We headed to MACAU today with Dad, Mum, Aunt Lucy, my sis, her son, Amanda and myself for a relaxing family holiday.... This trip was a bonding session for the kiddoes with Mama and Kongkong plus fun session with Ee Poh.... and of course, at the same time, Jackpot time for the seniors... their favourite!! We took lots of photos, so I am going to split my post into Part 1 and Part 2. The complete photos of around 400 pictures can be found in my facebook....
Initially, we were considering if we should take a ferry via Hong Kong or to take a direct flight to Macau... Reason for hesitating on Option 2 was because we have never taken budget airline and did not have any confidence in it at all.... However, we ended up with Option 2, for various reasons : (1) direct flight of only 3 hours 20 mins (2) more practical and time saving (3) Mum has giddy problem and cannot take the rocky ferry on the choppy seas especially during year end monsoon season (4) Amanda has severe motion sickness and may not be able to take the ferry ride plus the flight to Hong Kong; which means double suffering.......
Anyway, the flight wasn't too bad afterall... except that the seats were totally not comfortable at all.... and I ended up having stiff neck both on my way there and back... so it cannot be coincidence... :P
the kids holding hands and walking towards the plane... how cute...
and me!!!
upon arrival at macau international airport....
at the lobby of venetian macau-resort-hotel before checking in....
our lovely suite... and i love the beds.... sooo comfy!
mum and dad relaxing in the living room....
our spacious and luxurious bathroom....
look at the clouds... by the way, these are artificial clouds....
lovely architecture....
i brought the kids to walk around while the rest of them headed straight to the casino...
the gondola...
a smaller version of christmas tree....
the indoor playground....
basking in the sun by the poolside.... temperature was around 11 deg cel to 14 deg cel on our first day... so it was too cold to swim or change into our swimwear....
resting in the suite...
deb and i were out on errands... look at what she's holding in her hand...
look at the giant christmas tree behind me....
before heading down to casino again for part 2....
our suite...
This trip was very relaxing with own time own target... and we woke up almost at 10 am on most days, except for the last day when we had to catch our morning flight....
mama and amanda taking a photo before heading out for sightseeing...
mummy and amanda....
enjoying our freshly baked warm portugese egg tarts.... mmm... yummilicious!
kongkong and mama with their lovely grandchildren...
having fun with mirror outside sands casino... see, we managed to take a group photo!
kongkong and mama with their beloved grandchildren again...
a family photo outside fisherman's wharf....
kongkong, mama and ee poh with the kiddoes....
ee poh, amanda and darren.... oh how i love the sunny skies....
2 mummies and 2 kiddoes....
dad a.k.a. kongkong.... check out what amanda is doing to darren's cheek....
mum and dad......
more pictures before lunch.....
lunch at camoes portugese restaurant to celebrate dad's birthday...
hmmm.... this place will be very romantic if we come here for dinner.... :)
kongkong and his 2 grandchildren...
happy birthday papa / kongkong!!!
muack!!!! happy birthday kongkong!!!
kongkong showing off the red packets he received.... haha... he's got more cash for the casino tonight.... :))
our first dish.... we love it especially since all of us were so hungry!
aunty lucy enjoying her bread with the butter and tuna spread....
this soup is super yummy! amanda loves it too!
i thought this dish was pretty normal and nothing much like portugese food though...
pork trotters.... very nice!
this dish had codfish in it.... absolutely fabulous! i ate almost the entire thing.... heehee!!!
portugese seafood rice... everyone on our table loved it esp aunty lucy and amanda.... however, the rice on mum's table was untouched... such a waste!
a group photo towards the end of the meal...
dad's birthday "cake".... which was chocolate mousse on the house...
happy birthday papa / kongkong!!!
mummy and babe after a satisfied meal.... *burp*!
Till then, stay tuned for Part 2!!!
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