Macau & Hong Kong

Oh boy, I have no idea where to begin. Well, lets just see where this takes us!

Jared and I recently returned from a trip to Macau and Hong Kong. We went to see some good friends and at the same time got to see some really cool places. I will start us off in Macau. What do you know about Macau? Anything? How about that they are the gambling capital of the world....we are talking way more money than Vegas is spent in this place. Really, my heart just breaks for the people there just throwing their money away, because that is all they are doing. The tourists there are not interested in entertainment, shows, and good food. They are strictly there to gamble. It is quiet at the tables and slot machines, almost too quiet!

The casinos do try to offer entertainment and glamorous buildings, like the Venetian, and so we took them up on that. We went to see a Cirque Du Soleil performance. If you have the chance to see a show take that chance. I am still not quite sure what the plot was but it was entertaining and amazing to see the accrobats!

We also got to see some great landmarks around Macau here are some pictures:

We also took some time to go over to Hong Kong...I mean we were so close that we just couldn't pass up the opportunity!

 In Hong Kong, we went to eat at a restaurant called "Modern Toilet". The whole restaurant has a bathroom theme. You sit on a toilet seat for your chair, eat your food out of a miniature (clean) toilet bowl or bathtub. Let me say again...CLEAN!  We also ate ice cream in the shape of well... you can see the picture.

It was quite an entertaining experience and gave us some hilarious photo opportunities, a plus was that the food was actually pretty tasty.

We also took a tram up to the top of Victoria Peak and saw some amazing views from the top. I hope that at some other time we can make it back there to go up during the daytime also.  After that we grabbed a late dinner at Outback! Mmmmm steak! We don't get to eat that too often here and the beef just isn't as good.

In the morning we went to see Noah's Ark. Different organizations in Hong Kong got together to make a reconstruction of the Ark to the exact dimensions. It was pretty neat to see but definitely focused more towards the children who were there. It was ok though...I still got to see the Ark!

We ventured back to Macau with our friends and headed back to our home. It was a great trip, we literally did as much as we could in the few days we were there and enjoyed every minute of it. Now we are trying to get back to our normal routines and gain back some much needed rest. Sorry this is a little long but I hope you fell well updated on our travels.