A long way to go for a decent burger

This past week I was due to renew my visa yet again- so another border run was in order. And why go back to Hong Kong when i have never been to nearby Macau? A two hour bus ride brought me and my student Daniel to a fairly rapid border crossing, and with that formality taken care of...why not explore a little? Some friends had informed us that you could use the free Venetian Casino (just like Vegas) shuttle from the border to go to the hotel's international food court and find a truly american burger. So we opted for that...you have no idea how incredible america's beef is until you eat burgers (even at fine establishments) abroad. So we roamed through a world class hotel, and ate amazing double cheeseburgers with fat steak fries. Afterwards, we took the shuttle bus back out of that man made wonderland and headed into the historic downtown of Macau, colonized years ago by the portuguese. Such an interesting cultural mix- the Orient meets Portugal! Haha. We walked around some antiquated streets and saw some ruined churches and interesting architecture...then got icecream and headed back from whence we came. With all my love of historic downtown areas and new cultures, i have to say that the highlight of my day in Macau was lunch at Fatburger. Mmm. I mean, its kinda a long way to go for a burger (mostly the lines in immigration/border control, really) but i have to say that since i was already going there...it was worth the daytrip:)