The Venetian, Macau

The Venetian, Macau, is a tribute to excess.
This is the lobby for the casino as seen from the balcony upstairs. We weren't allowed down the escalators due to kiddy company.

The upstairs (shopping) section has its own Grand Canal, complete with gondola's
and singing gondolier's. (Note the shops along the banks.)
A tad too touristy for us, but hey when in ummm Venice?

I didn't know whether to love it or hate it.
This is the amazing trompe l'oeil ceiling...
which goes from day...into dusk...creepy.

Excess = opportunity for a kiddy cart wheels...

When in Macau...

Just an hour's ferry ride away from Hong Kong is Macau. It's a wonderful mix of Portuguese and Chinese cultures and the place is steeped in history, old churches, a lot of casinos and restaurants

and just a few eskimos!

Hey dude!

After a lot of extremely-cold-fun playing eskimos it was time
 for Portuguese tarts with a hot chocolate for afternoon tea.
Mmmm.

And for the girl who has everything, some Hello Kitty
earphones purchased in a shop on The Grand Canal
 at the Venetian Macau Resort.

We *heart* Hong Kong

Elements Shopping Centre
sits above Tsim Sha Tsui Station, Kowloon.
What's not to love...
it's neat
clean
and
great shopping!

And with a HKD million dollar view.