Sunday, 16th November 2003 – Macau, Day 9 Sunday, of course, is race day with all that that implies, and includes as ever lots of behaviour that the Western drivers consider very odd. This includes a lion dance on the grid, before the drivers are all lined up to meet the various local dignitaries. The…
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Travel 2003 – Macau, Day 8
Saturday, 15th November 2003 – Macau, Day 8 Saturday is motorbike day – and we’ve all agreed we’re not going out there while they are on the loose, so we arranged to have a late start, not bother with breakfast and then do lunch at the Clube Militar de Macau, which is a very splendid,…
Travel 2003 – Macau, Day 3
Monday, 10th November 2003 – Macau, Day 3 We’d resolved to take it easy this time round, so today we didn’t do much at all in the morning, apart from take a late breakfast so we wouldn’t need to bother with lunch, and then indulged in a little light sight-seeing. The Macau Monetary Authority had…
Travel 2003 – Macau, Day 2
Sunday, 9th November 2003 – Macau, Day 2 Still somewhat jet-lagged, we wandered down to breakfast late, having already watched some of the day’s activities on TV in our rooms – most notably the Mini race that they seemed to be having trouble starting, never mind finishing. The idea of racing Minis around here is…