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Christmas in the Venetian Macao (Dec 2007)

I visit Macau from time to time but I've never been to the Venetian since it was opened earlier this year. Interesting enough, I was there twice this month.

Taking the opportunity of the Christmas holiday, I booked a room to try out the Venetian on the Christmas Eve. The first impression was that the hotel complex is huge in Macau terms. While I was walking towards the hotel, millions of people marched into the hotel lobby concurrently. I spent over 20 minutes in the queue just to wait for check-in. The room was pretty good, very spacious for 2 people and nicely decorated - though I would love to stay in a higher floor next time.

Everywhere in Macau was decorated for the festive season. But I felt that people in Macau didn't really celebrate the Christmas.