Adrian's Journal

17 March 2010, 3.00pm:  Shopping in Zhuhai China. No need to travel far from where we were. Shopping centres surround Zhuhai's Guotai hotel. We hopped from one store to another. Eating and shopping along the way. The biggest mall was just opposite the hotel. It is comparable to the size of Carrefour. Impressive range of food products. We used local currency RMB (Ren Min Bi).   Don't you think the photos look impressive? I think they are fantastic. I took them myself. Enough shopping! Let's conquer the next attraction of Zhuhai! Let's go dine on live seafood! NEXT...

Day2, 16 March 2010, 11.00am: Swim in Venetian Hotel Breakfast was Dim Sum at the Festivia Food Court. It's 15 degrees celcius outside and the kids wanted to swim. Great! There's a heated swimming pool in Venetian Hotel.   Looks like they are the only swimmers in the pool. While the kids swim, I made myself comfortable on a deck chair. The ladies sheltered themselves from the cold wind. The elegant structure of the pool entrance. Enough of Macau Venetian Hotel. Time to get out and explore Macau!  The good thing about Venetian Hotel is the free shuttle buses. You can get to the Airport, Ferry Terminals, Sands Hotel, ZhuHai customs. The free shuttle buses are located at the West Lobby of Venetian Hotel. We are traveling free and easy and most Macau's attractions are linked from Sands Hotel. It's just about 15-minute ride from Venetian Hotel to Sands Hotel. Let's explore Macau! NEXT...

15 March 2010, 2.30pm: Macau Venetian Casino Hotel. How big is Macau Venetian Hotel? It takes about 30 minutes to get from point to point. We stayed in the North Wing. The reference point is the centre, the Great Hall. Get to the Great Hall and you can find your way around. From the great hall, you can peek into the casino. A rare view for the kids who are not allowed into the casino.  Look up at the ceiling and you see Michaelangelo's paintings. Food is reasonably cheap in the Festivia Food Court. Looks like it's always blue skies in the Food Court. That's where we settle most of our lunch and dinner. A standard bowl of wanton noodle is just MOP30. MOP (Macanese Pataca) is Macau's local currency. They accept HKD and RMB too. MOP30 is about SGD6. Talk about food, you must try the Portuguese Egg Tart. Macau, historically a Portuguese town, is famous for their egg tarts. Scorched honey on the top. Sweet yellow creamy fluff inside. Crispy crumbly crust outs...

15 March 2010, 1.30pm: Macau International Airport to Macau Venetian Hotel. Tiger Airways TR908 touched down on a really misty runway. The runway appears to be a huge long jetty over the sea. Yes, visibility was poor, but the check out process was quick. Temperature? 21 degrees celcius. Cool. Found the Venetian Hotel shuttle bus waiting for us. Hopped on board and it quickly whisked us to Venetian Hotel. By the way, we could see the hotel from the airport. The Macau Venetian Hotel claims to be the world's 2nd largest building.   I requested for 2 non-smoking rooms with good view on a high floor. Indeed we got the 31st floor overlooking the Cotai city and the Macau airport.  I love roof top views. You could explore the city from here.   The suite (not room) came with a king size bed, a sofa and 2 TVs. The other suite was facing the back of Venetian Hotel. We could see the roof top golf course and swimming pools. After settling in, it's time to explore the gigantic Venet...