July 2020 - THE TACHO

18th July 2020

Souvenir from St Januário Hospital

Would have these questions come up in your mind: “What are you talking about? Buying a souvenir from the hospital? Who will buy a souvenir while they go to hospital?” Yes, it is, and a lot of people will purposely go to St. Januário Hospital Terminal just for these. It is a small stall located at the main lobby, you...

Bacalhau croquette/childhood memories/Hospital/Portuguese Cake/Souvenir

17th July 2020

Chinese Bakery at Rua de Cinco de Outubro

Established in 1936, the third-generation Pan Fong Bakery is one of the traditional chinese bakery store established more than 80 years; it’s also claimed as the oldest brand in the making of Mid-Autumn Moon Cakes and Bridal cakes in Macau. Healthy balanced diet became a part of everyone’s life in the past decade. Thus, the market has emerged high quality...

Bridal Cake/childhood memories/Chinese Bakery/Complicated/Food/Macau Culture/Old Street/Souvenir/Uncategorized/Wife Cake

17th July 2020

Remains of Old City Walls

Today, let’s shift our delicious food focus to historic four hundred years old – Macau old city walls. As per Macau World Cultural Heritage website indicated; the Portuguese Governance initially built the City Wall in Macau counting back in the Ming Dynasty, as early as 1569. Due to opposition from the Chinese side, the fortified wall repeatedly demolished few times....

Alleyways/Macanese/Macau Culture/Old City Wall/Old Street/Photography/Ruins of St Paul/Temple/Uncategorized

15th July 2020

The Extraordinary Cha Chaan Teng – Veng Fai

Located in one of the small streets of Avenida de Almeida Ribeiro, Rua de Cinco de Outubro – Veng Fai is the sub-branch of the old Veng Fai located at Ponte de Horta. Both stores opened ten years and more. Since I so tied up at work, I wasn’t able to make up some time with my family, experience their...

Cha Chaan Teng/Fish Head Soup/Food/Old Street/Photography/Rice Noodle/Uncategorized

14th July 2020

Best Almond Savories

Today finally arrived the best savory place at Rua do Gamba. God parents from Hong Kong urged for ten boxes of almond cookies as souvenirs on their last day in Macau. When we arrived at the door that morning, a long queue was formed waiting. Well, no worries at all – just want to get it done anyway. Today’s weather...

Alleyways/Almond cookies/childhood memories/Macau Culture/Old Street/Photography/Souvenir/Uncategorized

12th July 2020

Photography @ Pátios da Claridade

Counting back two decades ago after the handover to motherland, Macau has led numerous successful development opportunities. In Macau such a small city’s enriched cultural connotations that holds, the formation of all intense old streets have clearly shown its prosperity in certain prime moments. Many street official names like roads, lanes, bays, and pátios (or alleyways) etc. – showed reflections...

Alleyways/childhood memories/Market/Old Street/Photography/Rua do Manduco/Street food/Temple/Uncategorized

9th July 2020

Classic Local Dim Sum – Orchid Garden

Last article have revealed Long Va Tea house located next to the Red Market. Another classic chinese tea house Lan Heong Kuok (namely Orchid Garden), is absolutely a great place to recommend. The Orchid Garden Tea house is located in the street of Rua da Madeira; From Hong Kung Temple walking towards the main hawker’s street Rua de Cinco de...

Barbecue pork/childhood memories/Dim Sum/Food/slowdown attitude/Tea house/Uncategorized/Yum Cha

8th July 2020

Where Macau Heart & Soul Met

Serenity arises under pandemic outbreaks. Have mastered a good grasp hold in one of the weekend’s evening time slots browse around between the old streets of Rua dos Ervanarios and Patio de Chon Sau of Ruins of St Paul. How dare missing those havens of old tranquility and elegance of Macau back in my childhood times. The long marble staircase...

Bar and Lounge/Complicated/Love and Soul/Luxury/Macau Culture/Portuguese wine/Ruins of St Paul/Uncategorized

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