title A Trip to Hong Kong, China - 11th August 2001 intro DH just happens to know some people who live out in Hong Kong, who every summer return to the UK leaving the house most-or-less empty. They offer to let DH use the house and take anyone else over, which is an unbelievable offer that just couldn't be turned down. And so it was - Nosher and DH made the 11.5 hour flight to Hong Kong to stay in an amazing five-storey house plus swimming pool in Stanley, to the south of Hong Kong central. As a bonus, one of the housemaids - Josie - was left behind to help us out. dcp_0776 There's an event in Stanley's outdoor arena dcp_0777 Somewhere in Stanley dcp_0778 The sea wall at Stanley dcp_0779 Stanley Harbour, near the Customs House dcp_0780 The former customs house, Stanley dcp_0781 Stanley waterfront, with The Boathouse dcp_0782 Stanley Market dcp_0786 A back-street restaurant we visited one night dcp_0789 A view from the house dcp_0790 The swimming pool, seen from the top of the house dcp_0792 A view from the top-deck of a bus dcp_0793 The Bank of China tower dcp_0794 St. Paul's Church dcp_0803 The Lippo Center, from the Citibank building dcp_0805 Connaught Road, looking towards Wan Chai dcp_0808 Hong Kong gardens dcp_0813 Some of the side-street markets in Central dcp_0814 A building is renovated with bamboo scaffolding dcp_0815 Markets in Central dcp_0816 Street life dcp_0817 A yellow zebra crossing dcp_0819 Looking down into Lan Kwai Fong market dcp_0827 The classic view of Hong Kong from Victoria Peak dcp_0828 The rack-and-pinion train crawls up Victoria Peak dcp_0829 Nosher at the top of the peak dcp_0833 The back of HSBC and the Customs House dcp_0834 Nosher's legs by the swimming pool dcp_0835 Josie, our Filipino maid, in the kitchen dcp_0836 DH sticks some tunes on the CD dcp_0840 The Star Ferry heads off to Kowloon dcp_0902 DH takes a photo in the dusk dcp_0906 Hong Kong by night dcp_0907 Another ferry streaks past dcp_0909 The ferry terminals at night dcp_0916 Fun with signs: an inadvertent translation dcp_0917 The bar of The Boathouse, our regular pub dcp_0919 Josie's fresh-fruit breakfast dcp_0922 DH and Nosher sit by the pool for a bit dcp_0923 Nosher spread-eagled dcp_0930 In the park: looking out from inside a fountain dcp_0939 Zen Gardens from the top of a tall pagoda dcp_0990 Josie prepares some food dcp_0991 Noodles are fried dcp_0992 A pile of dinner dcp_0994 DH and Josie eat dinner dcp_0995 A pile of dismantled escalator stairs dcp_0998 Time for a quick snooze in the park dcp_1001 Terrapins try to escape from the pond dcp_1002 A teapot exhibit dcp_1003 A museum featuring a history of teapots dcp_1004 Inside a "biodome" dcp_1006 Steamy palm trees dcp_1010 On the ferry to Kowloon dcp_1013 A view of Hong Kong from the harbour dcp_1016 A clocktower in Kowloon dcp_1017 Hong Kong from Kowloon dcp_1021 People mill around dcp_1023 Near the bus station dcp_1068 In Stanley, DH and Nosher await the bus dcp_1070 A dude with a giant stuffed Llama dcp_1071 Brightly-coloured steelwork in Stanley dcp_1072 Another view of Stanley Harbour