If I were a rich man I would have found a view I could look at for a VERY long time. Today we went to Stanley! It is another part of Hong Kong. The part where the real estate prices are WAY up there. But, the VIEW! I loved it. We met Kathy's friend Kate at Central, got into a cab and headed to Stanley. It is a fair distance and the traffic stop and go on a narrow road, but the sightseeing made it worth while. We wandered a bit then stopped for a delightful lunch at a waterfront cafe. After lunch we headed over to a beach area with Kate. She is a dragon boater. One of those long thin boats with 18 or so rowers. She admits it is mostly for the social aspect of being involved, but they seemed to be having a good time. We saw Kate off on her practice row, stayed for a few minutes after the boat left, then wandered back over to the cafe area for an ice cream. After relaxing in the shade for a bit, we headed over to the market area. It is a series of alleys with stalls that sell just about everything. Watches, costume jewelery, Chinese lanterns, trinkets, art,luggage, shoes, baby items, clothes, scarfs, T-shirts, postcards, kids toys, dress up clothes for kids, socks, you get the idea. We bought our fill, keeping Macy content with a sheet of stickers. We took the double decked bus back to the subway line. What a trip, as the view was amazing. Beaches, condo's, ships and boats on the water, the mountains, it was wonderful. All too soon we were back home, but ended the day with a fantastic meal of Indian food.
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