Macau 2009

My christmas gift to Judith was a vacation trip in Macau. She deserves all the credit being a very good mother to Zia and Enzo, and keeping our house a good home for all of us.

So after the parties have finished, we flew first day of January, 2009. We stayed in the very magnificent Venetian-Macau Hotel, believed to be one of the biggest hotel complexes in the world. Macau is the equivalent of Las Vegas here in Asia. Numerous casinos and hotels are scattered throughout the small colony, and our hotel is the biggest of its kind. The hotel has the biggest casino land area I have ever seen. Maybe at least 10 basketball court-wide are the sizes of the casinos, and all of them are full of customers! Within the confines of the hotel is a shopping complex, elegantly located with a man-made river where gondolas travel to and fro. The ceiling is even painted with sunny, cloudy skies, giving the illusion of eternal daytime. The artwork in the hotel lobby is a sight to behold, and the hotel room exudes class in every aspect.

The sites in Macau are also good for tourists like us. Being a Portuguese colony before, this has aggregated to the Chinese culture beautifully, making its sights truly unique. We visited old piazzas, old temples, museums and different places of eating. The most famous landmark there is the Ruins of St. Paul Church, and one of the most popular food is their egg tart.

Travelling with Judith is such joy. Kahit lakad lang kami ng lakad, ok lang sa kanya. Siyempre, magkasundo pa kami sa food so kahit saan kami kumain ok lang. Kapag nasa ibang lugar kasi kami, mas gusto naming kumain ng mga local food kesa doon sa mga fastfood. Kahit hindi kami maintindihan ng mga tao doon, ok lang kami.

Na-miss lang namin ang mga bata. Apat na araw lang kaming nawala pero parang ang tagal-tagal na naming di sila kasama. Pag medyo mga 6 or 7 years na sila, isasama na namin sila sa mga biyahe namin.

Here are the pictures of our trip, click on this LINK.