surprise weekend

I was whisked off to Macau for my belated birthday gift.
And what a birthday gift it was...
A hotel suite and a heavenly good chocolate cake, a swim in the pool and a nice dinner.



And then... "The House of Dancing Water". A show that cost US$250 million to set up. It took 5 years of planning and 2 years of rehearsal to present this grand dreamlike performance - absolutely amazing. With 77 performers, which includes dancers, divers, martial artists, motorcyclists and acrobats the show narrates a modern East-meets-West fable. It's a legendary story of a princess and a brave stranger fighting against the Serpent Queen. And all this is done in a 50-meter circular pool containing 14 million liters of water at its fullest. I say ‘at its fullest’ because the stage is constantly in motion; at times it’s solid ground, other times a shallow pool, and then sometimes it’s deep enough so that a performer can – and does – dive into it from a height of 50 meters. I'll tell you again, the show is brilliant! It really is a bit like watching semi-naked Greek gods, their physiques so perfect and their execution of dangerous acrobatic stunts so precise.



I'm a very happy girl! Some surprises are definitely worth waiting for... :)