An overnight stay in The Venetian Hotel, Macau
I met a wonderful Chinese lady whilst I was in Hong Kong in 2008 and we became close friends. She would often invite me out to wonderful restaurants to introduce me to the cuisine of Hong Kong; and her husband taught me how to [properly] use chopsticks.
We discussed visiting Macau when we both could get time off work, and one weekday we caught the fast boat from Central on HK Island to Macau which takes about an hour. Macau has many casinos and we decided on the Venetian as it had a good mid-week deal and is somewhere we both wanted to see if it was gaudy or stylish!
We caught the shuttle from the ferry terminal to the hotel which took about five minutes and checked in..it was a little gaudy inside but I liked it, there was a range of different roof murals everywhere in the hotel.
After we unpacked we took a walk throughout the casino. It was so big…there were waterways with gondolas, shops and more shops and many restaurants..you name it this casino has it – oh and lots of gaming rooms which we didn’t even bother going into.
Over the next day and a half, we went for a walks exploring Macau and saw the old Macau and the new. There is lots to see and do and I bought some lovely ‘antiques’ from a small shop.
We went to the famous Lord Stowe’s bakery and ate some Portuguese style tarts..which were absolutely delicious and visited one of Macau’s best known landmarks; the ruins of St Paul which are the ruins of a 16th-century complex of what was originally St. Paul’s College and the Church of St. Paul.
We had dinner one evening in one of the restaurants within our casino..all enclosed with an artificial sky with some parts Italy and other parts definitely China (I think the panda bear at the window and the one at the restaurant’s doorway really gives the China influence away).
And we did lots of other sightseeing just checking out the shops.
All in all a lovely couple of days and a place that is definitely worth a visit…
Little Miss Traveller said:
Your post brought back many happy memories of my visits to Macau. Lord Stowe’s Cafe is a definite must – and those custard tarts are delicious, much tastier than the UK equivalent.
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sidran said:
Nice post.Been to any casino there?
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JohnRH said:
Nice pictures.
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carentaylor said:
You are so lucky Sue to have visited so many wonderful places :-)! The murals are quite spectacular as well as having gondolas making their way through the casino building ~ quite an experience I’m sure 😉
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Amy said:
What a fun city via your lens, Sue!
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SueT唐 梦 琇 said:
Glad it brought back nice memories. It’s really nice when that happens isn’t it!!
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SueT唐 梦 琇 said:
I didn’t go to any casino as didn’t have time and I just don’t like to waste my money.
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SueT唐 梦 琇 said:
Thank you as always John.
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SueT唐 梦 琇 said:
Thanks very much Caren. I do feel very lucky.
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SueT唐 梦 琇 said:
Thank you Amy.
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Lignum Draco said:
Casinos are often “larger than life”, no matter where they are in the world. Same as you, I enjoy the amenities but prefer to spend time sightseeing.
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carentaylor said:
🙂
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Marta said:
Macau is such an interesting place. I’ve only been there once, on a day trip from Hong Kong, and I spent most of the time in the “old” part. I was amazed that it does look a lot like Portugal and they still use Portuguese in the street names and the stop announcements in the buses!
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SueT唐 梦 琇 said:
Yes you are right. I actually liked the old more than the new.
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Giovannoni Claudine said:
Macau is a lovely (but crowded) city… I was there in the late 90′ and I guess now is even more crowded!
Thank you for sharing your nice pictures with us
Have a lovely day :-)c
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J L Hunt said:
These pics are awesome 🙂
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SueT唐 梦 琇 said:
Thank you so much.
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Joyce Belfort said:
What were the rooms like? 😀 Macau is soooo opulent~~
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SueT唐 梦 琇 said:
Pretty nice. We got a weed day deal so had a suite.
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