The trip to Taipei: A travel dairy for myself (Day 3)

Day 3 - Dreadful weather

Annual monsoon rain hits Taiwan in the summer. I sorrowfully cannot narrate and depict much of our third-day itinerary due to the dreadful weather we encountered. We have nonetheless managed to take several snapshots with our DSLR camera in the indoor areas (not so many at outdoor) something that might be intriguing.

(Taiwan Railways) The train departs from Taipei Station.

Ruifang Railway Station

The subway to main streets at Rueifang Station. The station also exhibits a number of
artistic photographs to the public - wittingly decorate the subway in an aesthetic way.

Streets in Rueifang. It is photographed while queuing for the bus.

Key ring. Each Chinese surname is engraved on a Japanese-alike mini slipper as a souvenir. (Why is it designed in a Japanese style?)

Wooden postcards with Chinese encouraging blessings / supports. We purchased them from the shop that also key rings (illustrated above)

Rural village in Jiufen

A little Chinese confectionery / bakery shop located in Jiufen named  "Lee Yi Cake Shop". The bakery conventionally produces scrumptious pastry. If you are interested in knowing more, please visit here (Traditional Chinese only): http://www.lecake.com.tw/

A pitiful cat idles around down the pedestrian area.

At last, we proceeded to the railway station and left the place with weather disappointment.

To be continued....

The trip to Taipei: A travel dairy for myself (Day 2)

Day 2 - Walk leisurely in Tamsui

An open space outside Tamsui MRT Station.

After a night of strolling night markets, we headed to Tamsui / Danshuei District （淡水）for some sightseeings. As soon as we alighted from the train, I had a sensation that the heat started to steam up your body, dehydrating you with a sudden exposure of ultraviolet ray. It's also a typical climate same in Hong Kong. Regardless of this, weather does not normally impact your curiosity and joy to stroll and look around.

"101 Tower", crisps baked in a swirl around a long bamboo stick,
with a variety of seasoning to choose from,
 one of quintessential appetizers in Taiwan.

Nevertheless, torrential rain arrived soon after we entered into the main street, unfortunately. Umbrella opened, we continued to walk along the street to the junction. More snack stores opened along the street, ranging from coffee shops to unique Taiwanese edible souvenirs, and some convenient stores.

There wasn't things that were fascinating, we went to a noodle shop with its fame for cooked vegetable and tofu wrap (the name is forgotten, but anyway not as scrumptious as I thought).

A statue situated along the promenade

Torrential rain followed. Nothing interested really, and we finally left the place soaked with rain and as well it altered our itinerary. As what the first photograph illustrated, the open space area has no shelter either and thus even umbrellas didn't do any good when rain was pouring, particularly when the ground was semi-flooded. This is a problem that some planners / local councilors shall look into in near future.

We hideously soaked and managed to get into MRT and headed back to Taipei downtown.





To be continued...