Monday, March 31, 2014

Travel Photo: The Portuguese Culture of Macau

Macau is known more for its casinos and its insane gambling amounts, but it also has a UNESCO World Heritage site by way of its rich Portuguese culture. This is the old area of Macau with the famous St. Paul’s ruins, St. Augustine’s Square and many colonial churches and buildings. And the best part is that all this old town can be easily covered by foot, thereby allowing one to explore all these sights at leisure.

Chinese, Portuguese and English at Macau
I loved exploring this side of Macau by foot. All I had was a map in hand and a camera and I went clickety-click. Whenever I felt hungry, I grabbed a bite of the famous Portuguese egg tart or their superb baked cookies and kept moving through this very beautiful and well maintained old Portuguese area of Macau. Have you explored this side of Macau as yet?

57 comments:

  1. This is my favourite temple in the Angkor set - small and exquisite. and I love the pinkish sandstone used here.


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  2. :-) Yes, the other two joints are also good, but there are so many eating joints out there that deserve a mention here. :-)

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  3. You should bookmark it for future visits to BLR. :-)

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  4. I agree. Very beautiful colours and very beautiful.

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  5. http://www.houseofsabir.com/

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  6. I agree. There are so many good places to eat in South Bangalore.

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  7. They are all good. I will add them in a different list in the future.

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  8. Yes, they are good places too. Will keep them in mind for a future list.

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  9. Oh that is good to know. Would you know where exactly it is in Vijaynagar? I would like to check it out.

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  10. Thank you! Not yet. But, will try sometime in the future.

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  11. Thanks for the tip Ravindra. I didn't know about this hotel. Will check them out.

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  12. The dosas are good Raghunath, but I would not say they are the best. :-)

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  13. Yes, halli thindi is also nice. Good location too.

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  14. Well, they used to be good. And there are other places that are better than it.

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  15. Karnataka is also in South India :-)

    Puttu - Kadalai curry, Appam and Stew are also my favorites.

    I am a foodie and not racist :-)

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  16. That is because that the other places are better than it. :-)

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  17. I have not been there as yet. Will check them out soon.

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  18. I will check out Shankar Narayana soon.

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  19. I agree. Dwarka and Mahalakshmi are also good.

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  20. :-) I will keep this feedback in mind. And prepare a well rounded list the next time around.

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  22. where is Vidyaarthi Bhavan bitch?

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  23. These look pretty delicious!!! Just followed you on Twitter so I can read more great foodie travel tips!

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  24. Thank you the comment. Keep dropping by.

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  25. Heyyy Sankara...
    Dedicated Dosa eater from Bombay...I do not eat dosas anywhere except in Bangalore whenever I visit it.

    One of my pilgrimage spots in Bangalore is CTR or Central Tiffin Room at the junction of 5th Cross and Margosa Road in Malleshwaram. At 40+ years old, they've only recently (approx 4-5 years ago) given the place a facelift, else the place has a cult status and a super-faithful lot of regulars who have been coming there since the place started. What is unbelievably sexy there is the Benne Sagu Dose, which is brilliant, and as are the Benne (Palya) Masale and the Benne Plain Dose.

    Another point about the (now kinda of limited edition stuff they sell there) is that for almost the first 15 years of my being a dedicated pilgrim of CTR, I did not get to taste the Sambar in the place, since it would generally have been finished by 9.00am, and they would not make it again till the evening, again in limited quantity.

    They've thankfully heard the clientele call and seemed to have increased the quantity of sambar, daily!!! It is only over the last 7-8 years that I have been obtaining it there easily even if I have visited the place after 9.00am, though a few visits have not yielded. :-)

    Have been pushing the glory of this place for Dosas over a long time recommending it to as many people as I can, visit from Mumbai as well as to Bangloreites not familiar with the place. I have eaten dosas at several places across Bangalore and prefer raving about places specifically for one or two of their dishes rather than each and every dish on the menu, since in Bangalore, one gets spoilt for choice when it comes to eating out (and at affordable rates).
    Just thought of adding my two bits as a travelling foodie to a fellow traveler and foodie. ;-)

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  26. I agree with you. CTR is a great place. Love the food there as well. However, it doesn't feature in this post of mine as this post focuses on South Bangalore, while CTR comes under North Bangalore :-)

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  27. It also falsifies the Western and Christian missionary claims that Hindus are a medieaval uncultured community for their vested interests of religious conversions and persecutions.

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  28. Not may be but positively....I have no ambiguity on it.

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  29. Totally!!Was a regular at Dwaraka during college ..Nowadays on saturdays.... YUMMMYYY khali dosas.....

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  30. Hey! I discovered this website which does something really cool - www.Grouptable.com They do group booking of tables at top restaurants at reduced prices. Group means social. The site itself is a social network with lots of fun, gamified features. Each activity that you do on the site gets you certain number of points. You accumulate and redeem against gift cards. The striking thing about the site is its group model. And you agree most of us go out partying in big groups once in a while, so using the power of numbers to negotiate a better price rocks! When is your next party?

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  31. That is a good post. I have visited a few among the places mentioned above. They surely tastes yummy.

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  32. Hi,
    What a delicious post indeed. I enjoyed this very much. Your words are also sweet so as your pics. This type of list posts are not so common about food niche. Thank you so much. Keep going.
    Have a look at this blog--www.bengal-uru.com all in one guide about Bangalore

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  33. Kamat north Karnataka Hotel Hopeless, please do not go

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  34. How about S N (Shankar Narayana) Refreshments in JP Nagar. It is fantastic !! Masala Dose, Idli, Vade and Kara Bath are out of this world !!! Each time I visit Bangalore, I make it a point to eat at S N Refreshments. I think it belongs in the top 10.

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  35. I will check this place out and decide. :-)

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