....and I've been unable to book a day tour to Macau so, if it's not raining tomorrow, I'm going to take a taxi to the harbor, book a turbo-ferry, and go on my own. If you watch the news and see a video of a lost Texan in Tibet trying to get directions, you'll know I messed up big time with this.
The Hong Kong job went well, much smoother than Thailand and only a 15 minute commute each way. I've enjoyed it here--the terminal was on an island off the coast and this area is covered with mountains, narrow winding roads, and is very beautiful. Not at all like my last visit to the central city.
The express elevator at the hotel still takes almost a full minute to rise 87 floors. That got me to thinking just how high I really am in my room. I Googled "Houston skyscrapers" and discovered the Chase Tower is the tallest building in Houston at 75 floors--and is the 44th tallest building in the world. My room is twelve floors higher than the highest building in Houston. Just thinking about a fire below me is frightening.
Macau is reportedly really nice. It was the first European settlement in Asia and Portuguese is still the official language there. Although it is dominated by high-end casinos today, there are still a lot of historical colonial landmarks and, supposedly, some of the best Portuguese food outside Portugal itself. Since I'm not familiar with Portuguese food, this will be another first for me. The only thing that might cancel this trip would be pouring rain and that's a possibility tomorrow.
Overall, though, the trip is half through; in general pretty smooth; and I'm looking forward to flying to Fiji Saturday afternoon. I'll post my impressions of Macau when I get back......
The Hong Kong job went well, much smoother than Thailand and only a 15 minute commute each way. I've enjoyed it here--the terminal was on an island off the coast and this area is covered with mountains, narrow winding roads, and is very beautiful. Not at all like my last visit to the central city.
The express elevator at the hotel still takes almost a full minute to rise 87 floors. That got me to thinking just how high I really am in my room. I Googled "Houston skyscrapers" and discovered the Chase Tower is the tallest building in Houston at 75 floors--and is the 44th tallest building in the world. My room is twelve floors higher than the highest building in Houston. Just thinking about a fire below me is frightening.
Macau is reportedly really nice. It was the first European settlement in Asia and Portuguese is still the official language there. Although it is dominated by high-end casinos today, there are still a lot of historical colonial landmarks and, supposedly, some of the best Portuguese food outside Portugal itself. Since I'm not familiar with Portuguese food, this will be another first for me. The only thing that might cancel this trip would be pouring rain and that's a possibility tomorrow.
Overall, though, the trip is half through; in general pretty smooth; and I'm looking forward to flying to Fiji Saturday afternoon. I'll post my impressions of Macau when I get back......
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