Tokyo: Ginza, Mariage Freres and Kabuki
The next morning we wanted to go and explore a different part of Tokyo and we picked Ginza. This district is Tokyo’s most famous upmarket shopping, dining and entertainment district, […]
Tag Archives: Tea
Buddha fruit
For non-Chinese (like me) this fruit looks very similar to a passion fruit. But don’t confuse it. The Buddha or Monk Fruit (apparently the official English name is Momordica Fruit) […]
Review: Afternoon tea im Cafe Gray Deluxe
A few weeks ago we booked an afternoon tea at Cafe Gray Deluxe, which is on the 49th floor of the Upper House hotel in Pacific Place. It took us […]
Bubble tea
One thing you will notice about Hong Kong is that people eat and drink on the streets. There are numerous food and drink stalls and sometimes even roads are closed […]
Tea pots in more detail…
After visiting the Flagstaff House Museum of Tea Ware museum in Hong Kong, my previous post about the search for a large teapot shows my little knowledge of Chinese tea […]
Chinese tea ceremony
In the Chinese teahouse in the Flagstaff House Musem of Tea Ware the staff demonstrated different tea ceremonies – depending on what type of tea one picked. I had a […]
2010 Tea Ware by Hong Kong Potter exhibition
This exhibition features a selection of 100 ceramic tea ware sets by 78 local potters, chosen from entries in the tea ware competition held in November 2009. The exhibits include […]
Flagstaff House Museum of Tea Ware
On Saturday I decided to visit the Flagstaff House Museum of Tea Ware, which is located in side the Hong Kong Park in Central. It’s open every day (except Tuesdays) […]
Tea pot
After all my posts about tea and tea culture in Hong Kong/China, I have to admit that I struggled to find a tea pot. I love drinking tea, and I […]
