Exploring Our Children’s Potentials

I was told that most people who visit Hong Kong for some 3-4 days probably don’t get to visit this beach called Stanley Main Beach.

And even if they do go towards the beach areas, they probably go to the most popular one, ie. Repulse Bay (also known for being an upmarket residential area).

[Click HERE to find out more about the beaches on Hong Kong Island]

As we’re spending quite a bit of time here in Hong Kong this time round, we managed to check out Stanley Market and Stanley Main Beach the other day (Thanks to our friends and their two little ones who showed us around!)

I saw lots of tourists at Stanley Market, and I kind of expected to see shops selling stuff at ‘tourist prices’. To my surprise, their prices are reasonable. I even came across kids’ swimsuits (pretty good quality too!) being put on sale at only HK$79 (about S$13 only!)

After checking out the market, we walked towards the beach.

We checked out the ‘rocky’ parts first, then we went on to Stanley Main Beach where the kids had heaps of sand-play fun!

The weather has been EXCELLENT throughout our Hong Kong stay, btw.

Sunny. Breezy. Often hazy. Cold with moderate winds.

But, no rain whatsoever. Which basically allows us to explore different parts of Hong Kong conveniently.

We feel so blessed.

[I love how we get to see mountains by the beach. The view is simply very refreshing! A really nice change to the crowded Hong Kong city we see everyday here during the trip]

Anyway.

The kids had fun playing with dry sand at the beach.

(No, we didn’t allow them to get wet since we didn’t bring any spare clothes, and especially NOT when it’s 15 degree celsius!)

And as you can see, the kids had a blast there!

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– We took a double decker bus no. 260 from the bus stop in front of the Immigration Tower (at Wan Chai MTR Station). It conveniently took us all the way to Stanley Market!

– Restrooms by the beach are clean and they come with areas for you to wash up after a good sand-play

– There’s a Pacific Coffee branch some 5 mins walk away from Stanley Main Beach. We had yummy hot chocolate there afterwards!

– I googled more ‘How to Get to Stanley Main Beach’, and this is what I get:

> Bus 6,6A,6X or 260 from Central Exchange Square (about 50 mins journey).
> Bus 973 from Tsim Sha Tsui East Bus Station (Science Museum Road inside Concordia Plaza – about 90 mins journey).
> Bus 63 (Mon-Sat) or Bus 65 (Sundays and public holidays) from North Point Ferry Piers and Causeway Bay (about 55 mins journey).