After all the times we visited Hong Kong, we finally took a trip to the infamous Stanley Market, your one-stop Chinese arts and crafts shopping paradise. Took a double decker bus as it is the most convenient way to get there. Along the way, you will pass Repulse Bay - famous for its long beach and multi million dollar condos. Property prices here start at a few million dollars at the least, and can go up to the hundreds of millions. Here is a picture of a very well known property due to its spectacular feng shui. Properties that are built with its back facing the mountains and the front facing the ocean are considered to be the best. Take note of the hole towards to the right of the building below (I watched a documentary on Hong Kong a few days ago and they explained the significance of the hole) It was created based on a feng shui master's advice. As the building is built between the ocean and the mountains, this hole is created to allow the 'dragon' in the mountains to get to the ocean for water. Pretty interesting. I am not a feng shui fanatic. In fact, I have done many things that have considered to be bad feng shui throughout the years, like sleeping facing a mirror for three years when living in Malibu (which according to feng shui masters and my Caucasian friends brings bad luck). Bad luck or not, I am still healthy and in one piece.
Hole in the middle of a building - Dragon passage to the ocean?; the ocean view of the condo
Stanley Market sign; rows of shops selling a variety of oriental goods at bargain prices
Entrance to Stanley Market; souvenir shop
Fine Art shops where I got some cool oriental artwork; these Chinese stamps are a gem - there are hundreds of crafted jade designs to choose from and you can have your name engraved on the stamp in just about 20 minutes. Made one using our family name that came with a really cool dragon crafted on the jade block. DO NOT buy these at duty free shops like Galleria - they are three times more costly there
And when you get a headache, you can purchase an instant reusable heatpack at the market. Dad bought it for fun. This heatpack is filled with some sort of liquid that will crystalize. Once it is fully crystalized, it becomes hot and will last for a couple of hours.
On the way to Stanley Plaza; The Boathouse - for those who fancy Western food (there is also a pub a few doors away)
Little prayer huts along the streets
Temple at Stanley Plaza
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