Google Contacts where are they?

I use Gmail and love it.  I also use Google contacts.  For the past few weeks it’s been bugging me how awkward I thought it was to access my contacts from Gmail.  The menu on the top left shows Search, Images, Maps, Play, YouTube, News, Drive, Calendar and a More feature and nowhere is there a button to access my Google Contacts.  It’s right in front of me but I was too blind to see it until I Googled the question. 

On the upper left side of your Gmail screen is Gmail with a down tick arrow.  That’s where Google ‘hid’ the access to Contacts.  It’s easy enough to use but it does not follow the flow.  I don’t why Google put the contacts there instead of the upper menu where everything else is.