Squid boats at Danshui A popular destination especially on weekends. Reminds me of Manly or Bondi in Sydney – in the old days, with a mix of Luna Park perhaps. Amusement stalls and quality fast foods by the sea. Not surf but the entrance to the sea. The river flows all the way back to [...]
Archive for November 2009
DANSHUI – MOST NORTHERN MRT STATION Leave a comment
GREEN-EYED CAT – JIOFEN (N.E. COAST)
TV STAR (HONG KONG) Leave a comment
DIHUA STREET & TIGER SHARKS (AUSTRALIA) Leave a comment
The DiHua Street area of Taipei is fascinating to visit In 2002 when I first visited Taipei, there was an International Shark Conference (a joint project by the environmental people at Wild Aid) primarily to halt the removal of shark fins from live sharks . In the years since there has been a lot of [...]
THIN NOODLE SOUP Leave a comment
Thin noodle soup with chili and coriander When I first came to Taipei in 2002 my guide showed me street vendor food. Thin noodle soup is cheap and served by a vendor with a usual spot on a street corner, on the road. Four chairs and a table for those who wanted to sit down, [...]
KEELUNG FISH MARKET: RUDDER FISH
Note the teeth and large black eye in the picture at right. Obviously a deep water predator species. I did not know the name until recently when I saw some being unloaded at Coffs Harbour fish wharf, Australia. The young professional fishermen explained “it’s a very oily fish, you can only eat a small amount [...]
MINI SHOP #1 – THE JUICE MAN Leave a comment
INVENTION Orange juice machine YOU TUBE VIDEO click here A couple of blocks away is a bigger enterprise that uses a new invention to press small oranges. Fresh juice squeezed while you wait On the corner of a small lane and a busy street is this juice bar. The oranges might have come from South [...]
MRT SUBWAY ART DISPLAY Leave a comment
Imagine this in Sydney’s Central railway tunnel? It would not last 24 hours without being defaced. During my 13 months in Taipei I can’t remember seeing spray paint graffiti anywhere. It may exist – but nothing like in ‘the west’. This MRT rail station is the ‘grandest’ – but all stations feature stainless steel walls [...]
LIMITED PARKING FOR CARS Leave a comment
FIRST 24 HOUR IMPRESSIONS OF TAIPEI Leave a comment
(Top) My bed for eight weeks was this indoors tent. (Right) Scrap paper collection lady. (Bottom) View from rear window. (Right) ZhongShiao East Road, nearby. I arrived at night, was met at the airport the Taiwanese girl I’d met via friends in Australia. She had been a news journalist who was later to move into [...]
