Chungking Mansion from a distance. This perspective does not give a sense of the scale of the place.

View of Hong Kong Island from Signal Hill.

View of Hong Kong Island from Avenue of the Stars.

Tsim Sha Tsui

July 21, 2017 in Hong Kong ⋅ ⛅ 30 °C

Landing at Tsim Sha Tsui on Kowloon, I felt hungry and I remembered I had once eaten at a nearby place called Cafe de Coral which offered canteen-style local food. I found Cafe de Coral easily, had a satisfying lunch, and made a beeline for the Avenue of the Stars walk along the shoreline with its views of Hong Kong island.

That done, I walked inland and braved a steep incline and a long set of steps (it was very hot and humid) to get to Signal Hill. I then headed for Kowloon Park via Nathan Road. En route, I wandered into Chungking Mansions - Hong Kong's infamous rabbit warren of low rent hostels, tenements, and shops of every ilk mostly run by immigrants, but I got annoyed with all the merchants trying to get me to part with my money.
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