While dad and I were looking for places for afternoon tea in the city on Sunday 25th July, I was astounded by the prices. 7月25日（星期日）跟家父到市中心閒逛後找地方吃下午茶，驚覺物價如此貴！ We first came across a French-style patisserie/boulangerie and had a quick look through the cake cupboard. While the prices of pastries were still acceptable (albeit slightly expensive), we quickly turned away as we found that many of the cakes were not that cheap. Lemon tarts and similar delicacies cost A$7.4 each (HK$50, US$6.3, 5 euros), and we were wondering if they were really worth the price even though we could well afford them. Still there were no shortage of customers – and that was why two price-conscious (or substitute with a more disparaging adjective) people could sneak in and out of the shop unnoticed. 我倆先到一家法式包蛋糕店，看看窗櫥內糕點的價錢，酥皮餡餅還不算太貴，但一看到其他糕點的價錢，我倆祇有轉身掉頭走的份兒，每個澳幣$7.4（港幣$50、$6.3美元、5歐元）的檸檬撻（檸檬餡餅），我倆不是負擔不起，但很懷疑是否物有所值。那家蛋糕店，少了我們兩個寒酸顧客也不少，反正樂得花錢的顧客擠滿一店，所以我倆走進商店和離開都無人理會。 Then we walked into an arcade and were attracted...