Discovering Macau

Yesterday started off as a rainy day. I nonetheless hit the streets at 7am, armed with a giant umbrella, ella. This was quite a fun experience as the sidewalks are narrow and people are plentiful and when you add an umbrella to everyone's hand, it makes moving around a challenge. As such, I decided to take a ferry to Macau, known as the Las Vegas of the Orient. I wasn't thrilled about going as I'm not here to sit at a blackjack table, and I've been to the real Vegas. So this was a bit of a backup plan. The skies cleared when I arrived. As it turns out, Macau is actually a highlight! Macau was a Portuguese colony and only recently has been returned to China. The presence of the MGM's and the Wynn's puts Macau on par with Vegas, for gambling junkies. However, unlike Nevada, the European colonizers inevitably left behind European city charm. The kind of charm that all the money in Vegas can never buy with replica theme-park versions of Venice. It's the kind of charm that can only be earned through the passage of centuries. The only thing missing were open air cafes, the Chinese still have a thing or two to learn about coffee.








At night, we went out for a seafood dinner that truly defines the term. All sorts of edible marine varieties were living out their last days in fish tanks. We walked around, picked what we wanted and how we wanted it, and it was made just so.

I like it here.