Macau...the night!

The Venetian Hotel & Casino

It had reached nightfall in Macau, and we were cold.

We needed to get inside ASAP.

Here we come fake Venice!

Always daytime in fake Venice

Stepped into a whole new world

 We've both been to the real Venice, and this doesn't quite compare.

However that is no slight to The Venetian. 

This hotel & casino is still a sight to see.

The attention to detail was amazing.

Our turn for the gondola

We want the guitar gondolier!

Ask and ye shall receive

Many of the gondoliers were from Asian countries.

Our gondolier, Mario, was from Milan, Italy.

And a classically trained opera singer.

Cha-ching!

My turn for the hat

Sing on Mario

His singing did not disappoint.
It was a pretty romantic setting.

Except for the mom & son sitting across from us.

And the crowd of people gathering around.

Taipa Village

Village steps 

Taipa village shops

Our last stop of the night was to another village.

But this time we didn't have to leave Macau.

Taipa Village is not too far from The Venetian.

Kuma Bakery

Bitter Sweet

Plenty of desserts

We intended to try Kuma Bakery, but it was closed this night.

As we walked on, we found Bitter Sweet.

It was a small, 2-story, cafe.

Cake & coffee

We had serradura cake and a coffee.

The coffee was average, but the cake was quite good.

Here is Mario singing an Italian opera song.

Here Mario sings a traditional Korean song, Arirang, for Seongeun.

Snow globe

The weather in Macau was cold, but at least no snow!

Between Hong Kong & Macau,

these were 2 of the busiest days of travel I've had.

But everything we did made this trip so memorable.

Wouldn't change a thing.