Stanley

I took the roller-coaster doubledecker bus ride to Stanley. Ride on top and try to get the front seats for best effect.
In Central, go to Exchange Square and head down to ground level. The bus terminal is there. Get on a 6X (there are other buses that go to Stanley, but that’s the fastest one, I think) and make sure your Octopus Card has funds on it.
Otherwise you have to cough up exact change in odd amounts like HK$5.95 or something like that.
After shooting through the tunnel, around down the hills, through low hanging trees, past questionable architecture in Deep Water Bay, you finally land at the terminus in Stanley.
It really feels like a small seaside town here. The big draw is the Stanley Market choked full of tourists hunting for bargains. Being the sucker I am, I picked up two rugby shirts for HK$150. Not bad, I guess. He wouldn’t go down on the price, even with the “I’m outta here” trick.
There’s also a block full of restaurants and a couple of bars. Good looking food and the brunch deals weren’t bad. There was even an impromptu concert by a local HK band that has a following of sorts.
This is how I could tell: Band sets up. Big big crowd forms around band. Cameras get whipped out. And not wanting to stick out, I did the same.
Click click.
The HK Government pitches the Murray Building as the big draw to come here. It’s an old restored building with restaurants inside.
The fact that Stanley is quiet with a shoreline and is walkable should be enough of a draw. It was a good break from the urban chaos.