macau 09

i think as of now, all of you will be like, oh you went to macau? yes i did. dammit. i have this awful backlog and i need to keep moving.

so yes, we head back to macau, where i visited and was under-impressed with the city - all thanks to the bad haze that made the supposedly grand buildings less grand than it was. not much really, just that our stay at the venetian hotel was really really awesome!

le bf insisted on staying at the venetian, even though it cost a cool 500 bucks plus sgd a night! me? i wouldn't have parted with my money. anyway there are pretty decent hotels that you can get at half that rate. but anyway, it was a VERY enjoyable stay. really. the room was just awesome. it was the best place i've ever stayed so far.


as we entered the room, to our left was our bathroom. my my my, the bathroom was HUGE.


and then our bed, which was nice, soft and really comfy. even with my hurt ankle, i felt that the support of the bed, right down to the ankle was really good. my ankle felt very comfy that night, and it was a really good nite's rest, away from the hectic and busy busy hong kong.

and then after that you take two steps down, and you reach the 'living room' area, complete with your personal business center with internet and fax machine. and two televisions in one room. finally for the first time, i get to watch what i want to watch.


and our room overlooked the mini golf course. actually it's just a putting course. 18 holes nonetheless.

after much ooh-ing and ahh-ing and enjoying our luxurious suite, we decided to head down to the shopping mall just below. that was pretty much our macau stay. the venetian was huge enough to keep us entertained throughout the evening and night that we had. it did remind me of caeser's palace of las vegas, with the entire concept and the clear blue sky.

shopping-wise, there was much variety of choice, ranging from the normal brands to the high-end brands. we pretty much just walked and walked and walked, and there was just so so so much to explore and see. and when we got tired of walking, we went up to take a rest, enjoy a bit more of our room, and then headed out for another round of shopping. ultimate shiokness.

and what is this entry without my self-shot? and the gondolas that so reminded us our our venice trip... -bliss-

the whole place just reeked of luxury and money. but the draw of the casino failed to entice le bf and i, because having lost a considerable amount of money during our cny annual black-jack, we knew that this is not a good year for bets.

the nice thing about the venetian (other than the fact that there was an official manchester united store which le bf went absolutely crazy about) was that they had several groups of entertainers going around entertaining the crowds. they had jugglers, musicians, dancers, and people doing magic tricks, adding to the atmosphere. it was more amusing than entertaining really.

and a night shot of the venetian! absolutely prestigious looking in the night, because you can't see the haze. or rather, the lighting makes it stand out from the haze. (i really really like my camera)

and of course, our signature shot of happiness!

there you have it. our macau trip - uneventful but a nice close to our mini hong kong/macau trip of 2009!