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Dinner for 8 of us in a random Chinese restaurant. Quite a spread and tasty too.
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Tsim Sha Tsui is quite populated. Most people who holiday in Hong Kong would choose to stay in a hotel located at either Mong Kok or Tsim Sha Tsui, as it's quite central and there are many shops around. I was hoping to pass by the famous Chungking Mansions, but didn't managed to. Before the trip, I read up on Chungking Mansions and found it quite an interesting place! It is a very old building located in a very good location in Tsim Sha Tsui, housing several hostels with very tiny and constrained rooms as accommodation for tourists on a budget. However, many of us would not want to stay in such dirty and unsafe conditions, even for one or two days.
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After lunch, we walked around Tsim Sha Tsui on our own. Spotted some really cute shops!
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We walked and walked and walked. Posting this photo below because in TVB dramas, we always see aunties pushing cardboard pieces on a trolley just like this one! Anyway while we were there, all the cardboard aunties we saw were aunties! Why no uncles?
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A picture with sis on the streets of Tsim Sha Tsui!
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Taken from an overhead bridge...
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They wanted to shop in a mall because of the extremely hot weather, and we finally found one called "The One". The sun in Hong Kong is so strong that even more than a month after coming back, my arms are still tanner than the rest of my body.
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Finally, aircon! Haha. We bought some drinks because we were so thirsty. I realize that some of the shops there don't provide plastic bags and when requested, we were given this kind.... No handle kind.
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View from the top... If you noticed, every pedestrian crossing at a junction turn green at the same time. It's so awesome because I can get to a diagonal building quickly without having to pause in between!
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After we finished enjoying the aircon, we went back to the streets for Hui Lau Shan, a famous dessert shop in Hong Kong. There were several branches around!
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Mango dessert are their main highlights and I loveeeeeeee mango ice! We ordered two versions and they were quite nice, but I have eaten better ones in Singapore. A little bit disappointing because we read so many raving reviews online! Nevertheless, quite a nice treat in the middle of a warm afternoon.
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We got enough of Tsim Sha Tsui and the rest suggested to visit Temple Street located at Yau Ma Tei, so we flagged a cab to go there. The cab fare was very cheap, probably because it was actually within walking distance.
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The night market was not open yet so there wasn't much to shop. Managed to buy myself a pair of new sandals at only HKD50! My mum bought herself a pair of platform slippers at only around HKD30! Very cheap!
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Live seafood on the ground... Lots of seafood eateries around, I was so tempted!
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Mum spotted a mahjong club that is quite big. It must be intimidating to go in and play with the other seasoned players, though I am really curious how it looks like inside!
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That's all for this short entry.... Will be back with more!
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Read the rest of my Hong Kong entries here:
Hong Kong: Mong Kok, Tsim Sha Tsui 1
Hong Kong: Victoria Peak
Hong Kong: Wan Chai, Repulse Bay, Aberdeen
Hong Kong: Tsim Sha Tsui 2
Hong Kong: Causeway Bay
Hong Kong: Disneyland
Hong Kong: Ocean Park
Hong Kong: Lamma Island
Hong Kong: Causeway Bay 2
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