danzbuddies Trip to Macau 3

Saturday 11th September 2010 - Day 3

After a quick breakfast, we braved the rain and headed across the street to catch the Wynn Shuttle Bus for Gong Bei Border Gate where we met up with Lucius and Anita who happen to stay in an apartment right opposite the border.

There, an electronic board was displaying all kinds of annoucements - even telling us that as at that hour 45,000 persons had crossed the border into Zhu Hai.....

We joined the throng to get through Macau and Chinese immigration - and then join the thousands of shoppers at the complex - it being a Saturday, the place was really crowded.

our first stop - 'Female World' which occupies one whole big section of Level One of the gigantic shopping complex. And, so off we went - shopping away, dresses, t-shirts, jeans, shoes......all kinds of everything

In between, time for a 'pull-string' facial.........

and then, it was lunch time......Anita brought us the the 'Food World' and introduced us to a 'hole-in-wall' type of restaurant where we had the most delicious 'xiao long bao' ever......the shop was tiny, the queue was long but the food was real yummy.......

More shopping followed after lunch and then it was time to head back across the border and return to the hotel.........

We met up again for dinner - and thistime, we decided to try one of the many seafood restaurants that dot the roads behind the nearby hotels. It was 'peak' hours and a couple of restaurants were 'full house', so no choice - we just pop into one that has that one remaining table available.

Ordering the dishes was easy - just look at the pictures of various dishes with prices pasted all over - one the walls and on every glass-topped tables..........

We left the ordering to our hosts, Lucius and Anita - and we were not disappointed. It was a great Chinese, or rather Cantonese dinner........

After dinner we took a walk to the sea-side plaza facing the Macau Tower to watch the 9.00 pm Fireworks Competition

It was a great fireworks display, but we felt that our Singapore National Day fireworks were better in comparision........

Back at the hotel, we saw the next Fireworks Competition display which went off from 10 pm - right from our hotel room window.......

Sunday morning and Day 4 came so quickly - time for some last minute shopping with a stop-over at one of the many 'Bird-Nest' Cafes for a sampling of the their famous bird-nest soup - only MOP 188 per bowl.

12.00 noon - and time to check out.

Our guide Leng was punctual with the transfer coach which brought us to the airport with plenty of time to spare......we were impressed with Leng's service and promised to contact her the next time we visit...

after the usual wait, boarding, 4-hour flight, arrived home at 9.00 pm....tired, but happy with the many purchases from the shops in Zhu Hai
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