Off to Macau

Macau

     First off, I would like to greet all of you a Happy New Year! 2013 has been a great year for me and this trip is absolutely one of those. Let's proceed.

Facade of St. Paul's Cathedral Ruins

     The Venice, Rio and Las Vegas of Asia. MACAU. It is not an overstatement when they referred Macau in that way. It is a relatively small country under China, but let it not fool you this is actually a Filipino filled country. 

     I was able to venture the beauty of Macau in less than 8 hours. You bet how limited our time was. It was on Sunday so we did expect a large volume of people, and we did, in fact, a huge volume of Filipinos. It totally feels like they rule the place. I have my itinerary well prepared for this occasion. Since the lack of time everything was changed, crossing out the least appealing among the sceneries. 

Sands

     On the Las Vegas side of Macau we go. The first destination we arrive was the City of Dreams Hotel, it lived up to its name. The place was spectacular! The façade of the hotel is so  beautiful and amazing. They genuinely understand the characteristics of the water as the architecture was amazing. Fact: Macau is partially a desert. The indoor is surreal with a huge centerpiece with a virtual mermaid and tons of large dragon figurines.

Venetian Grand Canal

      Off to the next destination was the Venetian Macau. One word, elegance. Gold is the color of this hotel. I haven't been to France but this will suffice the need. We did able to witness the poster of the Pacquiao fight last November. 

 

Elegant Ceiling of Venetian Macau

     This is where I was amazed, I never thought that the Venetian Grand Canal is an indoor sanctuary! Yes! The Grand Canal is situated inside the Venetian Macau itself. 

    How amazing is it to place a beautiful scenery inside in a closed environment. No wonder it appears clean and always sunny in the travel blogs I have read. We would have availed to ride one of the boats that comes with a singing operator but due to lack of time we may not be able to see the other attractions. 

     The Venetian is a hotel and casino. I am 19 but they require age 21 and above, my heart suddenly fall apart. I'm of legal age! I would love to try my luck on those slot machines, I could have won a million dollar. Haha! Oh and a kind Filipino employee helped us on our way back to the port. It's so handy to be a Filipino sometimes.

     This time we headed to see the Brazilian and Spanish side of Macau. We moved back to the port to acquire a city bus going to the ever famous Senado Square of Macau. The ride to the square was superb. Every major attraction was included in the route of the bus and I really enjoyed it. Especially the fact that I was technically roaming the city just by sitting on those comfy chairs after those casino and hotel tours. To my amazement we missed the Senado Square, nonetheless, we did arrive on the next bus stop. A relatively long walk it was but it is worth it for we witnessed the intricate designs of the sidewalks which are made of colorful marbles. 

 

Egg Pies!

     Then we arrive at the Senado Square! Nothing but pristine heritage. Feels like reliving old times that I only encounter through history books and tv shows. Everything is classic (not old). The buildings along the square are with Spanish appeal to it due to the colonization of Portuguese decades ago. It is comparable to Vigan and some parts of Intramuros in Manila.

     There is always time for food! We tried some egg pies made of croissant. It was so tasty! Yum! It taste like egg pie with some kind of flaky texture which it stands out. It only cost around Php50 each. Worth every buck if you ask me.

Grand Lisboa Tower

     Then there's the St. Paul's Cathedral ruin. This is the Most famous structure of Macau it represent the whole country. There's nothing special about this landmark.

Casino Lisboa

     Night comes, LIGHTS! The neon lights of the casino totally feels like I'm in Vegas. Lights everywhere. The casinos seems to have a friendly competition when it comes in lighting their establishments. Cool bright lights. :)

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