Not quite Vegas

This past weekend I went to Macau. Which is located about 1 hour away from Hong Kong. Macau is considered to be Vegas in Asia, however I would have to disagree with that strong statement. With experiencing both over the last month, I would say that Macau is just a fraction of Vegas. Don't get me wrong, I had a great time. However, Macau just does not give off that vibe that Vegas is enthralled in.

This was the view from our room. We stayed at the Regency. Its amazing how hard the beds are in both hotels I have stayed at so far in Asia.


We ate a Cantonese restaurant in the MGM. I tried diced pigeon. After dinner, we walked through a couple casinos. They seemed to be smaller than the ones in Vegas, however the Wynn Casino was very large. We played some blackjack in one of the Casino's (I lost about $20), so it was similar to Vegas because most people aren't that successful. Then we went to a club called D2. I had a great time there. Eventually we were joined by many other students from the Exchange Program (there were about 200 of us there). The picture below is taken from D2.

After an eventful night, many of the exchange student took part in bungee jumping from the highest point in Macau. The jump is largest in the world and measures in at 233 meters. As you can see below, this is the tower they were jumping from. There was no way I was going to do this, but it was pretty amazing watching many of others do it.

Overall, I had a good weekend. It was interesting to see how Asia tried to imitate Vegas.