I needed to rest my sore feet after so many days of walking, either on the mountain trails or the city pavement of Hong Kong. So I took a day off, so to speak.
In Hong Kong Park, I went past the fountain plaza to the Flagstaff Museum of Teaware, then settled in at the LockCha Teahouse. I drained expensive, 10-year-old Pu-erh by the ewer and ate dim sum snacks and vegetarian curry for a stretch of 6 hours, during which the water kettle kept refilling, and the tea leaves kept coming.
On my tea high, I worked at my steampunk novel project on my netbook, with the help of LockCha’s Wifi. It was a blissful all-day teahouse sit, full of creativity, warmth, and relaxation. Bliss.
When I finally left, after uncounted trips to the bathroom, I went to the HK Zoological Gardens to see the animals and the Burmese python. I found myself strolling down into the antique district and onto Western Market, practically whistling with the feeling of energy and detoxification. Wondrously, I found myself surrounded by the old world charm I had just been writing about.
I thought I’d post some pictures of the park and of the Victorian Era relics I got to see after spending an afternoon writing about them.
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- Flagstaff Museum of Teaware
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- LockCha Teahouse
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- Aged Pu-erh
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- Many turtle again!
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- What a carving
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- Victrola and viewing glass
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- Steampunk eye gear?
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- Fascinating technology!
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- I like this kind of market
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- Western Market
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- Crack on!
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