Bites of Asia Series: all that glitters in Macau
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Karen Hamilton
January 12, 2009
This post is part of the Bites of Asia series – a set of posts I wrote in December 2008 before we left for 27 days of exploring the Philippines, Macau, and Hong Kong. If you’d like updates of our trip as it happens in real time, subscribe to my Twitter feed or better yet, follow me on Twitter.
Last time I was in Macau, my uncle took me on a sleepless tour of the casinos from midnight till dawn. Neither of us was much of a gambler; we hopped from site to site in search of a place that offered sustenance at an ungodly hour. The verdict? It seemed that everyone else up that late needed only alcohol, cigarettes, and the thrill of victory to keep them going.
This time around, I’m travelling with my husband, who does a fairly decent job of supplementing our monthly income with his online poker winnings. He is itching to tour the poker tables at the new Venetian: the largest casino in the world. It presides over Macau like a bloated monarch, oozing decadence onto the wide colonial boulevards that surround.
I am more interested in capturing all that shiny-shiny with my SLR. My point and shoot photos from last year didn’t come close to doing the glitter of Macau any justice.
In the day, we plan to tour the city’s architectural and culinary facets. I’d like to take Kurt to food faves such as EOD Cafe and try out some of the places that Rick Green of BC Brews suggested:
For all the times that I went to Macau when I was living in Hong Kong, I never went gambling; I have no interest. I occupied my time during the day walking through the streets, touring the historic sites, seeing the gardens, and visiting museums. In the evening, it was eating, eating, eating. Macanese food is absolutely essential — Fernando’s, Litoral, Riquexo, Sol Nascente.
Categories: Asia, Beyond Vancouver, Food, Macau, Restaurants, Travel
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