Après un trop long silence, il fallait faire un retour remarqué… Nous marquons donc le coup en français, pardi! et pour une bonne raison!: Nous annonçons notre venue en sol européen au cours des 2 premières semaines de juin, et plus particulièrement celui de la francophonie européenne où nous comptons un nombre toujours grandissant d’amis du thé de Taïwan.
It’s summer time and summer is conducive to taking a break from our routine. So we did! And, in the same spirit, this blog takes a break from its usual self-imposed subject matter of showcasing Taiwan by leaving the island for one short picture essay. Hong Kong is our destination. A city that never ceases to fascinate me and that I can now say has become nicely familiar after many visits in the last 25 years. I’ve seen it under the British rule, and now under Chinese one. I’ve seen it lose its lustre a bit to the competing mega cities of the mainland, like Shanghai, and I am now witnessing its charming civility being roughed-up and challenged by the incessant influx of mainlanders flooding in for a weekend trip. Despite all this, Hong Kong is still a unique city that one must experience at least once in his lifetime. So, today I propose to you my personal take on Hong Kong as I attempted, once again, to get lost and let the city entrap me in its maze of little alleyways and staircases that organically traverse the island. There are no cliché shots of of the skyline with lasers, no busy shopping street scenes, no Disneyland, but, some of you may be reassured that tea remains an integral part of our travel plans and still inspires our itineraries as we feature a “must visit” spot for tea and tea ware enthusiasts: the Flagstaff House, home of Hong Kong’s Museum of Tea Ware.
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