Lou Lim Leoc Garden

If you watched the last season of the amazing race, you would have seen Lou Lim Leoc Garden. This urban oasis is right in the middle of the Macau peninsula. It is full of tropical vegetation, ponds and informative displays for visitors. The ponds are full of fish and turtles that Emily and Danielle love to watch (and take pictures of). Many locals will go to the park to visit, rest or do tai-chi. The park also has a tea museum that has on display tea pots and cups that are hundreds of years old.

Beautiful Senado Square

Our first foray out was to beautiful Senado Square. We took the bus from Taipa (where we live) across the Pearl RIver/South China Sea to the Macau peninsula where Senado Square is located. The Square is Macau's urban centre and it is home to many pastel-colored buildings. The many shops and cafes offer amazing selection in a Mediterranean setting.

The Varga's take to the air!

After weeks of packing and preparation it was finally time to head to the airport to start our journey. The first leg took us from Edmonton to Vancouver via Air Canada (lousy service). During our four hour layover in Vancouver we all caught some sleep in the terminal prior to boarding. The next leg had us fly from Vancouver to Taiwan via EVA Air (awesome service and comfort for the 12 hour flight) where we had another four hour layover. We toured the very beautiful terminal and even had our first taste of asian cuisine before we departed to Macau again on EVA air. We arrived in Macau at 10:30 a.m. and were greeted by the school assistant-principal and the school driver. We were taken to our temporary apartment where we all fell asleep by 5:30 p.m.