We got a three day holiday (which in China actually means we had to work on Saturday and then got Sunday-Tuesday off) and so we again packed our bags and this time headed to Zhuhai and then across the border to Macau. It's the middle of monsoon season now and the rains were pouring, but luckily the weather improved and only sprinkled a few times for us. Zhuhai turned out to not be too interesting, but we stayed there because it's much cheaper than Macau! Monday morning we crossed the border (after a two hour line) and headed to the Vegas of the East. We started at the Venetian, where Thomas explained a lot of the games to us. It was my first casino! And what a choice. It has the biggest casino floor in the world, and is head to toe gilded.
We did some tours of Cathedrals and architecture, which was interesting because Macau used to be a Portuguese colony so it is a big difference from mainland. After a delicious feast at Alfonso III, we went to some more casinos, including the Grand Lisboa, the Wynn, and the MGM Grand. After getting a refresher course from Thomas, I played black jack and won a hundred dollars! As my first time gambling, it was a great time and I can now say I've never lost :P
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| Rain out my window |
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| Fisher girl statue at Zhuhai |
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| the Venetian |
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| St. Paul's Cathedral ruins |
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| View over the city |
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| In the MGM, an actual live butterfly globe |
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| Lookin at a winner! |
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