Archive for the ‘Taiwan Museums’ Category
SEAFOOD IN CARVED MARBLE Leave a comment
ON THE WATERFRONT – KAOHSIUNG Leave a comment
In the distance is the ferry wharf for departure to Cijin Island, across the harbour. NT$15 for the crossing. Bus No.248 from Kaohsiung Main Station got me here, fare is NT$12 (a standard fee for all bus rides in the city. You need the correct change before boarding bus). If arriving by train, its station [...]
OLD STREETS OF WEST TAIPEI Leave a comment
Late afternoon view from Da Dao Cheng wharf. Taipei bridge on the left, Sanchong across the river. Hire a bike nearby and join dozens of others doing the same thing.
TROPICAL VEGETATION TAIPEI Leave a comment
The amount of stainless steel used in products in Taiwan never ceases to amaze.
OLD TAIPEI CHARM Leave a comment
Giant bikes stand the test of time, however they are about four-times the price of cheap mainland imports (in Australia).
HISTORIC NORTH GATE TO CITY OF TAIPEI Leave a comment
How many people walked though this gate into the City of Taipei – happy for the security offered within the walled city? How many others have departed full of despair? If the stones could speak. Overhead (almost) is Civic Boulevard which came so close to threatening the existence of this historic structure. North Gate is [...]
RAIN. DAY. KAOHSIUNG. Leave a comment
Actually a 2nd breakfast. and look at the English news. Caught train to the ORANGE 1 MRT. Hired bike and took ferry to Cijin Island. Rain spoiled plan to ride around the island, so I ate locally near the wharf. Surprise, surprise – best fish in ages. NT $350 Billed as barbecued fish [...]
SUNNY DAY AT THE ZOO Leave a comment
Testing Sony TX9 today. The lioness performed nicely on movie mode by playing with her mate – who was too sleepy to respond. Fish is an Arowana in the Nocturnal exhibit. He’s been there for years and is my favorite. No hippopotamus’ in the Sydney zoo to the best of my knowledge, I’m not sure [...]
MUSEUM OF MARINE EXPLORATION, TAIWAN 1 comment
Recognition of MOME by a Taiwan university via this gold plaque. Souvenir admission tickets. Ship propeller marks the entrance to the wharf that is home to MOME Inside the air con building, which is constructed on the jetty and gives the feeling of being aboard a ship, are many fascinating and unusual museum displays. A miniature traditional [...]
KAOHSIUNG’S CIJIN ISLAND FORT Leave a comment
After renting a bike our first stop was the fortress for a view of the island. Good B&W photo opportunities all around the fort with a long tunnel (at ground level below), old door entrances in stone. With a couple of models, a tripod and a good lens, a photographer could spend hours here. The [...]
