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A biyahera in the City of Dreams -- Macau!

[Trip from April 2010] On our second day, we’ve managed to get ourselves to wake up real early for a Macau Day trip. Macau is actually one of the few places near HKG that is very easy to access (can be accessed by ferry/boat). And since you won’t be needing a visa to enter Macau, it was all the more very hassle-free to get into. And apart from its luxurious hotels and casinos, we were also set on exploring the beautiful make of this place (art-wise). It was my first time to go around Macau since I was only able to experience the Venetian hotel, the last time I visited it.

Oh, by the way, the nearest MTR station at Anne Black was the Yau Ma Tei station. From our hotel, it would usually take us about 10 minutes to get to the station on foot. But we hardly ever noticed the long walk since the cool weather condition in HKG hugged us deeply! It was the best weather yet!

Now before anything else, let me just give you a quick run-through of our stay in this hotel. Well, Anne Black had a very nice ambiance to it. Their staff was very nice, accommodating, and always smiling. And their standard rooms were also very cozy. It wasn't the 5-star type with all the Egyptian cotton sheets and the works, but each of our beds was made up in a way that could still give our tired bodies a good night's sleep. Now each of our rooms had a sink attached to the wall. The standard room only had the sink for our personal use. But for toilet & bath purposes, they provided a common T&B for the floor we were in. But of course, it was still a safe area since the ladies' bath were kept separate from the gents. Plus, they each provided us with a key to the T&B, so it was still a very much safe place to do your number 2's and all. All in all, our stay went well as can be. We truly had value for our money.

Anyway, here’s how our day went in Macau.

DAY 2 (in MACAU)

6 AM - Breakfast

*Breakfast place and budget @ nearby 7-eleven store - HK$24 (water &

noodles)

7-8 AM - Purchase Turbo Jet tickets (roundtrip) to Macau at Shun Tak Centre (HK Central)

*MTR from Yau Me Tei interchange to Tsuen Wan red line, going to Central, then interchange again to Sheung Wan MTR HK$ 10.5

*Roundtrip Ferry Tickets to Macau HK$ 134 +176 -> night service rate

(SCHEDULE: 9 am to 11 PM)

9-10 AM - MACAU ARRIVAL (take free shuttle to the Venetian or the Grand Lisboa)

10:30-14:30 PM- *Lunch and budget @ Ishii Ichiban HK$ 36 (rice w/beef topping + coke +

octopus fried balls)