"Hong Kong and Szhenchen" a Hong Kong Travel Page by heplion

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This is the second largest building in Asia, can't remember the name now though...it is in Szhenchen

I traveled to Hong Kong and Szhenchen as part of a class I was taking at Ohio State University in the MBA program. One quick story...

Our first night in Szhenchen a bunch of us went out to experience the local nightlife. This consisted mostly of empty danceclubs and full kareoke bars. After 1, or maybe it was 2 too many we found ourselves back in the hotel bar. A friend and I were reading in the hotel broucher about the health spa in the hotel and how they offered 2 hour massages for a mere $50!!! Well, being drunk and that we had nothing better to be doing at 2:30 in the morning we wandered up to the spa. I should mention that this was a 5 star, western style hotel. Once inside we were led to a room that had a couple of showers, a sauna a big tray of fruit and some massage tables. Wow, I think, this is going to be GREAT!!!! AFter we shower and sit in the sauna for a bit we sit down to enjoy the fruit and a couple of young boys come in and give us foot massages. I must tell you that this really was the best foot massage I have ever had!! It hurt like hell, but my feet didn't hurt again for the entire trip! Then in came the ladies. They instructed us to lie on our stomachs and they began to rub and kneed our aching muscles. This went on for quite some time before they told us to roll over and then began working on our legs and arms and faces. Well, things couldn't have been better....

But then, wait, what's that, wait, I dont remember ordering THAT kind of massage...hey, NO, I am not going to give you another $50!! Hey, stop that!! ::<The sound of us shuffling as we get back into our clothes and head for the door::>. When we arrive at the checkout desk we are presented a bill for another $50 (a tip) we refuse to pay it when a couple of large guys with shaved heads appear and ask us if there is a problem.....well, needless to say, we said no and paid the extra $50 and walked back to our rooms, a bit more sober and a bit poorer...but a bit wiser I suppose..