Day Four - Stanley

I woke up this morning (Saturday) at 4am and could not get back to sleep so after laying in bed for about an hour I got up went for a 10-mile jog along the waterfront. I found a route that went for about 4 miles one direction. Again, the view was great and there were quite a few people out and about for a Saturday morning.

After the run, I met Mike and Tim for breakfast then we headed for a part of Hong Kong called Stanley. It is famous for it's shopping district where you can find a wide range of stuff from $6 polos to Chinese style clothes to luggage...all in street/market setting. It is interesting to note that there is absolutely no Olympics gear to be found. Olympics signs are everywhere you look in public places promoting the summer games but you can't find anything to buy. One shop owner told us that it is only available in Beijing. To get to Stanley we took the Star Ferry from our island (Kowloon) to the main island (Hong Kong island) then took a double-decker bus that winded back through the mountains (really just large hills) to the other side of the island. If you look at the picture to the right, we ate lunch at the restaurant with the blue awning.

For dinner last night a large group of us met at a restaurant called the Spring Deer. The highlight of the meal was the baked Duck. From start to finish the meal took about 3 hours and it seemed like they just kept bringing food out the entire time. That's it for today.