Adrian's Journal

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, 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...