HK + Macau Good Food Trip 2009: Day 6

back to Hong Kong, back to 中環 (Central),
check-in at the boutique hotel known as Mingle by the Wing..








room's freaking small, but clean & well equipped,
plus train station is just 50m away!









Kenneth figuring out how to use the hi-tech system.

Apparently you can also control lighting, air-con from the tv remote,
plus there are hundreds of movies available (for free) at your finger tips!









Last on our Must-Eat list: 蛇王芬









Snake Soup!









with so many newspaper & magazine cuttings all over the wall, we didn't know what to order!









i asked the waiter uncle what's the restaurant's specialty dish, he laughed & tell me EVERYTHING on the menu are special!









i decided on something you can't find in Singapore: 潤腸羊肉煲仔飯
somebody please help me with translation...








5 out of 5 for 蛇王芬 (Ser Wong Fun)

Address: 中環閣麟街30號地下

no reservations allowed, cash only & be ready to queue for seats =)








Australia Diary Co.,
we travelled all the way to Jordan for desserts








earlier this year, Kenneth had this double boiled milk stuff for dessert..










not bad, but too sweet for my liking...








rushing to the airport the next day...








Hong Kong airport's Popeye is $$$!








my last meal in HK.

good food, i miss u~

THE END

HK + Macau Good Food Trip 2009: Day 5

cheap cafes surrounds the hotel, now i know why - for the bankrupt overnights









took a cab down to the edge of Macau...









the bakery, Kenneth insisted on coming here









for the famous Portuguese egg tarts after seeing Cerlyn's facebook...










the bakery has 2 cafes, just walking distance away from the bakery...









Kenneth had some sandwich...








& i ordered a very filling homemade meat pie with baked potatoes...










the bakery's other cafe...








one dozen egg tarts on its way to Singapore~








Crown, Hyatt & Hard Rock combined & labeled themselves as City of Dreams..

Alliance seems to be the best option when you are fighting against the majestic Venetian









some free show in the hotel premise...








trying to convince us that the casino is built around some ancient dragon emperor's pearl, bla bla bla...








Hard Rock hotel, just 3 months old...








a very sheek place to be...









RHCP~









home of over 70,000 artifacts









we didn't know there's a rooftop swimming pool till we checked out









that's it for my 2D1N stay @ Macau...

to be continued...

HK + Macau Good Food Trip 2009: Day 4

1-hour fastcraft ride to Macau straight after breakfast...








i was surprised to find last minute hotel room price cheaper than anything i've seen on the internet!

moreover, hotel shuttle buses are everywhere!
whichever hotel/casino you feel like going, just hop onto for a free ride...








利澳酒店 Rio Hotel:

4-star, 3-year old casino hotel with 449 rooms,
located the edge of the main casino strip..








we paid HK$680 a night for a Twin Room, no breakfast,
notice 2 beds are of different sizes =S









bathroom with separate shower cubicle & bathtub...









it's nice to have everything sparkling clean~









very nicely packaged amenities...









complimentary baked caramel egg pudding...









Grand Lisboa overshadows other casinos on the strip...









the famous Qing Dynasty bronze horse head on display.

it was bought back to China for a record price of US$10million..









having tried numerous HK cafes, its time to try Macau's...









typical Macau street snack - Pork Bun

pan fried pork chop topped with succulent onion wrapped between 2-pieces of toasted 'baguette' bun... simple yet delicious~









random photo by Kenneth









some church ruins, kinda like the symbol of Macau...










FIRE!!!









LOL--> Singapre Rice Noodles









had a lousy oxtail noodle for dinner...








finally its time to visit the Venetian Macao!

i have always wanted to go there since i saw its documentary on National Geographics Channel...









random shot of the Macao skyline...









golden fountain at the US$2.4 billion hotel's lobby...










gold is the theme, this is what 3 million gold leaves can do...










Grand Canal Shoppes housing 330 shops under the hotel's roof...








hand-painted ceiling,
lighting simulates day & night every now & then...










how about a gondola ride if you find yourself too lazy to walk from Zara to Godiva?









even the toilet looks grand...









and you don't have to visit NKF to use a golden tap!






which of the following do you prefer?















half-price for cakes after 8 @ illy!

to be continued...