I want to finish my mini-series on Macau with the contrasts of the city.
Previous articles about Macau:
Macau: China with a Portuguese accent
Macau, the Las Vegas of China (about the casinos)
The Portuguese colonial heritage is gradually being replaced by high-rises, office centers and casinos. The building in the photo even looks embarrassed to stand between two giants.
Next to the casinos, the luxury and the "all gold" life, rickshaws wait to take you away once you have lost your last money in a casino.
Macau Tower is a TV tower. Almost every big Asian city has to have one as a symbol of success, as is the custom. TV towers used to be the tallest structures in a city, until skyscrapers took over.
The first bridge linking the Macau peninsula with Taipa island, built in 1974.
Macau's back alleys: noodles, rice and Portuguese decor.
Prices start at about $4 for a huge bowl of rice or noodles with chicken. Macau loves bread with butter too, just like Hong Kong (I wrote about it earlier).
