Stanley Market and Aberdeen

On Friday afternoon, we headed to the back side of the island to see Stanley and Aberdeen. We passed Repulse Bay, which was absolutely beautiful. I think it is my favorite part of Hong Kong so far. Stanley was such a nice, quiet place; it was great. We walked through the shops, which was a lot of fun, just looking at all the things they had. There were a lot of handbags, clothes, knick-knacks, etc. We got 6 ties for Calvin for $100 HKD, which is just less than $13 USD, pretty awesome! We also stopped and got ice cream cones, or "i ee done" (done sounds like cone) in Camden's words, at McDonalds, where a family from Taiwan took pictures with Camden because I guess they just thought he was so darn cute! Camden now recognizes McDonalds and asks for an "i ee done" any time we pass one.

We also walked along the ocean front promenade in Stanley. It was so quiet and really beautiful!

We then took a bus to Aberdeen, historically a fishing village, that has recently grown to include many apartment buildings. The harbour was full of fishing boats because in June and July there is a fishing moratorium (in case you don't know what that means, as I did not, it is a time where they don't fish, to build up the fish population again).

Along the walkway around the harbour, there were many chinese women offering boat rides for a tour of the harbour, a ride to the famous floating restaurants, etc. We decided not to go, as Camden had fallen asleep on the bus ride over. We just walked along the walkway and read these little plaques telling about the history of the area and identifying the different types of fishing boats and methods. It was really interesting!

I really enjoyed learning more about the area and seeing a different side of Hong Kong. It is amazing the difference from the busy life of Central to the slower pace of areas like Stanley and Aberdeen, only a 30 minute bus ride away!