More Hong Kong
Ok so it has been hard finding time to blog here in Hong Kong and Japan so I am going to just run through what has happened a bit quicker. Some of the big highlights in Hong Kong where this:
1. Going to the Peak. On one night we went up to the moutain peak behind Hong Kong city and got a great surprise. We were going to take the cable car up but there were so many people (it was last weekend) so we just had to settle with a taxi. Once up there the view was spectacular but the sun was going to set soon so we decided to wait. Once the sun was down it was even a better view. The glow of Hong Kong and all the neon was amazing but we found out why there was so many people up there....they were having a fireworks show on the Hong Kong harbor. So not only did we get the great neon glow but we also got a fireworks display....a making of a great Hong Kong night.
2. Macau. On Tuesday last week we decided to go to Macau. Macau is similar place to Hong Kong. It was a portugese colony, like Hong Kong was a British, and it also was turned over to China in 1999. So both Hong Kong and Macau are considered SARs (haha I know it is ironic) or rather Special Administration Regions meaning they govern themselves but China gets to be happy they they techincally own the area. Macau is cool because it is western (it is known for some of the best gambling in the world and apparently brings in more money than Las Vegas) but it also has more history which is very different than most of Asia. The look of the streets and architecture looks more like Europe because of its Portugese heritage. To get there you take a ferry which is really fast because it is a hydrofoil. Meaning once it gets up to speed the boat lifts off the water and just rides on a fin below the boat--it goes around 50 mph. So it takes about an hour to get to Macau and immediately you notice the gambling. The shoreline looks like an Asian Las Vegas--they are building another Venetian there. But since the island is very small you can walk around everywhere to find the historical areas. We went to two forts and the ruins of St. Peters church which burnt down but left just the rock walls. We also got to see lots of the Portugese architecture in buildings. But after the history lesson was over one cannot just go to Macau without checking out the casino. Haha...Trout claimed to have a sure fire way to win at roulette but both me and Taylor were sceptical of its statistics. So we headed to the Casinos after dinner. Well Trout wimped out because the betting was different than Las Vegas so he said his theory would not work but I set out to find Texas Hold`em Poker. This was the only game I would play because techincally it really is not gambing because there is skill involved with bluffing. So after trying three casinos I found one with Texas Hold`em and decided to try with $500 Macau dollars or about $50 US. I went in with just $100 and lost it all but that was my plan to learn about the other players. Then I played with the $400 left. Well to put it shortly I immediately got my winnings up to around $2000 after some good hands and made a name for myself at the table. But I wasn`t done. The players were not that good and I left after getting up to around $4000. If we had more time I would have kept playing because the Asians really were not that good but you can`t beat winnings like that so I was satisfied. Now my Japan trip is paid for!
3. Eating Chicken Feet. Before we went out on saturday, the same day we went to the peak. We went to Dim Sum for brunch and had all sorts of food and we tried chicken feet. It was pretty gross. Tastied just like chicken skin with no meat but you could feel the foot bones. It was nasty but we had to try it.
Ok well it is my Birthday today...which is crazy because it is actually just turning my birthday back home but we are 13 hours early. So we are going in to Tokyo for some sightseeing then to some nice restaurant for dinner and finally to a club. Will update more on Hong Kong and Japan. I can`t put up pictures because my computer is not internet connected but I am going to put up all my pictures on a photo gallery site as soon as possible when I get back.
1. Going to the Peak. On one night we went up to the moutain peak behind Hong Kong city and got a great surprise. We were going to take the cable car up but there were so many people (it was last weekend) so we just had to settle with a taxi. Once up there the view was spectacular but the sun was going to set soon so we decided to wait. Once the sun was down it was even a better view. The glow of Hong Kong and all the neon was amazing but we found out why there was so many people up there....they were having a fireworks show on the Hong Kong harbor. So not only did we get the great neon glow but we also got a fireworks display....a making of a great Hong Kong night.
2. Macau. On Tuesday last week we decided to go to Macau. Macau is similar place to Hong Kong. It was a portugese colony, like Hong Kong was a British, and it also was turned over to China in 1999. So both Hong Kong and Macau are considered SARs (haha I know it is ironic) or rather Special Administration Regions meaning they govern themselves but China gets to be happy they they techincally own the area. Macau is cool because it is western (it is known for some of the best gambling in the world and apparently brings in more money than Las Vegas) but it also has more history which is very different than most of Asia. The look of the streets and architecture looks more like Europe because of its Portugese heritage. To get there you take a ferry which is really fast because it is a hydrofoil. Meaning once it gets up to speed the boat lifts off the water and just rides on a fin below the boat--it goes around 50 mph. So it takes about an hour to get to Macau and immediately you notice the gambling. The shoreline looks like an Asian Las Vegas--they are building another Venetian there. But since the island is very small you can walk around everywhere to find the historical areas. We went to two forts and the ruins of St. Peters church which burnt down but left just the rock walls. We also got to see lots of the Portugese architecture in buildings. But after the history lesson was over one cannot just go to Macau without checking out the casino. Haha...Trout claimed to have a sure fire way to win at roulette but both me and Taylor were sceptical of its statistics. So we headed to the Casinos after dinner. Well Trout wimped out because the betting was different than Las Vegas so he said his theory would not work but I set out to find Texas Hold`em Poker. This was the only game I would play because techincally it really is not gambing because there is skill involved with bluffing. So after trying three casinos I found one with Texas Hold`em and decided to try with $500 Macau dollars or about $50 US. I went in with just $100 and lost it all but that was my plan to learn about the other players. Then I played with the $400 left. Well to put it shortly I immediately got my winnings up to around $2000 after some good hands and made a name for myself at the table. But I wasn`t done. The players were not that good and I left after getting up to around $4000. If we had more time I would have kept playing because the Asians really were not that good but you can`t beat winnings like that so I was satisfied. Now my Japan trip is paid for!
3. Eating Chicken Feet. Before we went out on saturday, the same day we went to the peak. We went to Dim Sum for brunch and had all sorts of food and we tried chicken feet. It was pretty gross. Tastied just like chicken skin with no meat but you could feel the foot bones. It was nasty but we had to try it.
Ok well it is my Birthday today...which is crazy because it is actually just turning my birthday back home but we are 13 hours early. So we are going in to Tokyo for some sightseeing then to some nice restaurant for dinner and finally to a club. Will update more on Hong Kong and Japan. I can`t put up pictures because my computer is not internet connected but I am going to put up all my pictures on a photo gallery site as soon as possible when I get back.
posted by Bigfish24 at
8:20 PM
1 Comments:
Hey there. Great post. Could you tell me which casino in Macau was offering Hold'em? Thanks.
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