Journey to Yeliou (野柳)

One of my dreams is to be able to see the Queen's Head while it's still intact. Hence, I've planned one day in my itinerary for the visit. It's quite a long way from Taipei. But still I'm pretty lucky...

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Buying & Releasing Skylight (买/放天灯) @ Shifen Train Station (十分车站)

At Shifen Train Station (十分车站), you'll noticed that almost everywhere is selling Skylights. Not only do they support the releasing of Skylights (天灯), they also sells miniature Skylights as Souvenirs,...

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Shihfen Waterfall (十分瀑布)

After a long walk, we finally reached the Shihfen Waterfall (十分瀑布). I would say that it's tiring but certainly worth our time. The journey is a beautiful walkway with nice scenery of the river that led...

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Taiwan Coal Mine Museum

Along the way to Shihfen Waterfall, we noticed a Taiwan Coal Mine Museum which is already closed as we reached the area probably around 4+pm. It looks like one of the interesting sightseeing area that...

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Shihfen Train Station (十分车站) - Pingsi Line (平溪线)

There are various stations along the Pingsi District Train line (平溪线). However, the station with the most things to look at is the Shihfen Train station (十分车站). To reach here, you need to change the...

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Jioufen (Jiufen - 九份) Journey

Here's the slideshow of the photos taken around Jioufen (九份). With the foggy mountainous area on my way towards the area, and various stores / eatery and interesting photos of the places you can see...

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阿柑姨芋圆 Ah Gan Yi Yam Balls

After drinking the tea, do drop by 阿柑姨芋圆 (Ah Gan Yi Yam Balls) to enjoy the nice tasting yam balls mix soup dessert. As for the directions, look out for the various signboards as shown in the photographs....

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鳕鱼海苔脆片 - Codfish Pastry with Seaweed

Bought a packet of the delicious Codfish Pastry with Seaweed (鳕鱼海苔脆片) at Jiufen (九份) from the 九份黄金好运烧菓子工坊 (Jiufen Lucky Cake Store). I even took their namecard as the friendly sales person says that...

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