A Taste of Macau’s Entertainment Mix
Winter season was already winding up in
Our tour was fully packed with sight-seeing and food-tasting, but with hotel-hopping roped in to our itinerary prepared by MGTO’s PR executive Joao Sales, we’ve seen how the five-star hotels in Macau put a lot of effort in coming up with different recreational and entertainment gimmicks to keep the fun flowing and the guests coming.
After an exhilarating Macau Sky Tower experience (which is another story altogether), our Cathay Pacific’s ever-energetic escort, Connie Cimafranca, suggested that we cap the night and check out MGM Grand Macau Hotel’s Lion’s Bar, where MGM’s “Master Mixologists” are on hand to whip up a variety of mocktails and cocktails. The Lion Bar proved to be a relaxing place to chill after all those pulse-racing, sky-high activities. The Lion’s Bar also appeared to be a choice haunt of expats. We would later on be introduced to the vocalist of the Canadian band that was playing, who happily noted that he had worked with many Filipino musicians before.
Just a short walk from the MGM Grand is the Wynn Macau Hotel, where we found ourselves enthralled by the hotel’s signature attractions, the
We also visited the massive, picture-perfect The Venetian Macau hotel, which offers authentic Gondola rides and a Streetmosphere Program at its Grand Canal Shoppes—a luxurious one-million square food indoor mall that combines the beauty of Venetian landmarks, arched bridges, cobblestone walkways and winding canals surrounded by a far-ranging mix of exclusive shops, restaurants and cafes.
And of course, what is a Venetian experience without serenading gondoliers? We were informed that there are many Filipinos working as classical vocalists, street performers, “Carnivale” characters, and gondoliers at The Venetian. We called out to a very Asian-looking gondolier in the middle of his graceful rowing and asked, “Filipino?” With theatrical flair, he declared in jest, “I’m half-Pinoy, half-Italian,” then bursting into a powerful aria. (To be continued.)
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