Wednesday, January 12, 2022

The Last Time I Saw Macao - João Rui Guerra da Mata (2012) - Outer Harbour Area, Macau

As da Matta makes his way from Hong Kong to Macau, we are given the background to his journey via voiceover as his ferry passes by a few recognisable landmarks on its approach to the ferry terminal. First up is the conical shape of the Macau Science Centre. Next along is the Rocks Hotel before we get to the jumble of buildings that occupy this part of the peninsula. Interesting for me is the fact that the old volcano and Chinese temple/fort that stood at the north end of Fisherman's wharf were still there in 2012. I had assumed these had been torn down much earlier. The Hotel Legend Palace now stands on that location. We've seen the volcano before on the blog in a brief sequence from Invisible Waves whereas the hotel that replaced it was one of the locations seen in the 2018 UK TV show, Strangers (aka White Dragon). The Science Centre was seen in Now You See Me 2.

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