Vasco da Gama park, just across the street from my hotel in Macau.

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Cemetery surrounded by apartment blocks, as seen from the room of my hotel in Macau.

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The Lisboa Casino looms over much of old Macao

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Inside the Capela de São Miguel, at a cemetery dedicated to the Archangel Michael in Macau.

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A somewhat failed attempt an an HDR of the Capela de São Miguel at the cemetery

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Another HDR, this one of a cemetery marker and the Lisboa hotel

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Non-HDR view of the Lisboa and the cemetery

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Capela de São Miguel, and a nearby apartment tower.

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In memory of Isaac Ledgett ...

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Oddly out of place, this child's grave is a testament to the appeal of Pooh Bear

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Saturday is the day for weddings in Macau, and we saw numerous, similarly decorated cars around.

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Saturday is the day for weddings in Macau, and we saw numerous, similarly decorated cars around. I don't understand the South-Park looking characters, but again, common on lots of the cars we saw at other weddings.

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My rental car.

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"Ugly Dolls" were already taken. Macao had "Non Pretty" Dolls.

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Porsche Doug

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Portuguese street marker

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Detail from one of the many street shrines around the island.

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Painted petroglyph at the A-Ma Temple, dedicated to the fishing gods, I believe ...

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Cones of incense burning at the A-Ma Temple

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Carving at the A-Ma Temple

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Mmmm ... fillet of piglet ...

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Lotus, symbol of Macau

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The Bodhisatta Avalokitesvara

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Bodhisatta Avalokitesvara

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Macau waterfront

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Um ... pass on the bungy jump.

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Macau Tower

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Walking on the rim of the Macau Tower (again, I passed).

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Stitched view (through glass, alas) from the top of the Macau Tower.

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Detail from a bizarre painting at the lobby of the Macau Tower, celebrating the 1999 return of Macau to the Chinese from Portugal. Please note Saddam Hussein and other characters ...

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Old governor's mansion.

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My other rental car.

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Might want to cut back on the egg tarts and get some exercise?

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