Quiet shopping & dinner in Hong Kong

After all the great running around Hong kong, Taipei  & Taichung, today my friend give me couples days to breed and be by my self as I love to be alone in a City to discover it, after a very hectic day with meeting, I finally had some time to shop for myself, as a fat men Hong Kong do not have lots to offer for us in Clothing  but I found a Marks & Spencer and and build my Spring and Summer collection 2013 then more shopping and a little quiet dinner alone, swimming pool,  it was so wonderful.

Today more work and a great evening in perspective swimming pool and good food 

Quinoa & peas

The Gourmandise School   of Sweets and Savories     Rose camouflaged her nails to keep the peas all to herself. It's beginning to smell a lot like springtime. Spring is in the little droplets of marine layer that hover above the farm stands at the market.  That beachy morning dew has been scented with herbs and Weiser's lilacs and I can't get enough!  This Wednesday morning was so sweet- the air smelled of fresh peas and the promise of plums (three more weeks); it's still a bit chilly, but those first tastes of springtime are as tender as the shelling peas and sweet-as-candy strawberries.   If you have a large pot and a sunny spot, pick up some shelling pea and sugar snap pea seeds; they require little care other than sun and water- you'll have your own harvest by early June! Hadley's Peas and Quinoa This recipe is perfect for entertaining. Use the freshest peas you can find.  It may take a few extra minutes shell them, but find a ray of sunlight, a bowl and a friend to help you.  It's as heavenly as this dish. 2 cups chicken stock (vegetable is fine) 1 cup quinoa  1 1/2 cups peas  3 oz feta cheese  handful of mint leaves, roughly chopped  Zest and juice of one lemon  1 tsp Flaky sea salt like maldon to taste  1/2 tsp ground black pepper  1/4 cup olive oil    toasted chopped almonds for garnish   1. Bring chicken stock to a boil. Add quinoa and lower to a simmer. Allow all the stock to get absorbed and set aside to cool.   2. Blanch the peas by placing them in boiling water for 1 minute. Drain and run under cold water.   3. In a large bowl, whisk lemon juice, zest, olive oil, salt and pepper together. Add quinoa, peas, mint and cheese to the bowl. Toss to coat evenly. Add more salt and pepper if needed. Sprinkle with almonds.    Wishing you a delicious day, Clémence and Hadley

Dim sum at the Peninsula Hotel Hong Kong

Dim sum at The Hong Kong Peninsula today with my Friend Yu

Taiwan Trip Cake shop at the eyes clinic in Taichung Part 2

This is the most beautiful Cake Shop I ever visit  not only they safeguard the past and the integrity of this Taiwan historical building but they amalgamate the past with the present.

I was no aware of Taiwan history and was inform by my Friends from Hong Kong and true this trip from Staff of our fantastic driver so knowledgeable  and happy to share

Taiwan is not a International City like Hong Kong  but it is very sophisticated and very into culture the books stores there are phenomenal, the art scene is wonderful the bullet train is a breeze to get from Taipei to Taichung I really want to go back to explore more Museum... but for now enjoy this beautiful cake shop

Taiwan Trip part one

Leaving Hong Kong to Taipei

 Cathay Airline Short Flight

 My happy meal

 We stay at the Dandy Hoel in Taipei very nice very Japanese as well

 The view from our balcony

 breakfast

 on our way to Taichung the Library are impressive ( great living wall at the Library)

 Little cake shop

 Just cute

 Lunch at the night shift