Jin Yue Hotel Zhongshan
No.111 Zhongshan Frist Road, Shiqi District Zhongshan, Guangdong, China
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Macau: China's Oft Forgotten Middle Child?
... so shame, no acknowledgment, almost as if you had given them tacit permission by not raising a ruckus. After this happened twice, I basically told myself that it was better to be an ******* than stuck at immigration forever so I just dropped my heavy bag on the toes on the next Indian trying to wedge my way in. And as he winced, I slipped in front and stared stonily ahead, as if suddenly struck deaf and dumb. And you know what? I didn't feel bad at all. Every minute ...
Praying to Lady Luck on Macau
... island, and I decided on the old-looking Casino Lisboa to start, mostly because of the name. My game is blackjack, but I was amazed to see that there were very few tables on the floor. Baccarat and three-card poker were well and away the favourites in this town, and no matter what you played the minimum bet was at least 100HKD (about $14 CAD). I decided that I was willing to lose 500HKD to say that I had played the tables in Macau and sat down at one of the tables. ...
A Day in Macau
... waking up at 7:00 to catch the 8:00 TurboJet service to Macau. Unfortunately I got a bit late & wasn't able to catch that one, but the bright side is that the ferries to Macau are very frequent; they leave from Hong Kong every 15 minutes. I ended up taking the 8:30 ferry when I arrived at the Shun Tak Centre. I was really excited to ride on the TurboJet for the first time, ...
Hong Kong and Macau
... in the room. Turns out they did and that they had already named him Ernie, he was on one of their beds the previous night haha. They seemed cool and we chatted for a bit, but I had to leave and meet up for a mini reunion with Monica, Travis and Louise for some Dim Sum (which I loved btw – steamed sweet pork barbeque buns... hmmmmm).
Later, Travis and I took a ride up the historic Peak Tram to Victoria Peak and left the girls to do their ...
The Chinese experience begins!
... of stock from stationery items to basket balls and chicken feather dusters!! We were then taken for a drive around the main shopping area before heading to the restaurant for a welcome dinner.
Some of the challenges we are facing are the small amount of English that is anywhere so we really feel like foreigners and are certainly the ones that stand out in a crowd, being photographed by every other camera in the area !! ...


