The ride from Kowloon to Macau took an hour and we got excited when we saw the Macao Sands from the ferry window. Hmmm but I wonder what's the deal with that volcano right beside it?
The line to the immigration counter was long and it took us about 30 minutes to get our passport stamped. I'm thankful that Macau allows Filipino passport holders like me a 30 days visa-free stay. It must make the serious gamblers among us happy, huh?
We were met by our tour guide Sari at the arrival hall. She's Indonesian, but can easily be mistaken for a Filipina. She was charming, spoke good English (and a smattering of Tagalog too), so we quickly felt comfortable with her.
Sari led us through the bustling crowd, and out to the seemingly endless line of shuttle buses provided by the various casinos--Wynn, The Venetian, Sands, Grand Lisboa, MGM Grand--so many to choose from! You can ride for free to whichever casino you want to visit, which is cool.
Since they have shuttle buses to take you to the casinos, you can actually wing it and forego the tour guide but we were traveling with our mom. We didn't want to tire her out by taking a wrong turn, amid the hustle and bustle, and getting lost in a foreign country.
We headed to the Wynn casino bus (to catch the dragon show) and enjoyed the view of Macau with its gleaming new buildings, cobbled streets & temples. The old and the new fabulously mixing together. I love it.
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