Monday, May 11, 2009

Stanley, Peng Chau and more HUGE desserts!!

Grandma letting us see that she has changed her clothes since the last lot of photos, just in case you thought otherwise.....

And so, to Stanley (in another different outfit!).........

Lovely day, very warm...........


Stanley Main Street...........


Messing about on the South China Sea............


Stopped for prawns at The Pickled Pelican......with a view..........



View of St Stephen's beach...........



These waterlillies are real...........



And so to the Military Cemetery


Hong Kong was unexpectedly invaded from the north and Allied Forces, local troops, police and volunteers were pinned back against the sea........



691 are buried in this cemetery - all casualties of the fight against Japanese invasion or subsequently as prisoners of war........



The last stand against Japanese invasion happened in Stanley village and Allied Forces, local police, local troops and many volunteer fighters finally surrendered on Christmas Day 1941. 4,500 people lost their lives in Hong Kong either in the fight against invasion or as a result of being interned........



One of the saddest gravestones in the cemetery...........Mary Willianson died in Stanley Internment Camp in 1942 aged 75 and her grandson, Douglas Harvey Collins-Taylor was killed in action in Stanley Village on Christmas Day 1941, aged 20 years........Lest We Forget..........



And, on our way back this lovely garden cheered us up again. Could do with a sit down, it's very hot...........



Sunset at Stanley...........



Time for a Sundowner......




Another day and Peng Chau at the Golden Flower temple.......

Shrine for incense................



Turtles live at the bottom of this well.............




Lovely dragon column..........


And off to Discovery Bay for another treat............


Good bye to Peng Chau for today........


Another day and Pavlova in Kowloon......... after a lucky escape at the Jade Market........


Where has all the time gone????.........
























1 comment:

  1. Cant believe its time for Mum to get all those outfits (+more??) into the suitcase again! Tell her Ive missed the daily Llandudno weather reports! Stanley looks as good as I remember it. Looking at those desserts its a good job its the case only that is weighed on the return journey!! Hope Mum makes most of her last day and cant wait to her firsthand about her adventures.
    Lots of love and hugs xxxx

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