Hong Kong
After a brutal night/morning of working remotely, hit up the breakfast buffet at the Sheraton. The spread was pretty good, quality was okay, had no complaints. Wrapped up the morning with some more remote work, then hit up Jenny Bakery's ridiculous line for cookies; for a place that's been open well over a year, honestly did not expect them to have massive lines starting more than 40 minutes before opening. They at least move fast when they do open, as I had my cookies less than 10 minutes after the offical opening time (!).
Managed to catch up with Sonia, one of the flight crew, for lunch in Wan Chai, as the next stop. Seemed like the flight crew was even more wiped out than I was, as she was the only one to join me (that or the rest of them were well-rested and all got up bright and early to explore?) at Sichuan Paradise. Not quite sure how she found out about the spot, but for HKD 208 or whatnot, it was a solid meal with plenty of food. It was also not far from Kam Fung Restaurant, where the pineapple buns were high on my list to try. Turns out Kam Fung is a classic cha chaan teng, a little hole in the wall with tiny tables, A/C always blasting, and a very decent pineapple bun.
Honestly, while pretty good, it was actually not the best pineapple bun I'd had-- will have to try another place next time. And was good to catch up with Sonia on the latest happenings at United/aviation/travel, given I hadn't flown much the past couple of months, and hadn't been to Hong Kong in over a year.
Had a leisurely MTR ride back across to the Kowloon side after lunch, then decided to walk back to TST from Hung Hom. Ended up passing by Lab Zero, which has some crazy cloud-themed food and drink going on. Kakigori (Japanese shaved snow) is perhaps overkill for one, but it was definitely pretty. Sadly did not have a coffee drinker with me, otherwise would have ordered one of their artfully done coffees as well.
Skipped dinner in favor of a snack due to limited stomach space; Owl's Bakery was a tempting stop, but ended up at the hotel lounge. Lo bac guo and popcorn chicken were not fancy nor the best, but for an evening lounge spread they did the trick.