High Tea at Cova Ristorante, Hong Kong
After nearly a month have constantly hanging out, our time is running out. Peggy's on her way back home soon, which means Kevin and Bryan aren't that far behind. It has just been the greatest hanging with everyone in Hong Kong. No matter where you are, the friends you have beside you really make a difference.
Though after nearly a month in Hong Kong we've run out of things to do during the day. Everyone is shopped out. We've done almost all the tourist sites. We've gone on junk boat trips, out wake boarding, a bit of hiking at the big Buddha. I called around all morning asking my friends for suggestions. Pam suggested bike riding and walking around Lantau island. Angie gave me some great suggestions which I ended up following.
High Tea. I've been in Hong Kong so long and yet I still haven't tried high tea yet. For a bunch of friends who just wanted to spend some more time together it was the perfect place to chill and relax while experiencing a very British tradition. We debated on several locations but eventually settled on going to a place that wasn't too pricey; Cova Ristorante (Cafe Cova?) in Causeway Bay.
The atmosphere was nice, as was the tea and cakes. They had a buffet, but we opted just to each have the high tea sets. The only flaw I saw was the servants. When we asked for "a high tea set for each" they totally got confused. When we spoke in Chinese they replied in English (probably dictated by their internal policy) so rather than risk being viewed as a group of mainlanders I think just sticking to English was better. There was a shallow dish laid out in front of us filled with water and some yellow flowers. I asked a waiter what it was, thinking that he would elegantly relay some information about the arrangement or the flowers (it is a classy environment after all). He responded "flowers, under water".
Peggy got a little sick from biting into beef and we went shopping at City Plaza afterwards (Tai Koo). Peggy was looking for a polo for her doctor and we ended up at one of my favourite shops; Lacoste. I had my eye on this white sports polo there for a while and decided to buy it while we were there. It turns out everyone ended up buying things and we managed to get the bill up to $2950. Just $50 shy of the VIP membership card. Of course I wanted the membership card so we looked for something cheap we could buy. I ended up getting a pair of Lacoste socks for $160 (then minus the extra 10% off from the VIP membership). If you have a Hang Seng credit card you automatically get 10% regular priced items, but with the VIP card you get an additional 5% off sale items. Which worked out great for everyone else. I think all you need is the VIP card number and the person's name. So for those people who also like Lacoste and know me wtie down No.
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