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  • Day 117

    Lukang, Taiwan 🇹🇼 - The Old Street

    January 9 in Taiwan ⋅ 🌬 17 °C

    Wir haben heute ein altes und historisches Stadtviertel und ein nettes kleines Künstlerviertel besucht. In der gesamten Innenstadt gibt es viele schmale Gassen, die sich wie kleine Adern durch die Stadt winden und in denen gerade mal eine Person Platz hat.
    Die typische Küche haben wir auch schon getestet, war lecker, nur ein glibbriges Austernomlett war etwas gewöhnungsbedürfig 🫣

    LG
    #KriMiTraveling
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  • Day 361

    Lukang

    December 8, 2023 in Taiwan ⋅ 🌙 21 °C

    I had originally intended to go to China after Hong Kong but Chinese bureaucracy got the better of me. Giving up on getting a Chinese visa I booked flights to Taipei with very few expectations. I'm glad that I did because Taiwan turned out to be a highlight of the trip! I only spent a day in Taipei before heading to Lukang, a small historical town on the west coast.

    Lukang was once a major port and the 2nd largest city in Taiwan. However, the silting of the port and the local governments refusal to build a train line led to a decline of the city. While unfortunate for the local economy this meant that Lukang avoided much of the modernization that other cities in Taiwan underwent leaving the historical centre well preserved.

    These days it is a chill yet bustling town, and although you don't tend to see many foreign tourists it is popular with the Taiwanese. The famous Lukang Old Street, which is lined with well preserved buildings housing souvenir shops and food stalls is rammed by day with Taiwanese day-trippers. Away from the old street there is a network of old lanes that are in normal everyday use as people's homes and businesses and are far less busy. Most of the lanes are too small for cars and can only be accessed by foot or moped. Some are so narrow that only one person at a time can pass through.

    Taiwan has a huge number of Chinese temples. One of the post popular is the Lukang Mazu Temple, a temple to the Goddess Mazu, the goddess of the sea and patron deity of fishermen. Like the Chinese temples in Hong Kong, these are very atmospheric with the incense, the chimes, and the activities of people having their fortunes read.

    One thing that Taiwan is famous for is the street food. As winter is strawberry season in Taiwan, there were many desserts and drinks containing them around - so I had to make the most of it! One of the favourites is the strawberry mochi. This is a strawberry packed in a red bean paste and then covered in 'mochi', a glutinous cake made of rice or cornstarch. By itself the mochi doesn't taste of much and has a strange texture, but with the bean and strawberry it's actually quite good. Another favourite of mine was a dumpling filled with oyster, egg, some kind of green veg, and glass noodles, with chilli sauce piped inside. This stall had a large queue so I knew to get in it and whatever they were cooking would be good, and I wasn't disappointed!
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  • Day 13

    Zehnter Tag

    September 23, 2023 in Taiwan ⋅ ⛅ 27 °C

    - Einkauf auf dem traditionellen Markt in Tingting's Heimatstadt
    - Frühstück Zuhause
    - Ankunft Omma und Tante
    - Mit ganzer Familie Mittagessen in einem Nobelrestaurant
    - Spaziergang im Park von Taichung
    - Geburtstagskuchen essen Zuhause
    - Abendessen mit ältesten und jüngsten Cousin
    - Weintrauben essen und Tee bei Tante, im Fernseher lief sowas wie DSDS
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  • Day 5

    Zweiter Tag

    September 15, 2023 in Taiwan ⋅ ☁️ 26 °C

    1. Frühstück mit der Familie (sehr lecker aber keine Fotos)
    2. Kaffee getrunken
    3. Shopping Mall in Changhua besucht und Sushi gegessen
    (auch sehr lecker)
    4. Zuhause entspannt
    5. Restaurant in Yuanlin mit der Familie von Min
    6. Tante (Schwester vom Vatter) von Min besucht und Guvava gegessen (keine Fotos)
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  • Day 3

    Day 276: Taichung

    October 12, 2024 in Taiwan ⋅ ☀️ 88 °F

    Guys….we aren’t cool enough to visit Taiwan. This country has a level creativity and style that is unmatched in anything we’ve seen thus far. Colorful pictures incoming.

    Between Chiayi and Taipei is the city Taichung which is an up and coming area for folks who want to pay less, but still commute to Taipei. We decided to stop in the city for the Rainbow Village!

    After the national government fled to the island, there were many soldiers that needed to be housed. The government built entire neighborhoods and villages for these troops. Overtime, the houses became run down and developers bought out the area to build huge complexes.

    One veteran, Huang Yung-fu, refused to move. He was alone so he started to paint his neighborhood and houses to save them from demolition. University students discovered his artwork and petitioned to preserve the village. The village stands today with colorful paintings and art from new artists based in Asia. Sadly, Huang Yung-fu passed away this January at the age of 100 🥺

    We bussed to the village and admired the incredible artwork. Furthermore, a Taoist temple stood nearby and we made a short stop to view the structure and statues. It was 100% worth the stop.

    We continued to our apartment in Taipei which is in the heart of the Ximending walking district, famed for entertainment, shopping, food, and street art. We went to a soup dumpling restaurant for dinner and accidentally ordered two large beers.

    Ximending at night was a sight; we saw street performers and girls handing out snakes. The crowd was huge and you just had to move with the flow nice and slow. After parading through the district, we found a quieter street with amazing graffiti and murals. It was soooo 90s hip hop and the music coming from surrounding bars elevated the experience. Kids/models dressed up super cool were taking pictures everywhere. Clearly, we weren’t ready for Taipei.

    Food:
    Soup dumplings

    Spots:
    Taichung
    Rainbow Veteran Village
    Ximending District
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  • Day 200

    Painted Village, Taichung, Taiwan

    April 23, 2024 in Taiwan ⋅ ☁️ 29 °C

    Another painted village, but so different from the ones in Malang. This was a much smaller area, but there was also much more details in the painting.

    It was very bright and colourful, the style reminded me of Mexican paintings.

    Luke told me while we were entering that according to reviews there was Iron Man here as well...we expected an Iron man portrait, when in fact it was a guy dressed in an iron man mask taking photos with other visitors. Thankfully he avoided us, as it was all kinds of weird. We initially saw him doing some colouring in on a table near the post it wall before taking some photos with a couple of women, who were still with him when we left.

    We had to take quite a long bus ride to get here but well worth it, nice to see a different part of the city and explore this attraction.
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  • Day 249

    Rainbow village

    December 5, 2023 in Taiwan ⋅ ⛅ 23 °C

    Früher war das mal eine Militärsiedlung. Ein Opi hat die dann irgendwann bunt angemalt und damit wurde sie zum Kunstwerk :D

    Der Opi selber war auch da, mit einem Schild, auf dem stand das er 100 Jahre alt sei 🙈Read more

  • Day 112

    Halfmarathon Lukang

    November 19, 2023 in Taiwan ⋅ 🌙 13 °C

    Geschrieben von Maike

    Mein heutiger Tag hat früher als im Fo Guang Shan Kloster gestartet: Ich bin 4.30 Uhr aufgestanden, um meine Startunterlagen für den Halbmarathon in Lukang (in der Nähe von Taichung) abzuholen, für den ich mich vor etwa einem Monat angemeldet hatte. Ein Glück haben Isa und ich in einem Hostel übernachtet, welches nur 5 Minuten zu Fuß vom Stadion Lukang entfernt war, sodass ich pünktlich um 5.00 Uhr vor Ort war. Da der Start für die Marathon- und Halbmarathondistanz um 6.15 Uhr war, hatte ich noch genügend Zeit, meine Startnummer und meinen Elektro-Chip zur Zeitregistrierung zu befestigen, mich zu erwärmen und zu orientieren. Ich plante für alle Vorbereitungsschritte mehr Zeit als üblich ein, da alle Schilder und Beschreibungen in Chinesisch waren und auch die wenigsten Leute Englisch sprachen. Mit etwas Mühe konnte ich herausfinden, dass Marathon- und Halbmarathonläufer*innen zur gleichen Zeit starteten, und wo genau der Start war. Ich konnte kaum glauben, dass um 5.00 Uhr morgens bei noch klarem Sternhimmel schon so viel Trubel auf dem Sportplatz war: Es lief laute Musik, es wurden Kanonen abgefeuert und eine Erwärmung für alle Sportler*innen angeleitet. Und dann ging es los: Um 6.15 Uhr fiel der Startschuss und die große Läufer-Masse setzte sich in Bewegung. Ich rannte von relativ weit hinten gemächlich nach weiter vorn, bis ich die Zeit-Läufer von 3:30 h für die Marathondistanz erreichte, da ich mir ein Zeitziel von etwa 1h 45 min gesetzt hatte. Ich schloss mich während des gesamten Halbmarathons einer Läufergruppe an, die gut gelaunt waren und sich gegenseitig bei Stimmung hielten. Ich konnte zwar kein Wort ihrer kurzen Konversationen und gegenseitigen Sticheleien verstehen, aber ich freute mich, an dieser aufgeheiterten Stimmung teilzuhaben. Auch wenn es zu Beginn des Laufs noch fast dunkel und kühler war, kam die Hitze mit der aufgehenden Sonne schnell wieder. Letztendlich habe ich meine Wunschzeit von 1h 45min (4:45 min pro km) geschafft und habe den 7. Platz unter 151 Frauen, und den 70. Platz unter allen 654 Halbmarathonläufer*innen belegt - damit bin ich sehr zufrieden! Isa hat mich gegen kurz vor 8.00 Uhr im Ziel empfangen, sodass wir zusammen noch eine Weile auf dem Sportplatz-Feld saßen und ich meine asiatischen Nudeln genoss, welche am Ende des Laufs an die Läufer*innen verteilt wurden.
    Am Nachmittag haben wir uns Lukang noch ein bisschen angeschaut, bevor wir mit dem Bus zurück nach Teipei gefahren sind. Was für ein erlebnisreicher und schöner Tag!

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    English version

    My day today started earlier than at Fo Guang Shan Monastery: I woke up at 4:30 am to pick up my starter package for the half marathon in Lukang (near Taichung), which I had signed up for about a month ago. Fortunately, Isa and I stayed in a hostel that was only a 5-minute walk from the Lukang stadium, so I was there on time at 5.00 am. As the start for the marathon and half marathon was at 6.15am, I still had enough time to attach my race number and the time-registering chip, to warm up and to orient myself. I planned in more time than usual for all the preparation steps, as the signs and descriptions were in Chinese and only few people spoke English. I took a while until I found out that marathon and half marathon runners started at the same time and where exactly the start was. I could hardly believe that there was already so much hustle and bustle on the sports field at 5.00 am when the starry sky was still clear: there was loud music playing, cannons were being fired and a warm-up was being led for all the runners. And then it started: the starting gun was fired at 6.15 am and the large mass of runners set off. I ran from relatively far back to further ahead until I reached the time runners of 3:30 h for the marathon distance, as I had set myself a time target of 1h 45 min. Throughout the half marathon, I joined a group of runners who were in a good mood and kept each other motivated. I couldn't understand a word of their short conversations but I was happy to be part of this cheerful atmosphere. Even though it was almost dark and cooler at the start of the run, the heat quickly increased with the rising sun. In the end, I managed to reach my target time of 1h 45min (4:45 min per km) and ranked 7th out of 151 women and 70th out of all (male and female) 654 half marathon runners - I'm very happy with that! Isa met me at the finish line shortly before 8.00 am so we sat together for a while on the sports field and I enjoyed my Asian noodles, which were given to all runners at the end of the race.
    In the afternoon, we had a look around Lukang before taking the bus back to Teipei. What a wonderful day!
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  • Day 7

    Taichung - Taifuntag

    October 5, 2023 in Taiwan ⋅ 🌬 30 °C

    An der Südspitze der Insel (etwa 200 km entfernt) wütet ein Taifun. Als Ausläufer spüren wir starken Wind, aber keinen Regen. Die Stadtverwaltung hat sämtliche öffentliche Gebäude geschlossen, ebenso die Schulen. Sehr viele Einkaufsläden haben geschlossen, aber einige Malls haben offen und sind gut besucht. Die Besichtigungen haben sich auf Objekte beschränkt, die von außen zugänglich sind. Dies ist ein Veteranen – Dorf, welches bunt angemalt wurde, das Opernhaus, einen ökologischen Park und die Mall zum Lunch. Danach Hotel mit Sport und Sauna und Abendessen.Read more

  • Day 7

    Vierter Tag

    September 17, 2023 in Taiwan ⋅ 🌙 27 °C

    Frühstück im Hotel (Sun-Moon-Lake)
    Besuch einer Anlage zur Teeverarbeitung (HOHOCHA)
    Mittagessen im Restaurant
    Käffchen in den Bergen, drumherum Tee- und Kaffeeplantagen
    Besuch Min's alte Schule
    Abendessen im Restaurant

    Sonnenbrille in dem Café im Klo verloren
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