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Ngong Ping Tea Gardens Cafe, Lantau, Hong Kong, August 2018
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<blockquote data-quote="HughieD" data-source="post: 356360" data-attributes="member: 25516"><p><strong><u>1. The History</u></strong></p><p>Can’t find too much on this place but this former café lies on the Ngong Ping fun walk on Lantau island, just a stone’s throw away from the Po Lin Monastery and the even more famous Tian Tan buddha. It was linked with the tea plantation established by Brook Bernacchi, a British lawyer, who relocated to Hong Kong in 1945. More about him and the tea plantation in the next report. The Tea Garden and restaurant appears to have survived until around 2014 before being promptly abandoned.</p><p></p><p><strong><u>2. The Explore</u></strong></p><p>Relaxed and easy explore on a very humid August day. Was on a visit to Lantau via the Ngong Ping 360 cable car. Was a bit up-against-the-clock and would have like to have spent more time at this charming rural location. </p><p></p><p><strong><u>3. The Pictures</u></strong></p><p></p><p>Some nearby out-buildings:</p><p></p><p><a href="https://flic.kr/p/28CQtmw" target="_blank">[ATTACH=full]246692[/ATTACH]</a><a href="https://flic.kr/p/28CQtmw" target="_blank">img9342</a> by <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/92108785@N07/" target="_blank">HughieDW</a>, on Flickr</p><p></p><p><a href="https://flic.kr/p/2bjwP2L" target="_blank">[ATTACH=full]246693[/ATTACH]</a><a href="https://flic.kr/p/2bjwP2L" target="_blank">img9345</a> by <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/92108785@N07/" target="_blank">HughieDW</a>, on Flickr</p><p></p><p><a href="https://flic.kr/p/28CPVkY" target="_blank">[ATTACH=full]246694[/ATTACH]</a><a href="https://flic.kr/p/28CPVkY" target="_blank">img9346</a> by <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/92108785@N07/" target="_blank">HughieDW</a>, on Flickr</p><p></p><p><a href="https://flic.kr/p/2bjwwSw" target="_blank">[ATTACH=full]246695[/ATTACH]</a><a href="https://flic.kr/p/2bjwwSw" target="_blank">img9349</a> by <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/92108785@N07/" target="_blank">HughieDW</a>, on Flickr</p><p></p><p>On to the café…</p><p></p><p><a href="https://flic.kr/p/2boXZbt" target="_blank">[ATTACH=full]246696[/ATTACH]</a><a href="https://flic.kr/p/2boXZbt" target="_blank">img9350</a> by <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/92108785@N07/" target="_blank">HughieDW</a>, on Flickr</p><p></p><p>This tarpaulin sign was quite amusing:</p><p></p><p><a href="https://flic.kr/p/2aihXdE" target="_blank">[ATTACH=full]246697[/ATTACH]</a><a href="https://flic.kr/p/2aihXdE" target="_blank">img9351</a> by <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/92108785@N07/" target="_blank">HughieDW</a>, on Flickr</p><p></p><p>Rusty woks:</p><p></p><p><a href="https://flic.kr/p/28CNQJA" target="_blank">[ATTACH=full]246698[/ATTACH]</a><a href="https://flic.kr/p/28CNQJA" target="_blank">img9352</a> by <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/92108785@N07/" target="_blank">HughieDW</a>, on Flickr</p><p></p><p>…and an even more rusty door:</p><p></p><p><a href="https://flic.kr/p/2boXgxD" target="_blank">[ATTACH=full]246699[/ATTACH]</a><a href="https://flic.kr/p/2boXgxD" target="_blank">img9357</a> by <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/92108785@N07/" target="_blank">HughieDW</a>, on Flickr</p><p></p><p>On to the main café building:</p><p></p><p><a href="https://flic.kr/p/28CN75Y" target="_blank">[ATTACH=full]246700[/ATTACH]</a><a href="https://flic.kr/p/28CN75Y" target="_blank">img9361</a> by <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/92108785@N07/" target="_blank">HughieDW</a>, on Flickr</p><p></p><p><a href="https://flic.kr/p/MCX2wi" target="_blank">[ATTACH=full]246701[/ATTACH]</a><a href="https://flic.kr/p/MCX2wi" target="_blank">img9377</a> by <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/92108785@N07/" target="_blank">HughieDW</a>, on Flickr</p><p></p><p><a href="https://flic.kr/p/2aigu7s" target="_blank">[ATTACH=full]246702[/ATTACH]</a><a href="https://flic.kr/p/2aigu7s" target="_blank">img9362</a> by <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/92108785@N07/" target="_blank">HughieDW</a>, on Flickr</p><p></p><p>Pretty much left undisturbed on the inside:</p><p></p><p><a href="https://flic.kr/p/2boUcVK" target="_blank">[ATTACH=full]246703[/ATTACH]</a><a href="https://flic.kr/p/2boUcVK" target="_blank">img9372</a> by <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/92108785@N07/" target="_blank">HughieDW</a>, on Flickr</p><p></p><p><a href="https://flic.kr/p/Pga4km" target="_blank">[ATTACH=full]246704[/ATTACH]</a><a href="https://flic.kr/p/Pga4km" target="_blank">Ngong Peng 04</a> by <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/92108785@N07/" target="_blank">HughieDW</a>, on Flickr</p><p></p><p>The outside seating area and its tea information boards:</p><p></p><p><a href="https://flic.kr/p/2aigdDy" target="_blank">[ATTACH=full]246705[/ATTACH]</a><a href="https://flic.kr/p/2aigdDy" target="_blank">img9364</a> by <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/92108785@N07/" target="_blank">HughieDW</a>, on Flickr</p><p></p><p><a href="https://flic.kr/p/2bjrzQ5" target="_blank">[ATTACH=full]246706[/ATTACH]</a><a href="https://flic.kr/p/2bjrzQ5" target="_blank">img9375</a> by <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/92108785@N07/" target="_blank">HughieDW</a>, on Flickr</p><p></p><p><a href="https://flic.kr/p/28CKg7m" target="_blank">[ATTACH=full]246707[/ATTACH]</a><a href="https://flic.kr/p/28CKg7m" target="_blank">img9374</a> by <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/92108785@N07/" target="_blank">HughieDW</a>, on Flickr</p><p></p><p><a href="https://flic.kr/p/28CMi4o" target="_blank">[ATTACH=full]246708[/ATTACH]</a><a href="https://flic.kr/p/28CMi4o" target="_blank">img9365</a> by <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/92108785@N07/" target="_blank">HughieDW</a>, on Flickr</p><p></p><p><a href="https://flic.kr/p/MCZycT" target="_blank">[ATTACH=full]246709[/ATTACH]</a><a href="https://flic.kr/p/MCZycT" target="_blank">img9366</a> by <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/92108785@N07/" target="_blank">HughieDW</a>, on Flickr</p><p></p><p><a href="https://flic.kr/p/2aie135" target="_blank">[ATTACH=full]246710[/ATTACH]</a><a href="https://flic.kr/p/2aie135" target="_blank">img9373</a> by <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/92108785@N07/" target="_blank">HughieDW</a>, on Flickr</p><p></p><p>And more rusty woks…</p><p></p><p><a href="https://flic.kr/p/MCZhAT" target="_blank">[ATTACH=full]246711[/ATTACH]</a><a href="https://flic.kr/p/MCZhAT" target="_blank">img9368</a> by <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/92108785@N07/" target="_blank">HughieDW</a>, on Flickr</p><p></p><p>Not too sure what this is:</p><p></p><p><a href="https://flic.kr/p/2bpo6fp" target="_blank">[ATTACH=full]246712[/ATTACH]</a><a href="https://flic.kr/p/2bpo6fp" target="_blank">Ngong Peng 01</a> by <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/92108785@N07/" target="_blank">HughieDW</a>, on Flickr</p><p></p><p>And a rusty paint tin:</p><p></p><p><a href="https://flic.kr/p/2bjtwnj" target="_blank">[ATTACH=full]246713[/ATTACH]</a><a href="https://flic.kr/p/2bjtwnj" target="_blank">img9369</a> by <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/92108785@N07/" target="_blank">HughieDW</a>, on Flickr</p><p></p><p>The toilets:</p><p></p><p><a href="https://flic.kr/p/PfXnfo" target="_blank">[ATTACH=full]246714[/ATTACH]</a><a href="https://flic.kr/p/PfXnfo" target="_blank">img9370</a> by <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/92108785@N07/" target="_blank">HughieDW</a>, on Flickr</p><p></p><p><a href="https://flic.kr/p/28CJs3b" target="_blank">[ATTACH=full]246715[/ATTACH]</a><a href="https://flic.kr/p/28CJs3b" target="_blank">img9378</a> by <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/92108785@N07/" target="_blank">HughieDW</a>, on Flickr</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="HughieD, post: 356360, member: 25516"] [B][U]1. The History[/U][/B] Can’t find too much on this place but this former café lies on the Ngong Ping fun walk on Lantau island, just a stone’s throw away from the Po Lin Monastery and the even more famous Tian Tan buddha. It was linked with the tea plantation established by Brook Bernacchi, a British lawyer, who relocated to Hong Kong in 1945. More about him and the tea plantation in the next report. The Tea Garden and restaurant appears to have survived until around 2014 before being promptly abandoned. [B][U]2. The Explore[/U][/B] Relaxed and easy explore on a very humid August day. Was on a visit to Lantau via the Ngong Ping 360 cable car. Was a bit up-against-the-clock and would have like to have spent more time at this charming rural location. [B][U]3. The Pictures[/U][/B] Some nearby out-buildings: [url=https://flic.kr/p/28CQtmw][ATTACH=full]246692[/ATTACH][/url][url=https://flic.kr/p/28CQtmw]img9342[/url] by [url=https://www.flickr.com/photos/92108785@N07/]HughieDW[/url], on Flickr [url=https://flic.kr/p/2bjwP2L][ATTACH=full]246693[/ATTACH][/url][url=https://flic.kr/p/2bjwP2L]img9345[/url] by [url=https://www.flickr.com/photos/92108785@N07/]HughieDW[/url], on Flickr [url=https://flic.kr/p/28CPVkY][ATTACH=full]246694[/ATTACH][/url][url=https://flic.kr/p/28CPVkY]img9346[/url] by [url=https://www.flickr.com/photos/92108785@N07/]HughieDW[/url], on Flickr [url=https://flic.kr/p/2bjwwSw][ATTACH=full]246695[/ATTACH][/url][url=https://flic.kr/p/2bjwwSw]img9349[/url] by [url=https://www.flickr.com/photos/92108785@N07/]HughieDW[/url], on Flickr On to the café… [url=https://flic.kr/p/2boXZbt][ATTACH=full]246696[/ATTACH][/url][url=https://flic.kr/p/2boXZbt]img9350[/url] by [url=https://www.flickr.com/photos/92108785@N07/]HughieDW[/url], on Flickr This tarpaulin sign was quite amusing: [url=https://flic.kr/p/2aihXdE][ATTACH=full]246697[/ATTACH][/url][url=https://flic.kr/p/2aihXdE]img9351[/url] by [url=https://www.flickr.com/photos/92108785@N07/]HughieDW[/url], on Flickr Rusty woks: [url=https://flic.kr/p/28CNQJA][ATTACH=full]246698[/ATTACH][/url][url=https://flic.kr/p/28CNQJA]img9352[/url] by [url=https://www.flickr.com/photos/92108785@N07/]HughieDW[/url], on Flickr …and an even more rusty door: [url=https://flic.kr/p/2boXgxD][ATTACH=full]246699[/ATTACH][/url][url=https://flic.kr/p/2boXgxD]img9357[/url] by [url=https://www.flickr.com/photos/92108785@N07/]HughieDW[/url], on Flickr On to the main café building: [url=https://flic.kr/p/28CN75Y][ATTACH=full]246700[/ATTACH][/url][url=https://flic.kr/p/28CN75Y]img9361[/url] by [url=https://www.flickr.com/photos/92108785@N07/]HughieDW[/url], on Flickr [url=https://flic.kr/p/MCX2wi][ATTACH=full]246701[/ATTACH][/url][url=https://flic.kr/p/MCX2wi]img9377[/url] by [url=https://www.flickr.com/photos/92108785@N07/]HughieDW[/url], on Flickr [url=https://flic.kr/p/2aigu7s][ATTACH=full]246702[/ATTACH][/url][url=https://flic.kr/p/2aigu7s]img9362[/url] by [url=https://www.flickr.com/photos/92108785@N07/]HughieDW[/url], on Flickr Pretty much left undisturbed on the inside: [url=https://flic.kr/p/2boUcVK][ATTACH=full]246703[/ATTACH][/url][url=https://flic.kr/p/2boUcVK]img9372[/url] by [url=https://www.flickr.com/photos/92108785@N07/]HughieDW[/url], on Flickr [url=https://flic.kr/p/Pga4km][ATTACH=full]246704[/ATTACH][/url][url=https://flic.kr/p/Pga4km]Ngong Peng 04[/url] by [url=https://www.flickr.com/photos/92108785@N07/]HughieDW[/url], on Flickr The outside seating area and its tea information boards: [url=https://flic.kr/p/2aigdDy][ATTACH=full]246705[/ATTACH][/url][url=https://flic.kr/p/2aigdDy]img9364[/url] by [url=https://www.flickr.com/photos/92108785@N07/]HughieDW[/url], on Flickr [url=https://flic.kr/p/2bjrzQ5][ATTACH=full]246706[/ATTACH][/url][url=https://flic.kr/p/2bjrzQ5]img9375[/url] by [url=https://www.flickr.com/photos/92108785@N07/]HughieDW[/url], on Flickr [url=https://flic.kr/p/28CKg7m][ATTACH=full]246707[/ATTACH][/url][url=https://flic.kr/p/28CKg7m]img9374[/url] by [url=https://www.flickr.com/photos/92108785@N07/]HughieDW[/url], on Flickr [url=https://flic.kr/p/28CMi4o][ATTACH=full]246708[/ATTACH][/url][url=https://flic.kr/p/28CMi4o]img9365[/url] by [url=https://www.flickr.com/photos/92108785@N07/]HughieDW[/url], on Flickr [url=https://flic.kr/p/MCZycT][ATTACH=full]246709[/ATTACH][/url][url=https://flic.kr/p/MCZycT]img9366[/url] by [url=https://www.flickr.com/photos/92108785@N07/]HughieDW[/url], on Flickr [url=https://flic.kr/p/2aie135][ATTACH=full]246710[/ATTACH][/url][url=https://flic.kr/p/2aie135]img9373[/url] by [url=https://www.flickr.com/photos/92108785@N07/]HughieDW[/url], on Flickr And more rusty woks… [url=https://flic.kr/p/MCZhAT][ATTACH=full]246711[/ATTACH][/url][url=https://flic.kr/p/MCZhAT]img9368[/url] by [url=https://www.flickr.com/photos/92108785@N07/]HughieDW[/url], on Flickr Not too sure what this is: [url=https://flic.kr/p/2bpo6fp][ATTACH=full]246712[/ATTACH][/url][url=https://flic.kr/p/2bpo6fp]Ngong Peng 01[/url] by [url=https://www.flickr.com/photos/92108785@N07/]HughieDW[/url], on Flickr And a rusty paint tin: [url=https://flic.kr/p/2bjtwnj][ATTACH=full]246713[/ATTACH][/url][url=https://flic.kr/p/2bjtwnj]img9369[/url] by [url=https://www.flickr.com/photos/92108785@N07/]HughieDW[/url], on Flickr The toilets: [url=https://flic.kr/p/PfXnfo][ATTACH=full]246714[/ATTACH][/url][url=https://flic.kr/p/PfXnfo]img9370[/url] by [url=https://www.flickr.com/photos/92108785@N07/]HughieDW[/url], on Flickr [url=https://flic.kr/p/28CJs3b][ATTACH=full]246715[/ATTACH][/url][url=https://flic.kr/p/28CJs3b]img9378[/url] by [url=https://www.flickr.com/photos/92108785@N07/]HughieDW[/url], on Flickr [/QUOTE]
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Ngong Ping Tea Gardens Cafe, Lantau, Hong Kong, August 2018
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