Macau

The ferry journey to Macau was straightforward - a repeat of the trip I did last year when returning from Guilin.  The only downside is that the whole process took up the best part of a day, so it was early evening by the time I checked into my hotel.

I spent the evening wandering around the by now familiar streets of Macau, which is a very compact and walkable city.   I popped into a couple of casinos to watch the Chinese at play. Having sampled Nevada casinos as recently as this January, it was interesting to compare the Chinese and US gambling styles. The US punters all seem to look glum and disinterested in the whole process, whereas the Chinese are much more noisy and outgoing, and seem to be actually enjoying themselves.

I had a relatively early night ready for my meeting on Monday.