Winter Escapade - Transit To Macau

On the way back from Jin Tai Temple, we passed through the town centre of Dou Men, a bustling but non-touristy area of Zhuhai. I for one always like passing through such places as it gives more insight as to how the more working class of the working class (no typo there) live and work.

The salt-of-the-earth quality is more visible here and I liked that, for it told me that I was in a place that not many tourists would get to see.







The return trip seemed shorter however, and all too soon, we were in another taxi headed for the Macau border. We were told however, that traffic was choc-a-bloc over there and that we would spend most of our time queuing. The faster, but longer way, we were told, would be to travel via Hengqin Island. And that is what we did.

Hengqin is actually an island connected to Zhuhai and Macau by bridge. Signs said that it is being slated to be developed into some kind of new economic zone but from what I saw, the place looked rather deserted. At least the roads were empty, which meant that we were speeding towards the checkpoint.





And there it was...



Once we had cleared the Macau customs, we boarded a van which ran a detail to and from the airport, deposited our bags and then boarded one of the many free shuttle buses bringing people to the various casinos in Macau... We picked the one to The Venetian....