Through a haze

My favourite park in all of Hong Kong On my first day itself I got to spend some time by myself in the quiet environs of the Lai Chi Kok park. It was an oasis of tranquility in the midst of the bustling area of Mei Foo and contained a Tai Chi Garden, an acupressure stone path, a calm green pond and some beautiful ornate examples of Chinese architecture. Take for example this gazebo in which I sat and watched the sunset through. It was made of dark wood and was intricately carved. The park was popular for photoshoots, as I saw some heavily made-up models posing for pictures in various corners. Thankfully, I got the opportunity to visit Lai Chi Kok park again the next week. I got to see elderly ladies practising Tai-Chi with swords in fluid dance-like movements. This time around, I tried walking the acupressure stone-path and marvelled at how much pain tiny bits of stone can cause. The result of that painful dance that I did was a tremendous feeling of comfort, like a mass...