Old Streets

By the time we were browsing around in the down town area, there were plenty of tourists everywhere, it was really difficult to get the way to walk.

We walked up to the S. Paul 's Ruins, and decided to get away of the crowds, then we chose the quite lane to walk down to the direction of Rua de Cinco de Outubro.

F and D immediately discovered the difference of the crowded place and the old streets of Macau.

It is quite true, it is the lively neighbourhood of the shops in the fountain area attracts the people - the eating places, the cosmetic shops, the sport wear boutiques, the watch shops, drug stores, the traditional Chinese bakery shops, the banks, the money exchanges, the shoes shops, boutiques etc.

For the old streets, the shops only sell the traditional Chinese tea, dry sea-food, coconuts, peanuts, old fashion clothing, china ware.... it is totally different segmentations. I believe that the rent for these two regions differ a lot too!!!

However, like some of the other tourists, we also discovered that the consturction of the two floors tea shop ( in Rua de Cinco de Outubro) attracts few tourists' attention - it is really quite unique and tourists would like to take the pictures of the shop too.

Though Macau is changing, we should also pay attention of some of the old buildings around, as there are still some buildings worth to conserve, otherwise, all of them, including our memories will gone!!!