The end of the school year is always packed with all sorts of busy-ness! Goodbyes, celebrations, and festivities centered around finishing the school year are booked solid. I have such a great library team: Maureen, Amy, Laura and I work so well together. To celebrate the ends of our year, we had a ladies’ date night around Star Street in Wan Chai. First we went for pedicures together, then to a fun bar for a pre-dinner drink, and finally ate our meal at an awesome new burger joint in Hong Kong. (We were missing one of our team members, but she was their in heart.)
We started off our date at Iyara. There are several branches; we went to the one in Wan Chai. It’s so perfectly perched along this alleyway stairwell. It’s cozy with plenty of greenery to set the necessary spa vibe. Plus, the beautiful spa smells of lemongrass diffusers spill out into the entire space. My pedicure from Tora was very good. I will definitely go back!
With freshly painted toes and time before our dinner booking, we went to Ted’s Lookout just a few alley ways from Iyara. The entire neighborhood around Star Street is strewn with little shops and cafés–we stopped a few times but managed to avoid any purchases. Then, at the dead end of one more alley way is Ted’s Lookout. It’s the perfect little bar, and even though you are basically sitting outside, they mangage to keep you cool with some serious air conditioning. All the drinks were refreshing and hit the bill as we chatted about our upcoming summers.
For dinner, we made it to Beef & Liberty–a new and long awaited establishment on Star Street. First, a word of warning: be prepared for some indulgent food. One major highlight from the meal was the sweet potato fries. Oh my! They’re good. The burgers–what they are known for–are of course also very delicious. The bacon cheeseburger actually came with bacon jam! I had never heard of such a thing. Also, I am realizing the perks of dining with my good friend Amy: the waiters know her and therefor treat her right. The cookies ‘n cream was on the house!
I have such fun with my team. I wonder what we’ll get up to at the start of the next school year in August of 2014….
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