Shiao Lan Kung

Saturday 10 January

We walked out by ourselves to a great Chinese restaurant - Shiao Lan Kung, found through the eagle scouts of Chowhound. We started with a pork and preserved turnip soup, perfect on a cold night. Then wonderful salt-baked seafood: shrimp, scallops, and squid, all very fresh and tasty. Also an excellent beef with eggplant. We hit the joint at 6:30, with accidental but perfect timing, as we were seated immediately and the place is insanely popular. No liquor license, but we were in the mood for tea, anyway. And we made up for it back in the hotel room with the finest bottle of champagne the Quicky Mart doth afford.
The next day we had to fly off to different cities together. Our blog, and our hearts, go back on hiatus.