Moving onto our third day in Hong Kong, we had our first day of sun in the morning! We had our first traditional Hong Kong breakfast/brunch of Dim Sum. The location of the restaurant was on the second floor of Hong Kong Cultural Center, right across from the Peninsula Hotel. We had a little bit of trouble finding the cultural center, but with the help of a local, we were able to find it with ease. The exterior of the cultural center has stairs decorated with a mural based staircase.
We tried lots of traditional dim sum with two different teas. The three white teapots are filled with pu-erh and jasmine tea. The two long, metallic teapots are pots full of hot water for people who want to drink water and for refilling empty teapots. We had traditional chicken feet, egg tarts, barbeque pork buns, gluttonous rice wrapped in banana leaf stuffed with meat, shumai, taro and shrimp dumplings.
on our way back to the student dorms, we went to exchange money at an exchange store. They were very tiny with a window and only enough space for one person to fit inside. We met a cat in the store next door which had a black furred black heart on its back.
After lunch, we headed to the PolyU campus for a lecture on stress management and aromatherapy. The lecture was very informative and we learned about the use of essential oils in aromatherapy. We were also taught the difference between lavender and lavandin, and that German Chamomile is better than Roman Chamomile. The lecture also went over shelf life of the essential oils and how certain oil scents were used for different things. We also practiced massaging the blended oils on ourselves using qi points.
After the lecture ended, we went off to find the rainbow basketball courts that we had seen on social media. It was basically a colorful basketball court with apartments that were painted bright colors. The interesting thing was that the courts were on top of the apartments’ parking garage. They made use of the space and added color to the community. There was also a community garden that the grannies took care of. Overall, the day was filled with new experiences and adventures that we will take back as memories after these short weeks are over.