I finally got around to posting some pictures from our Macau vacation last month. We were there for 4 days and 3 nights (minus 1 whole day spent in Hong Kong Disneyland). We stayed at a nice, quaint hotel far enough from the crazier part of Macau where all the big casinos and hotels are but near enough for you to conveniently go there should you want to. One good thing about the Royal Hotel Macau though is that they have a free shuttle bus that goes around the City so you can go around Macau easily. Plus, a lot of their hotel employees are Filipinos so you can always get assistance very easily. The Filipino front desk officer was kind enough to have given us a room with a nice view overlooking the park at Estrada Da Vitoria. We also spent 1 afternoon with a few other hotel guests for a paid tour of Macau including a sumptuous buffet lunch at another hotel.
Lory and I are not big casino fans but you just can’t go to Macau without checking out the casinos so went to The Venetian Macao to play at the casino and watch a truly breath-taking show of Zaia by Cirque Du Soleil. That show was worth the money. Too bad we weren’t allowed to take pictures inside the theater. After the show, we went ahead and played for a few hours in The Venetian casino but only with the slot machines. 
The Venetian Macau is an amazing hotel with its own replica of Venice complete with side street shops and gondola rides. You’d never think it’s already 1:00 AM while you’re inside because they’ve made the place look like you’re outdoors in the afternoon.
We also visited Fisherman’s Wharf and the famous Macau Tower where we had another gut-busting lunch buffet. I must have gained at least 5 pounds when we got back to Manila (err… Makati).
No trip to Macau would be complete without visiting Senado Square which is Macao’s version of Tutuban only the shops are nicer. We were shocked to see that the electronics/mobile phones there were actually more expensive knowing that they are so close to China where most of this stuff is made these days.
Well, that’s it. Our next destination would either be Japan or South Korea.
