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I took the MTR, got off at Central and walked the pedestrian bridge that takes you directly to the ferry terminal

Hong Kong General Post Office

The weather looked like it could rain – or the skies could clear up. In other words, a typical day in Hong Kong I guess.

Central Pier

Bought my HK$2 ticket

Star Ferry is one of the oldest ferry companies in Hong Kong, originally founded by an Indian back in 1880

The journey across Victoria Harbour takes less than 5 minutes

The skyline of Hong Kong island, from Kowloon Bay

As soon as you get off the boat, lo and behold, a mall!

I walked towards the Avenue of Stars

A historic Clock Tower back when there used to be a railway station terminal here

It’s right next to the Hong Kong Cultural Centre

Walk this way to get to the Avenue of the Stars

But I decided to check out the Cultural Centre first

It’s an indoor concert hall and theatre venue

Aaand that was it. I was back out quick.

The world famous Peninsula Hotel, one of Hong Kong’s oldest

Although I was supposed to check out the Avenue of Stars, I ended up crossing over to Tsim Sha Tsui

Needless to say, this is a pricey hotel

It was a rare sunny sky that I got when I clicked this

I was walking along Nathan Road when I saw the infamous Chungking Mansion across the road

I didn’t book here because I didn’t want to waste time everyday waiting for an elevator

Otherwise… this place wasn’t bad

Although Indian businesses out number the others, many African have set up shop here too

There are plenty of hostels here, but be warned — some of them are not licensed

DVDs and perfumes? Sure, why not.

A convenient place for Indian backpackers I guess

Small place, decent food, reasonable prices

I exited Chungking Mansion through an alleyway

I walked back to Kowloon Bay to check out Avenue of Stars

There is no entry ticket for ‘Avenue Of Stars’

‘Avenue Of Stars’ is like Hollywood’s ‘Walk of Fame’ — only for Hong Kong cinema’s legends

Along with trivia about the industry’s humble beginnings

And Hong Kong cinema’s greatest export has been the martial arts films

So although I couldn’t recognize some of the stars’ names, I did recognize names like Sammo Hung

Andy Lau

Any such statues were crowded with tourists posing alongside it. This was snapped the one second they were spared.

Ahhh, the famous Golden Harvest film studio

Michelle Yeoh

This man was quite popular among the visitors

Chow Yun Fat

One of the most famous martial arts superstars

Of course, one Hong Kong cinema legend gets more than just a star

Because he deserves more for being the first great Asian superstar

The one and only Bruce Lee

Needless to say, everybody loves this hero!

The more recent superstars of Hong Kong cinema

The dark clouds were creeping their way left to right, meaning it would rain any moment

And sure enough, it began to pour

Everybody sought cover under a pedestrian walkway

I waited for the rainclouds to pass

Of course, some tourists just couldn’t pass up the chance to take advantage of the statues now being free of other tourists just so they could pose next to them for photos!

Took one last ‘star’ before leaving

Although not a great attraction if you don’t know your Hong Kong cinema, Avenue of Stars is still worth a visit. It will at least encourage you to learn more about one of the most famous film industries in the world.

It was time to move on

I take it these old-timers have been fishing here long before the skyscrapers appeared

This was a wide pedestrian bridge

And I ended up shooting a timelapse sequence here

Lots of glass

Got down at Chatham Road

Walked up the road

… and then crossed

Look, SBI (State Bank of India) in Hong Kong!

Tsim Sha Tsui isn’t just malls

. After all, Hong Kong is home to the Crocodile clothes brand, which got in to trouble with Lacoste for its logo.

I ended up walking all the way to Kowloon Park

After hours of hustle and bustle, it got peaceful and quite all of a sudden

I imagine those apartments over-looking this park are very, very expensive

There’s a huge pool here too

Kowloon park is a really nice place to relax

A place to come for your walks too

There’s even a bird cage park

They have a variety of exotic birds

Although I had mixed feelings about seeing them here

The site of Kowloon Park was once the camp barracks of the British Army during colonial times

Thus the cannons

Still, Kowloon Park has a lot of nice facilities

There’s even this multi-purpose sports centre

Plenty of Tai-Chi going on here

I made an exit

I was now in Jordan

Saw this at a restaurant. Couldn’t make out what animal it was, but yeah, they serve it.

This is ‘China’ after all :-/

I kept walking around

I took a break to have some chilled sugarcane juice, which is always nice.

Plenty of more local fare on the Kowloon side

I was still walking along Nathan road

Plenty of markets this side of Hong Kong

Temple Street

It was the usual fare of plush toys, bags, clothes, souvenirs, phone covers and accessories

And there are many restaurants to feed the scores of people who shop around these parts. This seemed like a popular seafood joint.

This was a funny sight. The lady working at the restaurant to the left was calling out to the people waiting in line for the restaurant to the right, asking the patrons to sit in their restaurant instead. Ah Long vs. Ah Lung – sibling rivalry turned sour?

You have a few curry joints out here

Another public square

I was still in the Jordan neighbourhood

I checked out a video arcade, since I missed them

It was nice to see girls actively gaming as well

I then took the train to Mong Kok which was only two stops away

Ended up at CTMA Centre, which turned out to be a cool place if you’re young and geeky

Loads of toys and figurines – most of which are Japanese imports

These figurines were highly detailed and super awesome

Also, super expensive

They couldn’t be more direct

Back out, I was ready to head back to my room