Destination 4- Macau, China
Transportation- Matt
Accomodations- Erin
Natural Site- Naz
Built Monument or attraction- Josh
Cultural/Historic site- Yates
Recreational/Sport activity- Ryan
Blog- Josh
Matt Whitlow-Transportation
On this leg of the trip, we made our way to the airport from the Sumo Backpackers Hostel via subway on the Red Line. That total cost was 800 Japanese Yen per person for a total cost of 4800 Japanese Yen.
Once we arrived at the airport, we made our way to Eva Airlines where we caught our first leg of the flight, it was a 2 hour and 55 minute flight out to Taipei, Taiwan. We had a quick stop in Taipei, Taiwan for only an hour and 15 minutes. We had to frantically change planes in this time, and we almost didn’t make it. We were all also worried about our bags making it and thankfully they all did.
We hopped onto another plane for our final flight to Macau, China. This leg of the flight was a quick hour and forty-five minutes. I thought the flight was going to be longer, but was relieved when I found out we would be there quickly. Total travel time from Osaka to Macau was 5 hours and 55 minutes.
Once we arrived in Macau, China we jumped on one of the free shuttle busses, and that took us to our hotel a few minutes later.http://www.macau-airport.com/site/php/en/shuttle_bus.php
Transportation Spend:
Subway to airport
800 Japanese Yen (JPY) per person,
4,800 Japanese Yen total (JPY)
$10.51 USD Per Person
$63.04 USD Total
Airfare from Osaka to Macau
45,230.7 Japanese Yen (JPY)
271,384.2 Japanese Yen Total (JPY)
$594 USD per person
$3,564.00 USD Total
Macau Shuttle to Hotel:
Free
Total Transportation Spend:
$3627.04 USD Total
276,184.2 JPY Total
Erin- Accomodations
For Our Hotel we found a quaint little hotel located in the heart of Macau, and A short 5 minute drive to the airport. Our rooms even came with internet and TV’s! We decided to book 2 rooms for our group
Zhuhai Bihai Hotel No1 Bihai Rd. Xiangzhou Zhuha,GD 519000,China 
$46/Nt/Rm.
291.30 Yuan/Nt/Rm
$5 Taxes and Fees/Nt/Rm
31.66 Yuan Taxes and Fees/Nt/Rm
Total Cost 7 Nights, 2 rooms, $710
4496.19 Yuan Total Cost
One patron that has visited before us had this to say about the hotel:
“For the price we paid this is a good hotel to stay. Surprisingly clean but basic. Only time in China when we get non-smoking room as promised by staff. Aircon's working well and cold.Nearby hotel,there are plenty of bus services to bring you to all tourist/local destinations.” http://www.tripadvisor.com/Hotel_Review-g297418-d504853-Reviews-Starway_Bihai_Hotel-Zhuhai_Guangdong.html
Food
The first night of our trip we decided to eat at a famous retraunt reccomended by the hotel staff; the 360 Café
360 CafeBuffet: Dinner 88.86 Yuan $14/Person (6 People 531.94 Yuan, $84)
For our second night we decided to go to an authentica Macau Restaurant, Well Worth the price, and an awesome atmosphere!
Jade Garden: Shanghai Dumplings 108 Yuan $17 ( 6 People 645.93 yuan $102)
For Night 3 we decided to seek out a retaurant that served the Chinese noodles we had heard so much about! Made from Bamboo very different then what we are used to in the states!
Luk Kei Noodle: Bowl of traditional Chinese Noodles 25 Yaun $3.95 (6 People 150.08 Yuan $23.70)
For Night 4 we found a Mcdonalds to grab some food that reminds us of home!
Big Mac: 12.35 Yuan $1.95 (6 People 74.09 Yuan $11.70)
For Night 5 we decided to search out some seafood! We found a gorgeous retaurant that smelled divine!
Clams with Spicy Sauce: 186 Yuan $29.37 (6 People 1115.94 Yuan $176.22)
Night 6 Macau Restaurant, a very popluar spot for locals!
Roasted Pork Cheek with Baked Rice 52 Yuan $8.21 (6 People 311.95 Yuan $49.26)
Street Vendors Bowl of Rice: 10 Yuan $1.58 ( 6 people for 6 days $56.88 360.20 Yuan)
We decided to do this for lunch every day, and spend a little more on dinner each night!
We were very glad we decided to save money on lunch and spend more on Supper, each night we were able to get a different taste of authentic chinese food, that was absoluetely delicious!
Transportation in China is mostly by foot, so in order to truly immerse ourselves in Chinese Culture we decided to travel by foot to all of our meals. All were conveniently located fairly close to our hotel, and it was good exercise after we stuffed ourselves each night!
Total Food Cost: $503.76 3190.14 yuan
Total Cost Accomodations: $1213.76 7686.33 yuan
Naz- Natural Site
It took me a real long time to find a natural site in Macau, China. However, I think i finally found one. The natural site I found is Lou Lim Iok Garden. Located in central Macau, Lou Lim Iok garden is a great place that has a couple of different natural sites. In the garden there are stone mountains and pools, and bridges over flowing streams. After walking through the garden and walking through an arch door you will see bamboo thicket, among which there are two trees with beautiful shape and huge umbrella - like tree crowns. Those trees are Sphaeropteris lepifera, a very rare tree in china that is protected. The main natural site in Lou Lim lok garden would have to be Exquisite mountain. After walking through a forest trail you reach Exquisitie mountain. Exquisite mountain is a stone mountain with a flowing waterfall. This was the best natural site I could find in Macau, China, so I hope that it works out! The best part about this natural site is that, like most natural sites, it is completely free! It would only be a 10 minute walk from the hotel.
Josh- Built Monument
For our built monument, I thought we would visit Monument to the Macanese Diaspora. Located in the western part of the city, the monument was built in 2001 to represent the new millennium of meeting of the Macanese culture. The sculpture has a lotus flower that represents the religion of the Macau people. There is an A-MA temple replica that represents the time honoured Chinese culture. A bronze globe that represents Portuguese discoveries in Macau. The monument brings all of the people of Macau together in a monument that they can celebrate. It is a great place to recognize that culture, history and religion are greatly celebrated in China! It is a beautiful monument and a great experience to see! It would take us about 10 minute taxi ride to the location from the hotel.
Ryan- Recreational/Sport Activity
For our recreational activity in Macau, China I thought we could wonder around the Inner Harbour. There was plenty of things for us there to see. We were able to take a tricycle rickshaw tour along the waterfront. This was beautiful and it was amazing to see the different scenery that the city had to offer. It was also a new experience for us to take a tricycle tour along the water. It was something that I would recommend everyone to do sometime in their life. Along with our tricycle tour we saw the Casa Garden and Guia Hill fortress and lighthouse! Both of these were quite the sight! It was great to enjoy the inner harbour and great weather that we also experienced while in Macau. After seeing all of these things here in the Inner Harbour, it is making it pretty tough to leave again to our next destination.
The Inner Harbour was about 11 miles away from our hotel that we were staying at in Macau. So I thought the easiest way would be just to take a taxi. The price for a yellow taxi cab for our whole group would be about 160 MOP$ round trip. The tricycle rickshaw tour along the water front cost us about 80 MOP$ as well. So the total that it cost for our recreational activity was about 240 MOP$ which turns out to be 30 US dollars.
I got my information about The Inner Harbour in Macau, China from
http://www.china-macau.com/inner-harbour/activities.htm
Yates- Cultural/Historic Site
For our cultural/historic site I thought that we could explore the Ruins of Saint Paul’s Cathedral. It is located in Macau, China and it is the most famous landmark in that area. St. Paul's Cathedral was first built in the 17th Century, with the design of an Italian Jesuit and the work of Japanese Christians. This mammoth and spectacular building dominated the city until 1835 when it was savagely destroyed by fire and only the facade, the mosaic floor and stone steps approaching the building survived. In fact, the ruins of St. Paul's are still impressive and inspiring despite this destruction, perhaps even more so because of it. It is about a 20 minute cab ride to the Ruins of St Paul’s Cathedral. The cathedral is open 24 hours and it is FREE to get in and look around. We had a great time and enjoyed every bit of history that we could take in. It was a beautiful place and now we know why it is a top landmark in this country. It was GREAT
Here is a pic of what it looks like now…ENJOY
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