Macau comes by its southern European charm naturally; the Portuguese had a presence on the islands for nearly 500 years, until 1999, when it was officially handed over to the PRC.
![TravessadeDQuixote.jpg](http://paulfrankenstein.org/hkg/TravessadeDQuixote.jpg)
![MacauAlley2.jpg](http://paulfrankenstein.org/hkg/MacauAlley2.jpg)
I found the street sign whilst wandering through the back alleys of the historic district. Unfortunately, most of Macau (which is surprisingly small and quite walkable) doesn’t look like this.