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High Tea at…Mandarin Oriental, Hong Kong

Posted on July 2, 2013 by Grace

When in China…drink lots of tea! Whether you are sampling Dim Sum at a local hotspot, walking down an alley in Wan Chai, or sipping from the finest china in a 5 star hotel, tea is always nearby in Hong Kong. One of the most popular and enjoyable ways to sample tea in this city is to indulge in an Afternoon Tea. This usually involves a reservation at a sit-down location where you can sample different teas while nibbling on scones, tarts and traditional crustless sandwiches. But where to start? In Hong Kong, there are many fabulous locations to enjoy an Afternoon Tea, but one of the most famous is the Afternoon Tea at the Clipper Lounge in the Mandarin Oriental. So when I was recently invited for one of my first Afternoon Teas at the Mandarin, I slipped on my afternoon tea dress and high heels, pouted on some lipstick and grabbed my favorite handbag, resisting the urge to reach for my lace gloves (yes, I own a pair if you can remember this post) and skipped out the door to my tea party. I hope you enjoy a few pictures from my tea as I look forward to sharing many more Afternoon Tea experiences with you in the future. Have a good Tuesday!

The tea menu offered a variety of choices including Earl Grey, Moroccan Mint, Strawberry Green Tea, African Amber and Chocolate Mint Truffle. My “go-to”, familar tea choice is English Breakfast, but I decided to take a chance and try something different. I ended up deciding on Citrus Ginger and loved it!

Fun Little Fact about me: When we moved to Malaysia I started collecting tea pots from each country we visited in Asia. So far, I have collected 8 tea sets – one from Malaysia, one from Vietnam, Cambodia, Indonesia, Hong Kong, Singapore, Thailand and even Burma!

For more information on the Mandarian Oriental Hong Kong Afternoon Tea:

http://www.mandarinoriental.com/hongkong/fine-dining/clipper-lounge/

Posted in Asia, Food and Sweets, General Information, Hong Kong, Living in Hong Kong, Travel | Tagged afternoon tea hong kong, best afternoon tea hong kong, clipper lounge hong kong, high tea clipper lounge, high tea hong kong, tea mandarin hong kong | 8 Comments

Black and Blue

Posted on July 1, 2013 by Grace

Hello, I’m back! This past week has been filled with lots of doctor’s visits, lots of bandaids and lots of kind wishes from family and friends while I continue on my road to recovery. My nose is looking a lot better and my finger is slowly but surely gaining feeling back. Hopefully in time, the scarring will be minimal, but as I said before…it could have been a lot worse! Thank goodness it wasn’t! So, this coming week I’m looking forward to posting some style posts and sharing more pictures and stories of life while overseas in Hong Kong! For today I found it fitting to share a PLAY style I wore this weekend that’s all black and blue…since I’ve been a little black and blue myself lately, ha! Happy Monday!

PLAY

Ironing Out the Details:

Top – EXPRESS
Shorts – ZARA, Similar
Belt – BRIGHTON
Necklace – TIFFANY’S
Earrings – Gifted diamond studs, Similar
Bracelets – CARA ACCESSORIES; TIFFANY’S; BRIGHTON
Watch – MICHELE
Sunglasses – PRADA
Heels – NINE WEST, Similar
Clutch – MICHAEL KORS

Posted in Clothing, General Information, Living in Hong Kong, Play Style, Style | Tagged black and blue peplum, black and blue style, black shorts style, fashion blog, hong kong blog, key necklace, striped peplum | 6 Comments

The Local Wet Market

Posted on June 18, 2013 by Grace

While living in Malaysia, I became very familiar with the term, wet market. A wet market, for those of you who aren’t familiar, is a fresh food market usually outdoors found primarily in Asian countries. The name “wet market” comes from the large amount of water used in these markets…whether to keep the fruits and vegetables fresh, keep the fresh fish alive or to wash the floors and buckets within the market. While living in KL, I didn’t venture to many of the wet markets. Quite honestly, I steered clear from them, and headed to our local grocery store for my weekly grocery needs. While the wet markets were popular in Malaysia, they seem to be even more popular here in Hong Kong. In fact it’s just a daily way of life!

Recently, we decided to venture into our local wet market here in Wan Chai and I quickly found myself covering my mouth and cringing a bit at the sights in front of me. All the while I watched as helpers shopped for their employer’s dinner, parents called out prices to the vendors and children ran up and down the aisles laughing with one another, just as if it was a normal day at your neighborhood Harris Teeter. It was a bit strange to me, but then again, this is just daily life here in Hong Kong.

Yummy…eels!

And what about a boxed turtle or a frog for dinner? Can you see them in the cages next to the pile of fish guts?! Poor turtles and froggies…I really wanted to free them.