That is until you visit the older sections. The photo above is a shot of the Ruins of St. Paul's Cathedral. The only thing left is what you see here. The back side of this wall is braced with steel support beams to keep everything in place. There are also some tombs and other museum type things to check out in the back.
In the same neighborhood, you will find quite a few other European notions too. Click on the link below to see the rest of the photos. (I'm having trouble uploading photos directly to the blog. That's why you have to click the links.)
Here's the photos of Macau
For those who have never stayed in The Venetian hotel, I found it worth the money. The Macau Venetian is just like in Vegas only about three times as big. This hotel has a 15,000 seat auditorium and has a permanent Cirque du Soleil show. According to the marketing people, the building can hold ninety (90) 747 airplanes.
The decor is very ornate with lots of gold, marble, columns and fresco paintings. The real obvious difference is that in Venice proper, the canal water isn't sparkling blue. Of course, all manner of shops, cafes, bars and restaurants can be found within the hotel.
Across the road from the Venetian is the Hard Rock Hotel along with two other hotels that form the "City of Dreams ". We caught a show called the "House of Dancing Waters". Lots of high diving and fire in the water type of stuff. A bit different from shows in the US in that when the announcer came on and said that you were not allowed to use video recording devices or flash photography, all of the Chinese immediately broke out the cameras and cell phones. I expected the ushers to come around and start busting people but it never happened.
This week it's back to school and back to work for everyone. I've told Sydney that everyone wants to hear about her trip to China. Eventually we may get something. My motivation tactics aren't working. Here's her e-mail, nccaligirl0106@yahoo.com. Send her a note and maybe she'll jot down a few lines.
Oh, one last thing, THE SF GIANTS RULE!
In the same neighborhood, you will find quite a few other European notions too. Click on the link below to see the rest of the photos. (I'm having trouble uploading photos directly to the blog. That's why you have to click the links.)
Here's the photos of Macau
For those who have never stayed in The Venetian hotel, I found it worth the money. The Macau Venetian is just like in Vegas only about three times as big. This hotel has a 15,000 seat auditorium and has a permanent Cirque du Soleil show. According to the marketing people, the building can hold ninety (90) 747 airplanes.
The decor is very ornate with lots of gold, marble, columns and fresco paintings. The real obvious difference is that in Venice proper, the canal water isn't sparkling blue. Of course, all manner of shops, cafes, bars and restaurants can be found within the hotel.
Across the road from the Venetian is the Hard Rock Hotel along with two other hotels that form the "City of Dreams ". We caught a show called the "House of Dancing Waters". Lots of high diving and fire in the water type of stuff. A bit different from shows in the US in that when the announcer came on and said that you were not allowed to use video recording devices or flash photography, all of the Chinese immediately broke out the cameras and cell phones. I expected the ushers to come around and start busting people but it never happened.
This week it's back to school and back to work for everyone. I've told Sydney that everyone wants to hear about her trip to China. Eventually we may get something. My motivation tactics aren't working. Here's her e-mail, nccaligirl0106@yahoo.com. Send her a note and maybe she'll jot down a few lines.
Oh, one last thing, THE SF GIANTS RULE!
