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Macau 澳門小游
chin:
I personally found Macau more and more appealing as a short traveling destination. After the gambling reform about 5 years ago, Macau now has many nice hotels and restaurants and a good place to spend a few relaxed days.
The first downside is that the nice restaurants are now more expensive than before, especially the ones that get Michelin stars. The second downside is that it's much easier now running into some very rude mainland gamblers.
chin:
We went to Macau on 28 Dec 2009 to 1 Jan 2010. And this is the first time I went around a little bit to take some pictures.
On 31 Dec 2009, we went to the Lou Lim Ieoc Garden 盧廉若公園 at around noon time. The first thing that attracted my attention was the small number of 盆景 (Penjing, or miniature Scene in a Pot, or Bonsai to most non-Chinese speaking people.) The Penjing are not as refined as those in the Hong Kong Flower Show but still nice to look at and admire.
The first one is a side way trunk, with the inside already exposed. Yet new roots are growing underneath, and new life are forming inside the exposed "interior".
chin:
This one looks like burnt on one side, and cracked open on the other side, yet it's still surviving and growing strong in the shallow pot.
chin:
How old is this tree?
The garden was formerly a wealthy family's residence, thus right in the middle of the city. In the back of this picture, you can see the rather old houses nearby.
chin:
This is my personal favorite - a miniature forest.
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