So last night after a wonderful meal with Scott's great aunt in Times Square - shrimp, beef, pork, dumplings, noodles, dessert, everything amazing - we made our way to Lan Kwai Fong for drinks around 8pm. The funny part is we were trying so hard to get to this trendy bar area and didn't even know where we were sleeping (night 2!) So the area really is amazing, much like Leicester Sq. in London I think, with many Americans and rich businessmen out for happy hour. We settled on a small Aussie pub called the keg, where we had half yards of great european beer. I guess the plan was to wander around for a few more hours and then crash on the beach in Stanley or on Lantau island so we could hike the peak there at sunrise - we'll do that tonight I think, but stay in a real hostel.
Our savior became Maggie, a pretty bartender who took our picture and started giving advice. A native of HK, Maggie said she studied criminolgy in Vancouver. It was nice to talk to a young girl with perfect english and a knowledge of our side of the world. Anyways, she ended up calling a friend and finding us a cheap place to stay for the night right in town, and also gave us good tips and directions for markets and transportation. She saved our asses, and we headed off to the night markets in Kowloon with full bellies and a sense of satisfaction. If Maggie ever makes it to DC, I promised we'd take good care of her. I thought about giving her my number, but I don't have one!!! Email will have to suffice.
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You are such a dork.
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