Macau

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Did an excursion to Macau overnight. We caught the hour long jetfoil ferry and stayed at the Hotel Golden Dragon. We also had tickets to the Cirque du Soleil show "Zaia" at the Venetian Macau Hotel and Casino. This was Geoff's first Cirque du Soleil experience, and it was frankly, amazing. The hotels and casinos weren't necessarily the highlight feature of the city but they were very impressive. The Venetian attached to the Four Seasons was like a city in its self with hundreds of shops, and restaurants. Even a mock up of a European city complete with restaurants with patios, moat, and a huge blue-sky ceiling to mimic being out-doors. The rest of the time we cruised the streets, checking out the world heritage sites including St. Paul's Church, and the Monte Forte and Macau Museum. We also jumped on a crammed bus to Taipa Island where we visited the old pirate village of Coloane and swam at Hac Sa beach.

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Photos

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building in Largo do Sanado (famous square in Macau)

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in the streets

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on the way to St. Paul's

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St. Paul's

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St. Paul's was built by Jesuits in the 17th century after Japanese Christians were being persecuted and martyred in Japan. Many of the Martyrs were buried in the Church's crypt.

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Looking up at St. Paul's

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St. Paul's

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St. Paul's

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Monte Forte - skyline in Macau

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Monte Forte - over the water is China

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- guns were fiired only once during a failed invasion by the Dutch. This one is aimed at the Grand Lisboa Hotel and Casino.

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-amazingly a bus made its way through here on the way down from St. Paul's

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After the show in the Venetian.

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Fisherman's wharf - With mockups of famous historical sites (Roman amphitheatre behind)

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Mazi getting a work out in sleepy Coloane

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The original Lisboa Casino

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Mazi picking up her ride (Hotel Bentley's).

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Grand Lisboa Casino

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Casinos

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Near Street of Happiness

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Near Street of Happiness

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Mosaic of Portugese explorers in a garden in central Macau

Comments

[jennefer]

I stayed at the Venetian too
I just got back from Las Vegas and stayed at the Venetian their. It was wonderful. I know, I just get back from Paris and then fly to vegas the next weekend. Bad planning on my part with the way the markets are going. was hoping to win it big but I didn't. Back to work I go.