After 4 days in
Hong Kong, we took the ferry over to
Macau. It's about a one hour ferry ride.
Macau was a former Portuguese colony and now it's known as the
Las Vegas of the East. Above is the Venetian casino and hotel.
And then there's this. This is part of the old
Senado Square.
Then you go back to this. This is part of the new City of Dreams casino complex. It's 3 huge casinos and hotels, shopping, and a big theater where they have a nightly dragon show. I have no idea what a dragon show is, but the posters looked exciting.
Street signs are in Chinese and Portuguese. I thought that the Portuguese presence here was more pronounced than the British presence in
Hong Kong. Maybe because
Hong Kong is so much bigger, so everything is more disparate.
Gen with the Golden Panda at the MGM Grand. There's a little strip of restaurants and bars close to this, and after we walked around the casino a little we had a beer at a sidewalk cafe.
The ruins of St. Paul's
Cathedral.
And another casino. The juxtaposition of the new and the old was so much fun. We really liked
Macau; it was a lot of fun. In other news, there's a typhoon now and I'm afraid my balcony and
internet connection are going to be blown away at any time.
Some of the old buildings near St. Paul's.
That's Gen's favorite casino in the background, the Grand
Lisboa. We never went inside, but the way it lights up at night is so deliciously tacky.
After 4 days in Hong Kong, we took the ferry over to Macau. It's about a one hour ferry ride. Macau was a former Portuguese colony and now it's known as the Las Vegas of the East. Above is the Venetian casino and hotel.
And then there's this. This is part of the old Senado Square.
Then you go back to this. This is part of the new City of Dreams casino complex. It's 3 huge casinos and hotels, shopping, and a big theater where they have a nightly dragon show. I have no idea what a dragon show is, but the posters looked exciting.
Street signs are in Chinese and Portuguese. I thought that the Portuguese presence here was more pronounced than the British presence in Hong Kong. Maybe because Hong Kong is so much bigger, so everything is more disparate.
Gen with the Golden Panda at the MGM Grand. There's a little strip of restaurants and bars close to this, and after we walked around the casino a little we had a beer at a sidewalk cafe.
The ruins of St. Paul's Cathedral.
And another casino. The juxtaposition of the new and the old was so much fun. We really liked Macau; it was a lot of fun. In other news, there's a typhoon now and I'm afraid my balcony and internet connection are going to be blown away at any time.
Some of the old buildings near St. Paul's.
That's Gen's favorite casino in the background, the Grand Lisboa. We never went inside, but the way it lights up at night is so deliciously tacky.
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