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    • Weltreise Katja und Nicolas
      1
      Day 178–180

      Kaohsiung - Die Veränderung 💇🏻‍♂️

      May 3 in Taiwan ⋅ ⛅ 31 °C

      Nach einer wundervollen Woche in Hengchun/Kenting, neu mit dem Tauchbrevet im Sack, heisst es für uns Schritt für Schritt zurück in Richtung Norden. ⬆️

      Der erste Stop ist die Hafenstadt Kaohsiung (Gaoschung ausgesprochen). Sie ist die 3. grösste Stadt in Taiwan und hat viel an moderner Kunst zu bieten. Rund um den Hafen haben wir viele Kunstwerke und besondere Bauten entdeckt.🤖 Im Künstlerviertel, auch gleich am Hafen zu, gibt es viele kleine Shops mit allerlei handgemachten Waren und wir fanden mal wieder eine richtig gute Gelateria.🍦 Zudem gehen wir in jedem Land 1x ins Kino. Dies haben wir hier erledigt und haben wie die Anfänger vergessen, die langen Klamotten anzuziehen.🤦🏼‍♀️ Draussen über 30 Grad und in allen Cafes, ÖV oder eben auch im Kinosaal wird ganz schön kräftig runtergekühlt.🥶 Der Film „The Fall Guy“ war aber trotz Kälte sehr unterhaltsam.

      Nun kommen wir noch zum Titel dieses Beitrages. Für Nicolas war es an der Zeit für einen Coiffeurbesuch.😄 Noch in Hoi An, also Mitte März, habe ich (Katja) die lange Mähne von Nicolas mehr schlecht als recht mit dem Rasierapparat weg rasiert.🙈 Jetzt, wo das Haar ein bisschen nachgewachsen ist, sieht man alle Unstimmigkeiten und darum musste professionelle Hilfe her.💪🏼 Die Pracht auf seinem Haupt macht nun wieder eine gute Falle. Daraufhin dachte sich Nicolas, das er sich nach rund 5 Jahren mit Schnauz und Bart auch von diesem trennen möchte. 👨🏻

      Glattrasiert ging es für die nächsten zwei Tage auf die Insel Liuqiu.🏝️ Mehr hierzu folgt im nächsten Beitrag.      Read more

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    • Taiwan & Hongkong
      Day 13

      Can I take a picture with you?

      August 11, 2019 in Taiwan ⋅ ⛅ 29 °C

      Am zweiten Tag in Kaohsiung hätten wir das erste Mal auf unserer Reise ein typisch asiatisches Frühstück: Reis, gebratenes Gemüse und Suppe - Sarah war „happy“. Gleich danach ging es mit der Fähre auf die Halbinsel Cijin. Hier waren auf engem Raum einige Sehenswürdigkeiten der Stadt anzutreffen. Wir besuchten den alten Leuchtturm, das alte Fort von Kaohsiung und machten uns am Strand entlang auf den Weg zum Muschel-Museum. Auf diesem Weg wurden wir jedoch selbst zum Highlight der Insel. Etwas zögernd kam zunächst eine kleine Asiatin an und frage uns mit piepsiger Stimme: Can I take a picture with you. Doch damit war sie nicht die einzige. Noch einige weitere Male mussten wir mit gezwungenem Lächeln parat stehen. Hierbei stellten wir fest, dass „berühmt sein“ bestimmt anstrengend sein muss. Europäer werden im fernen Ausland zwar gerne als Fotomotiv genutzt (in Taiwan vermutlich wegen der hellen Haut), aber mit so einem Ansturm an einem Tag hätten wir nicht gerechnet.
      Zurück auf dem Festland bestiegen wir noch das ehemalige britische Konsulat und genossen ein paar Maracujas im Central Park. Abends besuchten wir einen der bekanntesten Nachtmärkte Taiwans, den Ruifen Nightmarket. Trotz dass wir schon viele Nachtmärkte besucht hatten entdeckten wir doch wieder ganz neue Gerichte, die wir sogleich probierten.      Read more

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    • TravelerNovember 2023
      Day 4

      Walk in Kaohsiung

      November 4, 2023 in Taiwan

      All the info we had about Kiaohsiung implied that interesting sites were within walking distance. What we didn’t count on was the heat and humidity.

      We may look fairly fresh in that first photo, but after four hours of hoofing it, we were both sweaty messes.

      At one point, we strayed from the harbor area to seek skyscraper shade along a street in the financial district.

      Stately lions crouched in front of a bank along the way. I find it interesting that one lion had its mouth open, while the other’s was closed. It reminds me of Okinawa’s Shisa Lions; the male keeps his mouth open while the female keeps hers closed. Wonder if there’s an intermingling of mythologies here?

      The next building boasted a pair of Chinese Fu Dogs. The male holds a sphere under one paw to represent his dominion over the world, while the female has a baby under her paw to denote her dominion over home and hearth.

      I was surprised to see a container garden tucked near a sunny alley on this same street. Wonder which plant needs eggshells to help it grow?

      As we neared the Pier 2 Arts District, artsy touches began to crop up. At first glance, I thought the car in the last photo was a spaceship.      Read more

    • TravelerNovember 2023
      2
      Day 4

      Kaohsiung Skyline

      November 4, 2023 in Taiwan ⋅ ☀️ 86 °F

      The more I travel, the more aware I become of Portugal’s influence on the world.

      In Taiwan, for instance, early Portuguese sailors called Taiwan “Ilha Formosa,” meaning “beautiful island.”

      Centuries later, this nickname for Taiwan remains, with “Formosa” used to name streets, buildings, businesses, and so on. (Notice the phrase “Formosa Taiwan” in the second photo.)

      See the tall building behind us in the first photo, and alone in the third? That’s the 85 Sky Tower. It’s shaped like the Chinese character for “gua,” meaning “tall.” Clever, eh?

      Another eye catching site along the harbor is a performance arts building called the Kaohsiung Music Center.

      I think you can see how wilted by sun and humidity we were! I could barely keep my eyes open for the photos.      Read more

    • TravelerNovember 2023
      2
      Day 4

      Chinese Calligraphy Lesson

      November 4, 2023 in Taiwan ⋅ ☀️ 86 °F

      After our hot and sweaty tromp along Kaohsiung’s harbor, we were grateful to enter the air conditioned cruise port terminal.

      There we found that locals had set up tables to teach their us Chinese calligraphy.

      A calligraphy master was on hand, along with several helpers. They even showed us how to write our names in Chinese. For some reason, my name required some discussion between a trio of assistants. “We want to make sure it is a beautiful name for you,” they explained. I think it looks cool!

      Afterwards, we were approached by a reporter and camera crew for a little interview about our day in Kaohsiung. I’ve no idea where that will air.      Read more

    • TravelerTaiwan
      Day 16

      Kaohsiung: National Center for Arts

      Yesterday in Taiwan ⋅ ☁️ 28 °C

      Coincidence!!! Luck???

      I attended TwoSet Violin's Concert in Kaohsiung! Was just looking around the archtecture of the gigantic modern structure in the middle of a square when I found out their concert was in an hour! I mean, WHAT?? Sometimes life plays funny games with you. They had a few shows in Canada but I couldn't go. Now I came across them in Taiwan by sheer luck!

      The ticket office said there was a seat left (in the expensive section), and I'd have been a fool not to accept fate's beckoning.      Read more

    • Taiwan and Korea 2024
      1
      1
      Day 9

      Korea

      March 31 in Taiwan ⋅ ⛅ 28 °C

      Attended easter mass in the morning. There's marching/brass band! Then head off to the airport and touchdown late at Seoul gimpo airport. Quite a long walk to hotel (regret not booking lotte hotel). But the night ended quite well. Hotel turned out very nice and dinner (boksam jokbal) was superb! Rest for the night before early flight to jeju tomorrow.Read more

    • Südostasien 2023
      Day 94

      Random Observations 4

      November 1, 2023 in Taiwan ⋅ ☁️ 29 °C

      Auf Reisen gibt es immer wieder ungewöhnliche, lustige oder überraschende Anblicke. Diese passen leider nicht immer in die Blogeinträge. Deshalb möchten wir sie hier teilen.
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      While traveling one often encounters unusual, funny or surprising things. They don’t always fit into the regular posts which is why we would like to share them here.      Read more

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    • TravelerNovember 2023
      Day 4

      Great Harbor Bridge

      November 4, 2023 in Taiwan

      Kaohsiung’s Great Harbor Bridge is a horizontally rotating bridge. We didn’t see it in action, but it has some interesting features.

      The octopus looking sculpture has tentacles, each of which lead to a drum. I tried playing the drums, but you really need a mallet to make a good sound with them. (Somebody must play them though, because the head of each drum has a sign asking people not to play them after 10 pm.)

      On the roof of a shop by the bridge are special horns that make sounds when the wind blows strongly enough. (They remind me of the cloud busting machine in the Kate Bush video.) We certainly would have appreciated a strong breeze today, not just to hear the horns but to cool us off.      Read more

    • TravelerNovember 2023
      Day 4

      Pier 2 Arts Center

      November 4, 2023 in Taiwan ⋅ ☀️ 86 °F

      Kaohsiung’s Pier 2 Arts Center is sprinkled with public art as well as private galleries. We also found a cluster of air conditioned shops, which provided a must needed respite from the heat before we hoofed it back to the ship.

      One of my favorite sculptures was a dome made of wooden chairs. Sadly, the walking path through a nearby banyan tree was closed to the public. I would have loved to have climbed around in there.      Read more

    You might also know this place by the following names:

    Kaohsiung, Kaohsiung City, KHH, Гаосюн, 高雄市

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