Showgirls and Chardonnay

My innocuous dinner plans for Saturday night on Macau’s Thai Street seemed harmless enough in retrospect.  However, Singha lager - in its infinite wisdom - deftly muted reason and clarity.  Next I knew I was debating the virtues of vatted malt whiskey over our own bottle of Johnnie Walker Green Label at Whiskey Bar on StarWorld Hotel’s 16^th floor.  FYI, a bottle of Green Label is a steal at 500 MOP.  From there we migrated to Wynn’s Tryst, where at the stroke of twelve one of Macau’s troupes of showgirls paraded in to the excitement of about 50% of the crowd.  (After a year in Macau, I’ve developed a keen affinity for Macau’s talented dancers and special insight into their lives here.  I promise to devote a post to them in the not so distant future.)

Anyway, when Tryst’s free promotional shooters came our way, it was more-or-less predetermined that I would end up at DD’s, Macau’s most infamous late-night spot.  It’s pretty-much the only late-night destination with a crowd.  Its licentious nature and eclectic crowd top-off a big night out.  It’s not swanky, but it sure is something to behold.  Rumor has it that DD’s is one of the establishments set to be shut-down.  Though it probably doesn’t fit most people’s vision of the New Macau, most nostalgic ne’er-do-wells will be sad to see it go.

Piling out of DD’s at 8 a.m. on Sunday morning reminds me of that scene in The Bourne Supremacy when the Russian assassin leaves the Moscow disco and walks out into full sunlight and a busy street scene.  At that point in the “night”, it seemed right to get dim sum and then hit up a private party in one of the Wynn’s huge executive suites for chardonnay and a view of the city.  Home and in bed before 10 a.m. Ugh.

Route: Thai Street à Whiskey Bar at StarWorld Hotel à Tryst at Wynn Macau à DDs à Red 8 in Wynn Macau à “early morning private party” at Wynn

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