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visit Eli and visa-related flight to Macau

31st August to 6th September

Monday I have a real personal record done: sleep at 19:00 ... was sorely needed after the last sleep deprivation Days.

reached Tuesday me then the really sad but somehow predictable message from home: Charly was dead! He had always fought long enough, but would have been nice if he would have held out the few weeks until I return home yet. But more so at least the good memories in my head :-)
remain in the office the morning then gabs is' ne small conference, where our new Trade Commissioner (HD) was introduced and we also had all introduced to him. The HDs have to change every 7 years to a AHST of another country and our old boss was already 7 years in Taipei and had to therefore to Austria.

After work I met up with Eli, an acquaintance from Tainan, who came for 2 days for me to visit. First, we went back teppanyaki food (otherwise there is not really anything good near my apartment ...) and then we went to Danshui 淡水, a popular tourist destination on the northern tip of Taipei with a sea port. Was only just already night, and therefore do not see much more gabs:
Then we went again to the Shilin Night Market 士林 夜市 to eat and a look - because so beautiful was on the way - and then home.

On Wednesday after work we made a Stroll through 西门町 Ximending and Presidential Office Building, but then things started to pour so we took refuge in the MRT, where we wanted to make a detour to the 台湾 大学 National Taiwan University (NTU) - the number 1 - Uni in Taiwan - but after the rain subsided and it was not really too late, of course, we could stay there and finally went back. On the other side of the road you can see the beginning of Ximending:
was somehow always glad to come home earlier because I had problems over the Internet to book a flight to the Philippines and wanted to regulate actually still (Which I no longer managed).

On Thursday Eli went back to Tainan, because right after work I would have anyway had no time for him. Farewell and welcome ceremony at the same time the old and new trade delegates in the "American Club " was announced, chic ne thing! Buffet dinner, champagne and wine gabs free of course, were everywhere louder important people in business and politics, that is because I had also behaved in a suit antanzen how it should be. Although I actually knew anyone, but I found it by chance a nice party, which later on closer inspection on the business card as a CEO of a large Cargo company in Hong Kong turned out. I also had extra-crafted for the occasion, even in the office a few business cards, after the last event I always something stupid standing there with empty hands. And I even got a whole card installed * g *. Finally it was back then always entertaining and socializing when the group was small. At 22:30 we went home by taxi.

On Friday I was allowed with the permission from the boss to go a little earlier to catch my spontaneously on Thursday still booked flight to Hong Kong - original plan Manila, Philippines fell into the water, as the booking page of Cebu Airlines credit card my always rejected. But was subsequently seen before something like Happiness in disguise. Was in any case, despite three hours before going still there pretty tight, I was merely 40 minutes before departure of first at the check-in counter. But I saved me at least the wait at the airport.

Had although in the end then a relatively cheap flight to HKG, but as it turns out, would be a direct flight to Macau have been better, because on Friday I had decided after a round of Skype with X in the work yet to visit him in Macau, HKG after me is not really that excited. After this time a relatively comfortable passage to the ferry she laid at around 22:30 in the port of Macao. There I got X from the scooter and we went then to the nightly dinner at his parents' restaurant, where there were fish, shellfish, green vegetables and chicken with pineapple (really good but the mussels were not as mine).

On Saturday morning we met with Tim and drove together to a pool on the outskirts of the city where we met yet another friend of the two.


was noon then cleaned the pool, so we drove to a bakery with the famous (葡式 ~ = Pushi to Portuguese type) ~ 蛋 挞 Dan Ta , so Egg Tart. (Next to me, Tim, quite right: X)

Then we moved onto the scooter and the direction of the center:

I like this for ages just bridge that leads from the city of Macau in the suburbs. In addition, you then often have a pleasant view of the embossed casinos skyline of Macau:

here again the first eye-catcher on the skyline: the Casino " Grand Lisboa " (very left)

How it looks almost everywhere in the city:

For lunch I had two restaurants to Tim and X Selection set: a clean, but it more expensive and not so good, or a less hygienic, cheaper and supposedly better food. I chose second option - to lunch gabs: 点心 Dianxin or known in Cantonese as "Dim Sum " with noodles and meat and vegetables. wanted

Here's the washing up and part of the kitchen :-)

Since X briefly home to hang wet bathing suits to dry, I went with Tim to be his home. Such is a typical apartment in Macau - very straightforward but with character:

And a room that must be shared by the three siblings:

X's return, we drove back over another bridge into the Gambler district with many first-class casinos.

The famous " Venetian " - in the casino itself are allowed to do any photos, so the route over the escalator:

Well, as the name suggests, ...

artificial sky and everywhere designer and branded businesses:

fantasy of every man: a nurse - but in the truest sense of the word with any ounce of fat then too much on the ribs * g *

we went to the "City of Dreams," where we are free the "Dragon's Treasure Show" saw in "The Bubble", something like a 360-degree cinema in hemispherical shape where it is a story about the four dragon emperor from Chinese mythology.

Here you can also hear a little bit really nice, easy to understand Mandarin Chinese :-)

Warm welcome:

On the way back through the Venetian we stumbled by chance into a dance show:

Then we went back over the bridge back to the center ... did I mention that the sun was burning down pretty? - Can be read on the later photos also good from my face.

As a little afternoon snack we bought Instant Noodle Soup with Sausage:

And Macau-Art - Chinese style or general - has to be slurped loudly:

X then had to go to the restaurant his parents to lend a hand for a few hours. Meanwhile, Tim took me home, to rest a bit - so to speak siesta. There I learned later, his sister and his father who was a kindly offered me a beer - the most famous Chinese beer brand 青岛 (啤酒) "Qingdao" (Pijiu = beer) or better known as "Tsingtao .

For dinner, we joined a couple of Tim's friends were no doubt as to the 10 people, and how it commonly sits on a large round table in the middle is the food that you share with others.

recovery time in a long two beautiful shocker photos:

1) chicken head (have to admit though, the eating I did not): 2) worm : was already the second time but I am still not acquired a taste:

After dinner I went with Tim and his girlfriend have to Macau Tower, where we represented to us that Tim and I - I should again to Macau come - Make common Bungee Jumping:
... and the last time the Macau Bridge :

There then came back and added X picked me up. From the rest of the evening is unfortunately no - not even censored - photos, since I had my digital camera in X 'left room. We went to karaoke at least not yet, where already gathered a whole bunch of his friends and loudly at the celebration were, because we went for him again soon back to Taiwan after the semester begins. Certainly was very "entertaining" and I learned a lot again, meeting new people, remembering the Chinese name (we take the time now as an excuse) but unfortunately hitch still with me.

early morning we went for a snack back home and even for a few hours to sleep before I had to leave shortly after 11:00 to catch my ferry back to Hong Kong yet. Here's another photo of a Wohung or a room in Macao - also not much larger:

farewell photo at the port:

Then came on it upon arrival at Hong Kong harbor, the time was again a little bit too short and I also do not really know where the (cheaper) bus was leaving for the airport. Somehow, with a little bus, a bit underground Airport Express and I made it but in time to the airport and later traveled to the 3rd and last time in Taiwan.

funny looks from - photo from the plane in flight over the north of Taiwan. 'd Say, are the fish ponds:

At the airport we went anyway, and quite unexpectedly, also unexpectedly, it was this time as a Foreigner in relatively good company, usually one is otherwise relatively rare as white on the road. Reason: currently taking place in Taipei Deaflympics - Olympic Games for the Deaf.

After an approximately 1-hour bus ride from the airport 桃园 Taoyuan (Better known as the Taipei International Airport), I met with David, whom I knew from the Tainan IEAS, for dinner. And then we went tired and exhausted back into the apartment. Certainly was again a really nice weekend and a fun and interesting stay in Macau. However, I am pretty slow my guides slightly guilty ...