Macau Trip 14-17 May 2008

Many said, Macau itself is a museum. Indeed, the landmarks such as the catholic churches, temples, statues, the cultures of the people (mixing of Chinese & Portuguese) and the language (i.e Portuguese road names) are eye-opener for my first visit.

Kevin and I visited almost all the popular churches, about 5 to 6 of them in Macau. The most recognisable landmark in Macau undoubtedly will be The Ruins of St. Paul.

The Square St Lawrence Church

St Joseph Church
Fisherman's Wharf (A BORING Place to go...)

Visit to sky tower, didn't go up to the tower, cause we are not adventurous people who do sky walking, bungee jump etc...

The familiar bridge behind us which links us from our hotel and the ferry terminals.

Hong Kong is behind me!

There is a Warner Bros store located at the Sky Tower and we bought a Tweety Bird soft toy for Ziv and some other toys from Toy'r'us. Here's Mommy having fun taking funny pictures.

Of course, not placing bets in casino means YOU HAVE NEVER BEEN TO MACAU.

I played roulette and won some money, unfortunately Kevin lost them all. In total, we lost like $500 on casino tables. But its OK for me, cause, this is supposed to be a relaxing holiday.

MGM Grand Venetian

Apart from casino hopping, we even bet on... GREYHOUND RACING!! Cheap thrill, I tell you. To stand by the railing and shout your lungs out for the greyhound which you bet on is the best way to watch a race.

Me, getting all ready to gamble!

Skinny greyhoundsThe people's residential area, looks very much like those in Hong Kong. Dirty and messy.
See who did we meet? Nah... This was an arranged trip. We arrived a day earlier than Emily and Dylan. And they went over to Hong Kong on the 3rd day. While we stayed in M acau for all the 4 days... I don't really like HK cos place is DIRTY.

And yes... apart from serious gambling, comes along with serious SHOPPING. Bought the coveted Chanel 2.55! All smiles... That was the happiest day in Macau, better than winning Roulette... And I got Kevin's support for buying the bag. How nice!

Macau, I will definitely be back.

More pictures here.