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At Narita Airport. This time, instead of cycling, it was a casual trip with a friend. I thought that sometimes it's good to do things like this, so I decided to go. I had been planning to go for a while, but I actually decided to go just a few days before, so it became a sudden departure. |
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<div align="Left"><H2 align="Left">Shilin Night Market (Shilin Night Market).
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After arriving, I heard that the night market stalls were famous, so I decided to go check them out. For now, I decided to go to Shilin Night Market, which I heard is the largest night market. |
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There are a lot of people. |
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After walking around a bit, I tried "stinky tofu," which is said to be a staple in Taiwan, but I couldn't really eat it. |
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And, I filled my stomach at a small shop, and then quickly left the night market. |
<div align="Left"><H2 align="Left">To the Palace Museum.
| In the morning, I left the hotel and headed towards the Palace Museum. |  |
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I pass in front of Taipei Station. The shape is interesting. |
| There is a Mitsukoshi department store in front of Taipei Station. |  |
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While I was on my way to the Palace Museum in a taxi, a very large building suddenly appeared in front of me. |
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What is this... I was thinking, but it seems to be a hotel. It looks like a palace of something. |
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And then, we arrived at the Palace Museum. |
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The building doesn't seem that old. The coloring is also a bit like flat coloring? |
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It was under construction just now. |
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Thanks to that, I could only see a little bit. Gaku... . I am quite shocked. |
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And then, I hurried home. |
<div align="Left"><H2 align="Left">Martyrs' Shrine (Xionglietzu).
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I was thinking of going somewhere from the old museum, and then a taxi driver who spoke broken Japanese started talking to me. And sometimes, I thought something like this might be nice, so I decided to get on it as is. For the time being, I thought about going to a massage shop near the Shilin Night Market, which I visited recently, to pass the time. However, the owner said that the night market is not open at this time. I didn't want to go to the night market, but my actual purpose was to go to a massage shop. However, because explaining that would be troublesome, I decided to let the old man take me to the tourist spots he recommended. And the first place we visited was here, the Martyrs' Shrine (Xionglietzu). |
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This place is said to be a memorial for 330,000 soldiers and officers who died in the Xinhai Revolution and the Anti-Japanese War. (According to the guidebook). Here, the guards change every hour, and it seems to be a sight to behold. |
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A building with a strangely thick coating of paint. Is this what it is? It feels subtle. |
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The guards are standing perfectly still and upright, not even flinching. |
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But, as if the time had come, he started moving briskly, spinning his gun around, tapping his boots, and moving with agility. |
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| The guards are walking, maintaining their formation. |  |
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Continue the performance. |
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It showed various movements. |
And after that, I stopped by a massage parlor.
After receiving a massage there, I headed towards Taipei Station, and decided to go to Keelung, which is a little east of Taipei.
<div align="Left"><H2 align="Left">To Keelung.
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Take a train from Taipei Station to Keelung. I bought a ticket for a limited express train, but the limited express train is delayed by more than 40 minutes, and a local train in front of me would arrive in about the same amount of time, so I decided to take the local train. Oh, my... |
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Because it is similar to Japan, I felt the same way as in Japan, but the fact that trains are often delayed makes me feel like I am in Asia.
From here, we decided to take a bus to "Jiufen," which is said to be the setting for the movie "City of Sadness."
I have not seen this movie.
<div align="Left"><H2 align="Left">To the ninth division.
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The town of Jiu Fen is a small town located about 40 minutes by bus from the town of Keelung. As you approach the town, you start to see a beautiful sea. |
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I was walking around town and I found a person who was drawing pictures. It is elegant. |
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Spreading townscape. |
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The temple's decorations are magnificent. But, I'm really bothered by the way the colors are used, as it seems too flat. |
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This is a traveler from Taipei whom I met in this city. Thank you very much for guiding me around the city; it was a great help. |
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This building seems to be one of the buildings that was used as a setting for a movie. I am very tired. |
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The townscape continues for a long time. And then, after leaving the town of Jiufen, I decided to return to Keelung. |
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Bonus episode. What I saw on the bus on the way back to Keelung. A bonsai is on top of the car. Taiwan, I'm surprised...। |
<div align="Left"><H2 align="Left">Taipei, Ximending.
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I returned to Taipei, and that night, I decided to visit Ximending, which is known as Shinjuku in Taipei. |
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There was a sign that celebrated the two people who won the first gold medals for Taiwan in the recent Olympics. |
It was said to be "Taiwanese Shinjuku," but the townscape was quite quiet and the atmosphere was calm.
<div align="Left"><H2 align="Left">Returning home.
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The morning of returning home. Recently, I found a delicious porridge restaurant. This porridge is also delicious. |
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Taipei Station front. It has a calm atmosphere. |
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Suddenly, I glanced to the side, and there was a building that, for some reason, didn't seem like it belonged to a government office. The name is not listed on the map. |
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And then, we headed towards the airfield, and the short journey came to an end.
This time, I thought it might be good to try cycling across the island.
The taste of the food from the food stalls doesn't quite suit me, but I feel like maybe my taste will change if I stay here for a long time.