Como

Como, the silk town

With a friend of mine from London, we went to Como Lake in Italy.The town Como situates at the end of left bottom side of Como Lake.It is small, but has got a beautiful…

Taiwan

Walk around the night market

The last thing we did in Taiwan was walking around the night market in Taipei. We went to the one near my friend’s house, whose name I forgot. Unfortunately it was rainy night and…

Taiwan

The things you see a lot in Taiwan

I have already told you that there are numerous places to eat in Taiwan.Another thing you see a lot in this country is scooters.I had thought the biggest scooter country was Italy, but I…

Taiwan

The town of pottery

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…

Taiwan

Plenty of butter

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…

Taiwan

Enjoy the indigo dye

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,…

Taiwan

Time it takes to get a fortune slip

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…

Taiwan

Fast while you are on

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…

Taiwan

Downpour in Jiufen

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…