Macau
Interior of the main hall of the Grand Lisboa Casino.
Largo de Senado (Senate Square) at night decorated for the Chinese New Year.
Inside the Macau Venetian Casino, which is an exact copy of the Venetian Casino from Las Vegas.
Lighting incenses in front of the A-ma Taoist temple dedicated to Matsu, the goddess of seafarers and fishermen.
In front of the famous front facade of the St. Paul's cathedral.
Outdoor food stall with typical Guangdong smelly snacks.
View to the courtyard of Kun lam temple.
Narrow street in Taipa village, Taipa Island.
View from a small street onto the facade of the Tourism Center Building on Largo de Senado.
Rich decoration over the entrance to a Kun lam temple.
The entrance to a Kun lam temple.
Old colonial buildings in the center of Macau.
A-ma Taoist temple dedicated to Matsu, the goddess of seafarers and fishermen.
On the inner courtyard of the Kun lam temple.
A man by the offering table. Coloane Island.
Transporting carton boxes.
A-ma Taoist temple dedicated to Matsu, the goddess of seafarers and fishermen.
Spiral incense in A-ma temple.
Inside A-ma temple.
Tiny shrine/altar on the courtyard of a Chinese house.
The famous front facade of the St. Paul's cathedral, which is the only remaining part of the building after the fire of 1835. Since then it became the symbol of Macau.
Temple shop with firecrackers and incenses.
On the inner courtyard of the A-Ma temple.
Old colonial buildings along Rua de S. Paulo, which leads from Largo de Senado to the ruins of St. Paul's cathedral.
Near St. Paul's cathedral a man is carrying goods in a traditional, Chinese way.
Near St. Paul's cathedral a man is carrying goods in a traditional, Chinese way.
Fountain on Largo de Senado with the building of Santa Casa da Misericordia at the background.
Largo de Senado at night.
A backside alley with food stalls and a table with famous almond biscuits sold only in Macau.
Old houses in Taipa village.
Largo de Senado at night.
Northern side of Largo de Senado at night.
Largo de Senado.
Old colonial building housing a pharmacy on Largo de Senado.
Old colonial buildings on S. Domingos street in the center of old Macau.
Local women asking for alms in A-ma temple.
Local women asking for alms in A-ma temple.
Dilapidated house on Coloane Island.
Street colors. Taipa VIllage.
Fish left to dry in the sun. Coloane Island.
Bridges connecting mainland Macau with Taipa and Coloane islands.
Macau Government Headquarters, built in 1849 and formerly known as the Governor's Palace.
Detail of the old arcade on Rua das Lorchas leading to the A-ma temple.
Old, but renovated houses on Rua Felicidade in the centre of old Macau.
Woman emptying rubbish bins near the famous Mandarin's House on Travessa de António da Silva.
Busy shopping street in the center of old Macau.
Green window in a red wall.
Stone stelas within the precincts of the A-Ma temple.
Vegetable seller on a square in the center of old Macau.
Typical look of old residential buildings in the centre of Macau.
Fancy, manicured hedge in front of the facade of St. Paul's cathedral.
Inner courtyard of the famous Mandarin's House on Travessa de António da Silva.
High speed ferries connecting Macau and Hong Kong.
Old man under the arcades on Largo de Senado.
Detail of the temple decorations.
A wall of the old house in Taipa Village. Taipa Island.
Narrow street in Taipa Village. Taipa Island.
Man reading newspaper under the side door of St. Dominc church built in 1828.
Man reading newspaper under the side door of St. Dominc church built in 1828.
Complex sewage installation on a residential building.
Inside the Leal Senado building on Largo de Senado.
Fish drying outside a shop.
Chinese lanterns decorating an old Chinese house on Avenida de Almeida Ribeiro.
A street in Taipa Village. Taipa Island.
A street in Taipa Village. Taipa Island.
Wall of the old house in Taipa Village.
An old shop with Chinese herbs, seafood and Chinese God knows what else.
Flower pots.
Fire-fighting equipment ready to be used, even if the extinguishers look a bit old.
Inside the Kun lam temple.
Spiral incenses in Kun lam temple.
Plates with names and photographs of the deceased by which their families pray. Kun lam temple.
Spiral incense in Kun lam temple.
Plaza in front of the St. Dominic church near Largo de Senado - the central square of the old Macau.
Charming alley within the precincts of the Kun lam temple.
Tiny shrine for burning incense. Taipa village on Taipa Island.
This deliberately designed hole in the wall allows to see the inside of a temple on Taipa Island.
Little shrine with incense and offerings. Taipa Island.
Charming narrow street in Taipa village, Taipa Island.
Charming narrow street in Taipa village, Taipa Island.
Small local boat with the huge bridge between Macau and Taipa Island.
Fortifications on Fortaleza del Monte (Fortaleza de Nossa Senhora do Monte de São Paulo) built in 1626 by Jesuits.
Local women in front of the A-Ma (Tin Hau) temple.
Drawers containing various Chinese herbs and medicines in an original old shop in the center of Macau.
Fountain and the building of Santa Casa da Misericordia on Largo de Senado.
Old women on a small square next to a table with the game of Chinese chess.
Shopkeeper putting thin slices of meat to dry in sun to make Bakkwa, also known as rougan (肉干) - a Chinese snack similar to jerky.
Man walking past the wall of an old building. Taipa Village.
Tiny outdoor shrine of the Kam Fa Temple. Coloane Island.
Little Kam Fa Temple also known as Sam Seng to honor the Heavenly Empress Kam Fa, Kun Iam and Va Kuong. Coloane Island.
Fierce looking lion guarding the Kam Fa Temple. Coloane Island.
Shabby dwelling on Coloane Island.
Fish and grain left to dry in the sun in front of the local foodstore. Coloane Island.
Wishes and prayers from the faithful inside the A-Ma temple.
Long row of ATM machines where they are most needed - next to the Grand Casino Lisboa.
Huge neon sign blinking 24 hours a day over the entrance to the Grand Casino Lisboa.
Restored old houses on Rue da Caldeira. Most of them currently house restaurants.
Avenida da Almeida Ribeiro - the main street of the old part of Macau.
Replica of the first printing machine in Asia, brought to Macau by missionaries in XVIth century. Macao Museum.
The famous facade of the St. Paul's cathedral seen from the Monte Fort hill with the low rise buildings of the center of Macau at the background. The facade is the only remaining part of the church after the fire of 1835. It became the iconic symbol of Macau.
View of the low rise buildings of the center of Macau from the Monte Fort hill.
Renovated colonial Portuguese villas on Tap Seac Square in the eastern part of the old Macau .
One of the renovated colonial Portuguese villas in the eastern part of the old Macau on Tap Seac Square.
Windows of a narrow street in Taipa Village. Taipa Island.
Old, once green arcade on Rua das Lorchas leading to the A-Ma temple.
Shadow and light in the Kun lam temple.
Red wall.
Colors and forms of Taipa Village.
Spiral cone shaped incense from Kun lam temple.
Nicely textured wall in Taipa Village.
Spiral cone shaped incenses from Kun lam temple.