Friday, September 4, 2009

Sunday, August 30, 2009

Danshui 淡水

Danshui 淡水
Danshui station (Red line)
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Danshui old Street 淡水老街
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Iron Eggs 鐵蛋
(Quail eggs cooked in tea and herbs)
Iron Eggs in many flavours
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At the end of the old street 淡水老街 is the main street
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Fish ball soup 鱼丸汤
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Ready to eat fish cakes and balls
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Sour plum drink 酸梅湯
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River besides the main street
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Market place 菜市
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Friday, August 21, 2009

Jinshan 金山鄉

Jinshan 金山鄉

Links are in chinese:
http://gold.emmm.tw/
http://www.kingsan.com.tw/
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Direction:

Danshui station 淡水站  (Red line).  Take Keelung bus to go Jinshan.  Bus fare NT99, pay cash.  Journey 1 hr.  Tell the bus driver that you want to alight at Jinshan Township Hall.
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Keelung bus
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Jinshan Township Hall.  Once you alight, cross the road and ask for direction to old street. On your way back to Danshui station, take the opposite direction of the bus route.
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Jinshan old street 金包里老街 :
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Old provisin shop
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雪豹(廟口綜合冰城)
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阿玉蔴粩
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獅子林餅舖
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Stall at the entrance of the temple
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Jinshan seaside :
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The bus route will pass by the seaside. 
There are bus stops and cafes along the highway and you alight for a stroll.

Thursday, August 20, 2009

Keelung 基隆

Keelung 基隆

http://www.klcg.gov.tw/en/05/05_9.jsp

Direction:-
Take TRA train to Keelung station. Go to Taipei Main Station, ticket counter is on the ground floor. Boarding gate is at basement 1. NT43 per person. Journey about 1 hr.
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Taipei Main Station 台北車站
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Train can arrive on either side. Check with Station Control or look at the sighboard.
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Sighboard
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Keelung Station 基隆車站
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There's a tourist information center besides Keelung station.
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Jhongjheng Park 中正公園:
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It's on a steep hill. Views from Jhongjheng Park
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Goddess of Mercy temple
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Bisha Fishing Port 碧砂漁港 :
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One side is restaurants and the other side is seafood market. You can buy seafood and bring over to any restaurants for them to cook for you or just order from the restaurants.
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Below: Left side is the seafood market and right side are the restaurants.
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Miaokou Night Market 廟口夜市 :
Walk from Keelung station. Ask for direction from Tourist Info Center.