Hong Kong is going to kill us ....

Friday, July 15

Arrived into Hong Kong very early in the morning and by the time we got to the gorgeous Langham Place Hotel (gasp) we were both feeling quite bleary eyed ... especially Bobbie.  They were very accommodating and by 11am we had a room.  Bobbie may have kissed the concierge, receptionist and porter ... had she the energy to do so.  Up in the room, Bobbie jumped into bed and was ready for la la land by about 11.30am.  I grabbed the computer and searched for a nearby laundry, bundled up our dirty stuff and went for a walk.  Finally after walking past second hand electronic stores, local meat market stalls which looked suspect, I found the Yun Wah Laundry.  So for roughly $3, they washed, dried and folded our clothes within 2 hours!  Love it.  Wondering if I can take them home with me.

By the time I had finished picking up the laundry, I was feeling dizzy with the jet lag as well so set the alarm and crashed for a couple of hours.  It was a good refresher so we checked with the concierge where we could go to eat.  Went to the Lie Garden Restaurant a few blocks away ... probably a little more expensive than we expected (about $90 for the two of us) but it was really tasty!  We weren't quite up to braving the Pig Pancreas or Duck Tongue just yet ... we did order the Baby Duck ... all the baby ducks went out one day and never came back.  ♫quack ♫ quack ♫ quack ♫ quack. ♫

As we wandered back to our hotel, we stumbled onto the Ladies Markets.  Uh Oh.  Bobbie started glazing over.  She was frothing at the mouth I'm sure.  It was a losing battle.  I think we got to the 4th stall on the left and there were bags.  How much?  $499 (Hong Kong Dollars).  Nup, we start to walk away ... ok ok ... how much you think.  I said $200 (equates to roughly $24). She wasn't so keen for us to walk away and kept coming down from $350.  She knew I was the one with the money and the most resolve.  Bobbie needs to work on her game face.  That look of longing won't do her any favours when it comes to bargaining!  Went to walk away and she offered $150 ($18) ... oh, ok.  I'm sure if we tried walking again she may have brought it down even further. 

I'm now really concerned for Bobbie's welfare.  Moaning as we pass stalls by is probably not a good sign.  The drooling is a dead giveaway as well.

Pray now for our bags ... they may not take the extra load.