Shaochuantou

We spent the last two days travelling further south. One night in Tainan (the former Taiwanese capital) and one night in Kaohsiung (the second largest city in Taiwan). Both of these stops were rather brief. The outside temperature was in excess of 35 degrees, so we didn't really head outside until after 5pm.

In Tainan, we sampled the local delicacy of beef soup for lunch. Afterwards, a little wander through the streets before dinner and back to the hotel room to watch the Americas Cup racing.

Kaohsiung was a little more interesting. We hid until sunset and managed to perfectly time our arrival at the waterfront for some pretty colours and spectacular thunderclouds. We checked out a few outdoor art installations and sheltered from the 30 minute flash thunderstorm in a little market place.

We jumped on the metro and headed to Formosa station, which has a colourful light dome as its centrepiece. We then wandered over to the Liouhe night market, where Vela enjoyed an assortment of barbecued duck body parts (including the whole head) while Nathan opted for a Taiwanese hotdog, served in a sticky rice "bun". We topped up with some fried chicken and milk tea before heading home.Read more