Big boss being in town meant it was a big dinner last night. Went to an Italian place called Vabene in Lan Kwai Fong. Small place with a solid wine list and decent Italian food. The service was quick for a restaurant of this calibre. The table adjacent to us turned over three times in the space of 2 hours. Like all these places everyone was crammed in, the floors are tiled and it's impossible to hear the people next to you without shouting like an old maid on the wrong bus.

Finished dinner and decided it best we sample various establishments in LKF. For those of you not from HK this area is three blocks of bars and eateries. This is the respectable night life area, where out-of-towners and Central wage slaves can mingle and drink in peace at exorbitant prices. The bars all have different themes but inevitably suffer from a "sameness", with the wait staff generally waif-like Filipinas, bajunga-bajunga music at 180 decibels and plasma screens broadcasting sports games.

Last night was busy in LKF as there seems to be yet another big convention here. There is not a spare hotel room in the city and these convention types stand out as they stroll around the middle of the streets of LKF. We sat in Agave sipping cerveza and enjoying the cooler Hong Kong weather. Sitting there we noticed we were exhibit 4 in the various mainland tours that were walking around. These groups are obviously told if they come to Hong Kong they can "glimpse Gweilos in their natural habitat, enjoying some of their favourite pastimes." It is strange being stared at but it worked both ways. We stared at them, they at us. They moved on up the hill to whatever the next stop was on the tour. We got another round of beer.

Everyone was happy.