Kowloon - Tsim Sha Tsui & Mong Kok

On Tuesday last week, I took the Star Ferry for the first time. The Star Ferry is beloved by tourists as well as locals. It's a ferry service connecting Hong Kong Island and Kowloon for as little as 2.5 HKD (about 25 ct). Unfortunately, the weather wasn't too good again. But anyway, to see the skyline of Hong Kong Island was quite impressive.

I walked round the neighbourhood of Tsim Sha Tsui - well sheltered by my umbrella. In the afternoon, I joined an introduction to Traditional Chinese Medicine. It was hosted by the School of Chinese Medicine. A lady gave some insights about the way of diagnostics in TCM, herbs and dried fish, parts of animals,... that are used as remidies. Besides myself, there were only an Indian lady and a British man attending the class. So it we could do deep dives on issues like herbs used in homeopathy compared to TCM.

Later on, I went to another neighbourhood called Mong Kok. There you can find all different kind of street markets. Flower Street  is the perfect place to buy fragrant blooms and plants.

 

If you are looking for more lively interior, you have the choice of a number of ornamental fish at the Goldfish Market.

The streets are quite crowded after work. So you have to be prepared to sharpen your elbows when you go continue strolling through the Ladies Market and it's adjacent streets. Ladies market is famous for getting everything women might need - handbags, clothes, underwear,... And it's packed with stalls selling "I love HK" - accessories and fake brand clothes e.g.