The journey back to Macau was rather tortuous as the only direct flight from Guilin did not fit my schedule. The first leg form Yangshuo to Guilin Airport by taxi was interesting. We appeared to be taking a cross-country route on roads that got narrower and narrower. Eventually we ended up on a single lane dirt track for a mile or two. I was getting worried about what I would find at the end. Amazingly, we passed through a gate and found ourselves in a large modern airport. Presumably there is a more conventional route via a proper road.
The flight from Guilin to Shenzhen went smoothly enough. Both these airports seem to have all the facilities you would expect from a modern international airport. The final leg of the journey was by high speed ferry from Shenzhen ferry port to Macau.
Once back in Macau, I had the opportunity to explore the city in more depth, this time in daylight. The architecture is interesting, mixing Portuguese colonial style with Chinese. There were several old Portuguese buildings, including a fort which housed the Macau Museum.. This turned out to be very well presented, and gave an interesting account of Macau’s colonial history, which predates that of Hong Kong’s by several hundred years. Macau is certainly worth a day or two's visit - more if you are a gambler!
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Now enjoying the hospitalty of the BA Executive Lounge at Hong Kong Airport, before flying homw.
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