to experience the exotic style? Choose an old house with floral tile floors + cast iron balconies for a super feel!)                   —— 🛍️ [Shopping Eggs] 🌟Hang Kee Souvenirs: Almond cakes and preserved meat are roasted and sold, you can eat enough to try them 🌟Portuguese Grocery Store: Painted tile refrigerator magnets are half cheaper than attractions 🌟Market Egg: Weekend Kang Gong Night Market has handmade Portuguese blue pattern soap, souvenirs niche does not hit the model (Remember to leave your boarding baggage allowance when buying souvenirs! Meat products cannot be brought on board the plane.)                   —— 🌟【Practical Tips】 ⚠️ Cash: Prepare 500 MOP change enough, 95% of stores can scan the code to pay ⚠️ Socket: Remember to bring a conversion head! Macau uses the British standard three-prong plug ⚠️ Weather: Showers started in May, folding sunny umbrella stuffed in the bag is the safest ⚠️Etiquette: Take off your hat when entering the church, ask "please" before shooting residents' buildings (Don't panic when it suddenly rains! It's romantic to have a latte at the corner coffee shop and wait for the rain to stop.)                   —— 📅【3 Day Route Reference】 DAY1: Grand Samba Archway → Love Alley → Rose Hall → Lu Family House → Night tour of Fulong New Street DAY2: East Lookout Fort → Tower Stone Square → Crazy Hall Slanted Alley → Sunset at Fisherman’s Wharf DAY3: Bishop Hill → Ma Gao Temple → Macau Tourist Tower → Black Sand Beach Daze (No need to stick to celebrity photo spots! In the old town, you can be surprised if you turn into a slope alley~)                   —— 💡【Hidden Play】 🧡 Take the 26 bus around the peninsula tour, the first row of the second floor visually comparable to a sightseeing bus 💛 Collect street corner blue and white tile street signs, spelled into a nine-square grid super commemorative 💚Go to St. Augustine's Church on Sunday morning and you will most likely meet the choir 💙 Go to Garth Lane Garden in the evening, pink fortress + blue jacaranda statue break into the fairy tale (Many museums are free on Wednesdays! Remember to glance at the bulletin board in passing~)                   —— 🌸Macau Peninsula is best suited for "slow tour" mode, those guides are not written: →The second floor of the vegetable market hides a Michelin recommendation of 40 per capita →The church pews have Chinese poems carved by the Portuguese a hundred years ago → Old-fashioned barbershops can also experience the traditional "flying hair" craft → The nostalgic stamp book sold at the newsstand, stamp collectors couldn't move after looking at it                   —— 🍃 Tired of shopping, I casually drilled into a tea stall, watching my grandmother wrap freshly baked walnut cakes in kraft paper, my grandfather holding a newspaper and chatting in Cantonese. The time here seems to be pressed 0.5 times the speed, even the wind blowing in front of the meeting pavilion brings the gentleness of the century-old city ~
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Posted: Apr 8, 2025
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