After summer vacation vacation (part1)

I'm back from my 4 day vacation! (Actually, it wasn't really a vacation given that I'm on vacation24/7. Hahaha.)

It was great finally being able to go to Macau and Hongkong. It was starting to be embarrassing that I haven't gone to those places. I mean, most people I know have been to Hongkong at least once in their life. Finally, at 21, I got to go there. Yay for me! :)

Okay, first thing's first -- Macau. We stayed at the Venetian; this really, really huuuuuge hotel there, which is like the third biggest airconditioned building in the whole world (or, at least Ernesto, our gondolier, told us.) Having to go around the whole hotel was like spending an hour on the treadmill. See, that's how I got my exercise there. Hahahaha.

The Venetian Macau

The rooms were the best part of the whole Venetian experience. Seriously. They didn't have normal rooms, so all the rooms were suites; meaning, they all had living rooms, two television sets, princess-like beds with pillows that were to die for, and one humongous bathroom that I super loved.

The bathroom

We love the bed! (And the timer)

We couldn't get a nice picture of the whole suite.

We spent the whole first day there riding the gondola (with Ernesto the gondolier who looks Filipino), shopping around the Grand Canal Shoppes (and getting told off rudely by this Chinese salesperson at Mango), eating chocolates that we bought at the Chocolate Shop, and walking around at the casino area, looking lost. After all, how could we not look lost, the hotel itself has its own map!

Day 2 was spent outside. Yeah, we actually managed to pull ourselves out of our bed and get our asses out in the heat. We took a cab to Senado Square (Largo do Senado) and took pictures of random things there, just so that we can say we had a taste of Macau culture. The Ruins of St. Paul (Ruinas de Sao Paulo) was also there, so we got to see that too.

Walking around the Square

On the steps of the Ruins

I get what they say about Macau now, about how it has become the Las Vegas of Asia. Most of the hotels there were also in Las Vegas -- The Venetian, Wynn, Sands, MGM, and many more. Too bad we didn't get to see the lights at night though. We decided to spend time enjoying our suite. We don't get to experience staying in suites too often anyway. :)