Yes the world. the turnover is bigger n Vegas. There are more than 30 casino’s, we have visited 4 so far and they all have a different feel. Some have free shows, some have expensive decor, all have slot machines and card tables, all have food, all make a killing on your wallet.
Now we've got that out of the way. Macau is the equivalent of Hong Kong but with Portuguese heritage. It was a Portuguese trading post from 1557 and a colony from 1887 until the handover back to China in 1999. We are staying in the middle of town and are close to everything, actually the place is smaller than Norfolk so regardless of where we stayed we would be close to everything anyway. There are some fantastic old buildings around as well as the ruins of St Pauls cathedral (1602) which is basically just a facade now.
The streets and laneways resemble what i would imagine a Portuguese town to be like with cobbles and bright pastel coloured buildings. i guess we’ll find out if we go there.
Our hotel is, to put it bluntly, a dump waiting for demolition. It is cheap and seems safe but it leaks and is mouldy. Our room is now rid of the mould smell after several doses of Dettol disinfectant spray, virus, bacteria mould and mildew killer, and now is something closer to “Crisp Breeze”. apart from that the place is not well looked after, the carpet, well it used to be carpet, the furniture is old but ok, the toilet needs to be flushed at least twice. On the good side the room is huge, it has a huge balcony, the view is great, you can see all the way to china (which is only 2km away), we have no neighbours in the room next door, that might have something to do with the continual dripping we can hear through the door though. We think the pros outweigh the cons, literally in fact as you can hire rooms by the hour.
Across the river is China.
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