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…
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…
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…
National Palace Museum was seen only from outside
[Dec.2012] When I reported to my friend in Tokyo that we did not go into National Palace Museum in Taipei, she was shocked. Well, our group tour went just in front of it and we…
Huge Chiang Kai-shek
[Dec.2012] We visited Chiang Kai-shek Momorial Hall with the group tour in Taipei. This was built 5 years after his death in 1980. The front staircase has got 89 steps, representing his age when he…
The guards are all tall here
[ Dec.2012] The second day in Taiwan, we had a group tour. The first place we went was Martyr’s Shrine where enshrines the dead souldiers. The tourists come here to see the change of the…
Restaurant recommended by our guide
[Dec.2012] On the day we arrived in Taiwan, I asked our guide for a good Taiwanese restaurant. She recommended Shin Yeh, which apparently has a branch in Japan, too. I checked my guide book and…
Chairs to keep the place
[Dec.2012] This photo was taken just outside of Longshan Temple in Taipei. These chairs look like the ones we use in a bath in Japan. They did not look new or did not look being…
