Best of Taiwan Part 3

Groceries @ Danshui.

Reading @ Taiwan National Museum

Old house beside Yuanshan MRT station.

Destiny lots. Bao An temple. Each piece explains your destiny, marriage, wealth, luck...depending on what you have ask for.

Reflection of roof @ Bao An temple.

Dusk from Yuanshan MRT platform.

Running @ Ximending

Red House @ Ximending

Empty Ad Space @ Ximending

Waiting for the light to turn Green.

Best of Taiwan 2009 :: Part 2

A plot of land could be own by a no. of people. Seen here a marker, stating the boundary.

Offerings in a temple. There are no sales person around. You drop the cash into the box and help yourself with one.

Huge wall murals.

Packed ingredients for steamboat.

Mascot for Kaoshiung World Games

The bus driver name is shown at the back together with the contact of the bus company.

Signage at a local nite market.

Flowers at Furano homestay.

Betel nut Beauty, nowadays a rare view in Taipei

Interesting view in Taipei. A road leading into the mountain.

Best of Taiwan 2009 :: Part 1

Bits and pieces, some are interesting, others are unique to Taiwan.

A "Thank You" Ad in the Fast Rail station.

Fast Rail cabin.High contrast between first class and economy class.


A faithful dog stand guard...

Banner from a local volunteer group. It says, Good Citizen, bring your dog shit and rubbish home!

There's a funeral parlor in the residential area. The hearse is parked across the road. Imagine look at this everyday when you walk out of your house!

Zoom in at Kaohsiung city from the 39 floor of Splendor hotel.

Xue Jia Township. Can you believe an empty main road in broad daylight?

Most of the temples doors are painted with elaborate images of deities. One of the Fu Lu Shou, 福禄寿.

3D murals on the temple wall. Xue Jia Township.

Taiwan Day 11

Day 11: Taiwan to Singapore

Leaving Ximending. Crew setting up another outdoor activity for Elva.

Came with 1 luggage and going back with 4!

A fleet of Taxi at the Airport.

Travel with baby = front row seats!

High altitude diaper change.

Figuring out how to fit everything into the cab!

Taiwan Day 10

Day 10: Taipei

Destination: National Palace Museum.

Transferring to the red line, heading to Shilin Station.

Some of best scenery can be seen from the train.

Each station have their uniqueness and characteristics. Walk to the main road and board either Red30, 255, 304 to the National Palace Museum.

The bus journey is around 15mins and cost NT$15.

Walk through a Chih-shan Garden before entering the museum. The garden features many beauty feature of a Chinese garden.

Lift your head up when you take the escalator up to the entrance.

Moving on to Danshui 淡水, the last station on the red line.

Walking down Danshui old street. A nite market brings the place to life.

Iron eggs or 鐵蛋, a local delicacies.

Danshui waterfront, with Bali 八里 township at the back.

Night market across the MRT station.

Back to the MRT to Raohe night market.

Raohe Street Tourist night market is one of the oldest night market in Taiwan. Although termed as a tourist market, its frequent by locals. Take the MRT to Houshanpi on the blue line. You can either walk, take a bus or cab here.

As usual, lots of shops, foods and games stalls.


Children clothing from NT$100

Our favorite, fermented beancurd.

Night Market = shop & eat & shop....