tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3289278000277019122.post5409785447281072751..comments2024-03-19T00:24:01.837+08:00Comments on WEBS OF SIGNIFICANCE: Another Macau photo-essayYTSLhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09930487923185001591noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3289278000277019122.post-12433089958594495012007-03-24T07:44:00.000+08:002007-03-24T07:44:00.000+08:00Hi Munin --Thank you for your kind words about my ...Hi Munin --<BR/><BR/>Thank you for your kind words about my photos! :)<BR/><BR/>And yes, for a time, Macau was overshadowed by Hong Kong and when I first visited back in 2001, felt like a backwater, especially relative to bustling Hong Kong. <BR/><BR/>However, it's boomed in recent years. And not only has Macau become "the Asian Las Vegas" as was heralded in the Observer piece I've linked belowYTSLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09930487923185001591noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3289278000277019122.post-22927954531275073192007-03-24T04:01:00.000+08:002007-03-24T04:01:00.000+08:00Great photos as always. I'm not a resident of Hong...Great photos as always. I'm not a resident of Hong Kong or Macau, so I don't know if it's true from their perspective, but at least here in the West, I always get the impression of Macau being overshadowed by the much more 'popular' Hong Kong despite having such an unique cultural identity.stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12425547740790804183noreply@blogger.com