The trip to the hotel was easy with a prepaid cab voucher. The only issue was the traffic which seemed particularly bad with Saturday shoppers. Once I had installed myself in the hotel, I went for a walk along the Waterfront and was taken with the dominating Assembly building.
I carried on around town and found a nice street market in Carpenter Street for some fish ball soup. It was very tasty and I struck up a conversation with the other two at the table who were local and gave me some hints in things to do.
I set out again in the evening and seemed to get incredibly hot - I'm not sure if it had got more humid or simply my change of clothing was responsible. I also seemed a bit late at 8.30 to be pitching up expecting to find anyone still cooking. One exception was the massive Top Spot street market on the top of a carpark which has a massive reputation and was crowded as if in affirmation. It specialises in stalls selling fish and the idea is to choose a fish which they then cook. It all seemed a bit too much for me that evening and I decided to try elsewhere. I was drawn in the direction of music and found myself in a bar which sold beer at a cheaper price than 7/11 and gave away food into the bargain. It didn't require much thought! The music seemed OK to start with but they tackled everything from Santana to Sade's Smooth Operator - with varied success.
After a third beer, the early alarm in the morning was beginning to kick in and I wandered back to the hotel for a sensible night!
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