Peninsula Tea & Lions Rock

On the flight to Hong Kong, I slept like a baby. Not sure if it’s my size or the exhaustion, but the seat felt like a royal armchair. The flight attendant even had to wake me up to ask if I wanted breakfast.
After the usual „did my backpack arrive“ - panic, Jasper picked me up and we headed to Hong Kong Island, where I met his lovely family. We went out for dinner—my first Hainanese chicken (delicious)—and then hit a rooftop bar. Great drinks, lots of gossip, and somehow we paid only half the bill. 10/10.

We started the next day by running up to The Peak. Yes, a literal mountain. I didn’t know Hong Kong was this hilly, but my 198 bpm heart rate and my burning calves made sure I will never forget. Anyway the views were great and i admired them through the pain while telling myself that it was character-building.
After breakfast, we explored the city. We strolled through dried fish markets (yes, there were dried sea cucumbers… and no, I still haven’t convinced jasper to eat one yet—bets are open). To balance out the earlier workout, we went full decadence mode with afternoon tea at The Peninsula. Super fancy, but honestly, 100% worth it. We had a full gluten-free étagère and fully embraced the “you only live once” mentality.
We ended the day with a hike up Lion’s Rock for more amazing views - and because more hills, why not?, then dinner at home, and a very stressful Zoom interview for a potential job that required a large glass of wine to recover.

Good night, Hong Kong—you’ve already made quite an impression.Read more