ARRIVING IN MACAU, CHINA (it's NOT what I expected!)
all right so here we are at the China Ferry Terminal as we prepare to take the ferry from Hong Kong to maau this place is a bit like an airport in some sense and I think we'll even go to immigration today despite the fact we're going from China to China uh Hong Kong to maau but before we get that far uh I think Ivan and I just got scammed I'm not sure what happened here but it's happened three times since we've been in Hong Kong so if you're from Hong Kong let me know because every time we take one of these red and silver taxis which really is the iconic uh taxi of Hong Kong they're like everywhere but every time we take one when we get to our destination the driver just presses 11111 and adds in extra money I'm not sure if I'm tipping or if he's just taking advantage of me because I don't speak on the way here right now it was 32 Hong Kong dollars and then when we arrived he just pressed a bunch of buttons until it said 42 so I think I just paid extra 10 Hong Kong dollars for no reason it could be a local custom or could be getting scammed either way my impression of Hong Kong is very good and you guys know that so uh it is what it is uh the taxi was still cheaper than Uber so it is what it is uh anyway join us as we come to maau for the first time on the ferry and I believe we're going through immigration and stuff so let's see what the process is like let's go yeah now I think we have to go to the emergency because we are from Canada can there you go we are gate 12 I guess just like an airport there is a dutyfree shop before we go but we're going to find a gate 12 gate 12 how come it's not on the screen so it was like a immigration but super relaxed we didn't even talk to a person just scan the passwort in the machine and door's open true true a contactless contact cont IM that's go to our gate yeah we found our gate now we just need to wait till we board the fair no we found our birth okay that's a nautical gate I think I was asking Steve what's the difference between birth and gate because in Hong Kong it says birth and Steve says birth is little a water airplane Water Gate Water Gate Water Gate think is a speed Bo car yeah it's like a yacht all right so there it is Turbo Jet aka Big Red you very much like an airplane oh my wife is there all right okay okay thank you 2121 we're looking for [Music] 21 all right where do we put this ah front [Music] okay oh yeah okay over here at the very front there's a bag [Music] foral okay thank you sort of like an airplane that's really massive and carpeted and pretty busy I say I wonder if it'll be full in the end let's see the most proper fairy we have ever taken Al no no [Music] TV I tell you what that was one of the most uneventful favorite rides I've ever been on and I mean it as a compliment there was no bumps there was no noise there was no delays it was comfortable and smooth the whole way and so no complaints and just like that here we are in maau for the first time meaning first things first time to hit the slot machines welcome to maau and I guess we have to go through maow immigration now I think is that Portuguese oh good point one is Portuguese influence Portuguese CH it was Portuguese look at this on St come on my Portuguese accent was good when I was in Brazil I practice Portuguese I like [Music] so there is an immigration to enter maau But same like Hong Kong they don't stamp your passport they only give you a piece of paper that you put inside your passport right so we were at the counter for like less than a minute he just flips through your passport first print it spits out the receipt and you go in face cuz I feel like I want an adventure oh new place Portuguese signs I'm excited to be my yeah it's a little bit different here and anywhere else in China because of the Portuguese influence wow wow amazing hello do you accept Hong Kong dollar yeah yeah okay good here thank you thank you um in MA City here I don't give me a photo sure okay uh no [Music] okay thank you thank you yeah thank you okay happy to admit that that the taxi driver did not add any extras at least in maau when it says 106 it's just 106 yeah and I guess our accommodation is just 1 minute from here oh look at that sign says Baja Iana that's the beach Baja oh yeah Baha bajaa baby that's fun so to be clear Ivan and I have never been to Portugal but we've been to Brazil many times yes and so they speak Portuguese there and for me at least I think Brazil is maybe the best country in the world for travel so when I see Portuguese written I get excited I feel like oh yeah oh that's fantastic the sidewalk reminds me of Brazil this is this is weero waves along the boardwalk so these Stones white and black uh all over Brazil I think it's a Portuguese thing this is what they they do I think they brought it from Portugal this like this is like a little bit of Brazil bit in Portugal here in uh exciting China wow although I will say this these these Towes are pretty awful for suitcases you can't drag it m it's hard all right here we are our hotel nice all right so we just finished up at recept Z and I'm already so impressed look at the room numbers on the floor and lights guys look at the light you can block it what oh my gosh maau I'm impressed already and so here's our room not a bad design actually with the frilly pillows and the uh what is that banana pillow kind of nice although you'll see two twin beds we booked the queen bed and then when we showed up they said oh we only have the twin beds this happens in life although a bit of a bummer now what's really unique about the maau hotel system is this room is 55 American per night pretty good price actually mhm but once the weekend hits it doubles in price to 110 so for a week it averages out to like 90 bucks a night or 85 bucks a night but I think the double on the weekend is because maau was known as the Las Vegas of the East so I think people come on the weekends party party gamble gamble and the hotel rooms get full yeah because first time we've seen double in price once Friday Night comes right right uh so Monday to Thursday 55 anyway let's go hit the streets cuz I'm hungry too okay and I want to see if they got some Portuguese beer or something or some Portuguese food or something let's go man let's go oh my gosh right out front of our accommodation is this Portuguese egg tart on the right and the left is like a Portuguese I think it's like a pork on a bun we going to have this right now I think we have to this is like an incredible [Music] coincidence wow so beautiful oh so beautiful can I have um can I have the sandwich sandwich pork chop bun por pork chop bun please than perfect now thank you fresh thank you thank you thank you inside pork can eat pork pork biscuit yeah oh thank you Chinese food six 6 ago Chinese food veryy good 6 years ago you fall 60 60 60 before 60 60 60 understand traditional recipe nice this one is what thank you yeah thank you so nice free samples very good cookies oh that one's super nice Sesame right mhm M this one is which one yeah good good the one Bingo which one crispy beef ear beef ear that's beef ear but inside have L be no beef only Chinese name oh I see I see I see maybe it look looks like a beef okay okay the the appearance hot hot hot hot thank you here you go ahead with this you're going to love that one can I eat it first yeah go ahead or wait for you go ahead that's an appetizer one egg tart one pork bun o it's fresh this for the hot po oh my gosh if you say anything other than seven stars I'll be amazed this so to be clear we've had this for Canada so many Portuguese in Canada I've tried this before this is delicious man very good it's very hot though but the outside is very very flaky and a cerly inside the the it's not too sweet this one very good good and it has that eggy taste yeah egg ni give me a star count don't let me down six I might have talked you into it a bit but I really love these things it's not sa okay egg tart is okay oh thank you egg Tarts so good and this sandwich looks amazing thank you huh thank you thank you New Year ah thank you thank you thank you very much so nice guy so friendly gave us a couple of free samples and total is 40 Hong Kong yes because Hong Kong dollar is one to one with maau Paka Paka Paka uh now let's eat this so this is a traditional kind of sandwich here inspired by Portuguese uh I guess it's just going to be pork and butter wow and bread very simple actually I think it's a simple sandwich I think it depends on really fresh bread and where they go pour so to be clear I was really hungry when we got here and this place is right in front of our combination right let's see oh you know what it is pork chop pork chop it's like a pork chop but thin mhm this bread I would call a pops sick Pop sick the Portuguese community in Canada I have lots of friends growing up Portuguese they made buns like this at home called poms it's a bit smaller than a like a baguette or in Brazil they have this for breakfast breakfast bread it's good it's looks very simple but it's good mhm there's no sauce at all no no it's just the quality ingredients you fres mustard no mustard would go a long way with the sandwich it's plus mustard would be really nice wow and it's pork chop lots of pork actually pretty good now tell me which one is better this or fil sandwich hello fil the best there's there's no way you won't like this impossible to dislike so good M the meat to bread ratio is is off the charts so good so thick of meat yeah mhm oh my God that's so good right it is the best sandwich I've ever had it's amazing this is a good sandwich though nice and we're actually staying in like an old District here you can see the residential buildings with clothes hanging off the balconies but we're very close to the center of the Historical Center not the Las Vegas Strip yet but the Historical Center so let's go now to the historic yeah let's go go for walk by the way bones in the sandwich pork bone almost busted my tooth on that one let's go our sandwich it was very good I had to buy it I think we can do better same sandwich a little bit better what do you mean by better like mustard mustard will go a long way with that sandwich well it was pry good it was pretty good tell you what police Nal everybody no and happy New Year it's amazing I'm in China right now and it says police Nel I never expected that so familiar yeah Beneath Your Feet the flooring right the tiles yeah must be all over Portugal but definitely Brazil I think so wow so this is one of the main Square here in MA pretty cool and still have the Christmas tree I think that's one of the famous casinos yeah Grand L Bo you can see it to ing above all the old Colonial everything Grand very Co the capit of Portugal right yes I think sobon oh wow there's a nice site to walk into look at that beautiful building I mean if if I saw this image and someone said guess the country I'd guess a lot of places before I guess China am I in Portugal exactly right I've never been there but I feel like Brazil oan so naturally there are a lot of similarities between Hong Kong and maau they both have a different but similar uh Colonial past from Western European countries and they both have this sort of unique style of living where it's really densely populated but really high quality of life High GDP High Cost of Living they're both just sort of these really advanced cities right now one other similarity they have is they both have different segments of the city that could be Islands or separated by waterways so Ivana and I are staying in the more traditional and historical partk whereas the other island is where they get the name the Vegas of the East it's got the big strip it's got the big casinos so we will be journeying to the other Island to party party just not in this video because it's like 600 p.m. we just got here although so far it's really nice first impressions of maau I love it it's so great that it's so close to Hong Kong and it feels different it feels like I'm on a real Adventure again it feels like a new country you know yeah it's definitely got a different uh feel as you walk the streets which is pretty great and uh so far so good and it is mighty tasty wow so yummy this one is pork or beef pork beef beef beef beef yo this is so nice the beef is better pork go look good or beef is better oh man it's good jerky but it's sweet than a Malaysian one this one is thicker and more meaty less less sweet to be clear this this is not a Portuguese thing at all this is just a Chinese thing right yes I but it is mighty fine oh my gosh yummy and it's everywhere along the street so many shops wow it's tasty yeah it's all along the street this is the beef jerky Street keep going and free samples for the win we should go free sample every every single one down the whole street free dinner no I'm kidding actually this is a pretty similar experience to Hong Kong too just having a a a sea of people shoulder Tosh shoulder oh my gosh I think we're the only fish swimming Upstream here this is a what kind of meat pork yeah pork pork thank you more red different mm yep okay which one this one it's 12 this is 128 thank you thank you that's the price that's the price per 100 G yeah yeah okay 128 for 100 G or maybe 148 oh one block one block oh one block okay okay okay so so the whole the whole piece 128 thank you thank you we keep looking thank you thank you thank you I feel bad eating the samples cuz I'll stand there all day and eat all of them they're so yummy man so good oh and check it out just at the top of the street where all the beef turkey is I'm going to say this is the ruins of s Pao s Pao let's go check this out I mean looks amazing what a feeling he what what an image here you got all the Chinese shops on each side all the people around at the end you have the ruins of a church oh wow let's check it out all right so the English name of this church is the ruins of St Paul although I'm going to keep calling it The Ruins of s Paulo because I love the Portuguese accent even though I've been told 100 times my Portuguese accent is terrible nevertheless this church was built in the early 1600s when Portugal and Spain were under the same Crown which I never knew was a fact in history so I guess for a while there Portugal and Spain were like one Empire or even one country yeah I didn't know that totally new information for me and what's a shame is it was destroyed in the 1800s by a typhoon so natural causes destroyed it I really would have thought some sort of war or some sort of uh destruction but it was destroyed by a typhoon nowadays it's a huge tourist attraction as you can see everybody's here taking selfies and taking photos not to mention the huge staircase it's kind of great to sit on and have a beer or have some beef jerky if you want with the uh City behind it and the huge Casino Casino poking up wow what a unique cityscape here in maau even the one wall there still looks so beautiful I know it looks Grand it looks Grand and imposing you can imagine when it was full in the 1600s like way before electricity way before all this stuff you had this huge building up on top of the hill you could really see the reverence of the religion like wow you know it's a it's a great part of History yeah love it w good good first impressions of M by the way by the way that beef jerky might get bought that beef jerky might get bought soon it was so good by the way I find it super interesting that beside the touristy spot it's just regular Apartments where people live it's kind of cool I know right this is like regular life this is like uh someone's house yeah someone's house exactly the balcony right there he's probably sitting there having dinner or something yeah and everyone's out here it looks very simple and old but I'm sure it works it works a lot I think man we keep stumbling into beautiful places to walk nice right just [Music] nice I think the lighting adds to it too although yellow lights like that look great oh my gosh I love this walkway check it out that's a boat shout out to vosco the G that looks like a big oneeyed squid if you ask me and the pictures keep coming I got to say that's like a lobster there and all with this traditional Portuguese tile uh little mosaics in the ground all the way down this is a steering wheel of a boat or a ship love it and a crab oh I love it just great just great all right so like I said earlier the main gambling area is in a different section than where we're staying but we wanted to come here to show you the grand and Lisboa which really looks like a million bucks with the architecture the way it fans out to the top with the huge bow at the bottom and just across the road I'm assuming they're connected underground so if you walked from the hotel to the casino you would just go straight out there but uh it gives you a taste a small sense of what maau is known for now Iana if you were going to gamble let's say tomorrow let's say with a special guest who I won't say who it is but he's tall and from Germany would what what game would you play Oh My Gosh to be honest I don't know a lot of the gambling games but if I needed you to win 50 bucks Ian I need 50 bucks so bad I what can you do a game that has no tactics maybe just like a lock game like guessing red or black in a cart orette yeah is that roulette roulette okay oh red or black on the wheel I mean yes yeah the wheels roulette roulette also also my game maybe we'll both put in 50 bucks to the gambling with Ken uh fund tomorrow sure sure sure hopefully wish ass lock wins some dollar stay tuned if you never see another video we've lost our savings and we're and we're begging our parents to fly us back home no no no that won't happen that won't happen we won't lose control come listen thanks for watching our video a good first impro of Mel we've got four videos coming from this place so it will be a big tour of the Vegas a tour of the downtown historical part and the supermarket tour uh still to be seen thanks for watching shout out to maau and by the way everyone around me is doing this in their photos oh yeah why what does this mean all we know is it's like we're worshipping San or something but I don't know what it means it's the right hand usually it looks like the right hand makes a c for Casino I don't know but uh everyone's doing this in their photos whereas I'm doing this later later SK all right Ivana pronunciation challenge okay from from our time in version me first go ahead okay oh this is easy PTO Tom day that's GTO Tom all right everyone who do you think is right me or Steve come on it's not Sai it's Sai yeah but it's not it's not Jano Ponto Tom it's not Ponto Tom come really excited to say that I think I said it wrong all right anyway let's go to our combination and show you what it costs uh for a room
2024-01-12 09:59
