Win Win Wynn in Macau!

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They say, when you see the three Gs – gambling, greenery and glitz – in complete throes of live action, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, you know you are in Macau! Set beside the biggest Indian neighbour, China, this little entity has carved an illustrious niche for itself, if not as bright as its own glamorous neighbour, Hong Kong (60 km to its East). One of the oldest European (Portuguese) colonies in China, Macau was handed over to its parent province as Special Administrative Region (SAR) in 1999, and there came the most amazing concoction of the Orient and the Occident! One can witness masterworks of colonial architecture like the Mong Ha Fort, the St. Francisco Barracks, Mount Fortress et al. Besides, there can be seen Chinese object d’art, especially the temples, sharing space too.

Now fathom this: a thousand butterflies fluttering in your stomach, ticklish knees, and a chill running down the spine every now and then, extra-sensitive goose-flesh and a flood of adrenaline . . . Walking on the one and a half meter steel rim, 233 meters off the ground, it’s perhaps only thirty per cent of what you actually feel! Famed as the Skywalk X, this exhilarating rush is all yours to keep at the 62nd floor of the Macau Tower, the 10th tallest freestanding tower in the world that also happens to be the highest commercial bungee jumping point in the world. You could also choose between an array of activities like Sky-jumping from 338 metres, Bungee Jumping, Bungee Trampoline, Long Ironwalk etc. And for the jittery ones, fret not, for they’ve got professionals and an overhead harness that guarantee you’ll plant a safe foot back on the ground!

From ancient monuments, the St. Paul’s Cathedral, Kun Lam Temple etc. to Macau Fisherman’s Wharf, a theme entertainment park for the highspirited, to the 24X7 glitzy casinos mushrooming all over the country luring the mammon seeker, Macau has something in it for all. In fact, it is said that the only difference between Macau and Las Vegas is the absence of neon signs and of course, geography! Hardly surprising for a nation where gambling sums 50% of the total official revenue! And if it is shopping that gives a better high than any of these, the Senado Square is where one can pick up a Calvin Klein, DKNY, Armani, Diesel etc. or the Taipa flea market for itsy-bitsy souvenir shopping . . . Macau has more to its name than just the title of ‘Monte Carlo of the Orient’ . . .

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Source : IIPM Editorial, 2007

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