I finally got my work visa approved and in order to active it I had to leave HK and come back in with a new stamp on my visa in my Passport. So off I went to a FUN weekend in Macao.
Initially it was planned just to stay one day, but then we decided to leave on Saturday and just stay the night. Packing the bags off to the Ferry Terminal and off to Macao
...an hour later we arrived ... hmm where to stay ...even though Macao has over 18.000 hotel rooms, most of them were booked, but we were VERY lucky and got a room in the old Lisboa Hotel ... one of my fav in Macao. Because it is THE TACKIEST Hotel I have ever seen ....
So here is the first night ... walk over to the Wynn Hotel ... stroll through the casino .. (they put something in the AC that smelled like toilette spray) ...cocktails in the Bar ...off to Hac Sa Beach to get dinner at ...
FAMOUS FERNANDO'S ... ahhh such great Portuguese food ...and we ordered hungry as you can tell ...tons of food ... but sooo good. A pitcher of Sangria, roasted suckling pig, rice, salad ..mhhhhh ... with full bellies we went back to check out some more casinos ... hmmm the Venetian or the Hard Rock? ... Hard Rock and off to the roulette table ... NOT a good idea ... did not win anything ...ohh well ... that's gambling for you!
The next morning ... getting up ..checking out ... coffee at Senado Square ... and walking around the city .. past St. Dominic's Church - Largo da Se - Ruins of St. Paul's - sections of the old city wall - St. Augustine's church - Dom Pedro V Theatre - the Moorish barracks - A-Ma temple .... great walk passing all the pretty old architecture of the city.
Taking a break at The Pousada de San Tiago ... an old fort from 1695 that was converted into a hotel!
All that walking made us hungry ... off in a cab to COLOANE VILLAGE... I have eaten at this lovely Portuguese restaurant in the square in front of the old church before ...mhhhhh ..and yet again it was great!
And to top if off ... the Famous Lord Stowe's Egg tarts ... delicious ...
all full of energy .. we headed back to the Venetian Hotel to try another Roulette table ...but No luck for me! ohh well ... back to the tacky Lisboa to grab our bags and back to the ferry terminal ...heading back to HK ... over all a fantastic weekend with lots of fun! Macao is always worth a visit!
