Stanley Market

Mare and I were up and at it early the next morning. We worked out at their uber nice fitness center (much nicer than the bad 80's flashback that is my gym). We took the ferry and then the double decker city bus out to the other side of HK island to Stanley Market. This is a cute little sunny area with shops and a boardwalk. The drive over was beautiful. We shopped around and stopped at a little stand where a man was selling name stamps, like something you'd use to sign a document. He said the characters for "Mia" are something that translates to "pretty Asian." I was amused by that, but not enough to buy it.

We had lunch at this great pizza place. I can't get over how much I love cheese, so this lunch was perfect. They even had Hoegaarden beer! We sat on the waterfront for awhile just enjoying this other kind of great view. The whole area reminded me more of Europe than Asia. Really a beautiful part of town. There are beaches to lay out in the sun, and I'm sure it's a nice getaway from all the people and chaos of the city, only a short bus ride away. We took the bus back to Central and walked around the city. Once again, I cannot get over how many people there are. Just incredibly dense and Mare and Doug pointed out that no one knows how to walk in an orderly fashion. Boy were they right. I noticed that right away. You never run out of places to do some serious people watching. The people watching was so intense my brain couldn't take it all; too many people...too much to see.