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The town of pottery

[Dec.2012] One of the problems of travelling in winter is getting dark early. When we went to Sansia from Taipei, we also visited Yingge, too, but when we arrived there, it was already dark. This…

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Plenty of butter

[Dec.2012] As soon as we arrived in Sansia by train and bus from Taipei, our Taiwanese friend said ' we have to eat this in Sansia' and took us to one shop selling Bull Horn…

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Enjoy the indigo dye

[ Dec.2012] When our Taiwanese friend took us to Sanxia, not so far from Taipei, we experienced indigo dye ourselves. That is because she saw a programme about indigo dye of Sanxia recently on TV,…

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Time it takes to get a fortune slip

[Dec.2012] On the third day of our Taiwan holiday, we met up with a friend from Tokyo and her Taiwanese friends. We all went to Sanxia, a town outside of Taipei. The highlight here is…

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Fast while you are on

[Dec.2012] In Taiwan, there are many many restaurants or stands where you can eat and people are eating everywhere and at any time.Many Asian countries are like that.But in the underground in Taipei, you mustn't…

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Downpour in Jiufen

[ Dec.2012] One of the reasons why I wanted to visit Taiwan is this small village, Jiufen. I like the Japanese animation film ‘Spirited Away’ and I heard that Jiufen was one of the places…

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I won’t have it again…

[ Dec.2012] One of the famous things in Taiwan is Reflexology. Our tour took us to one massage parlor. It was up to us whether we take the treatment or not, but I was curious…

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The best foods was lunch at this restaurant

[Dec.2012] The best foods I had in our short holiday in Taiwan was the lunch at Sin Tai Fung Dumpling House, which was included in our group tour. According to our guide, the staff training…

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I treated myself to the expensive tea.

[Dec.2012] In the Taipei group tour, 'tea seminar' was included.Tea is Taiwan's well known speciality.We got explanation and tasting of a few kinds of tea including oolong tea.The most attractive one was Puer Tea, which…