My Sunny Girl
Connie pauses to pose next to the glimmer of sun that came down from the clouds to touch her skin. Actually, we tried to take my picture...
To the sea!
Beyond this pier lies the mouth of the DanShui river where it meets the sea and empties into the Pacific. Ironically enough, since I’ve been in Taiwan...
A DanShui Street
What does a typical street in DanShui look like? You’re looking at it! However no cars were allowed in here this day, so you can only see...
Famous Canadian
Here’s a statue of Doctor MacKay which sits in the middle of DanShui where he lived and did a lot of his good works. There’s also a...
The Plaque under the Statue
The plaque reads: “Dr. MacKay. 1844-1901. In 1872, Doctor George Leslie MacKay, a Presbyterian Missionary, was assigned to DanShui, Taiwan. Dr. MacKay established numerous churches, introduced “Western...
What’s this? A DanShui shoe store!
Next to the statue of Dr. McKay there is very European style building with a shoe store in it that Connie was naturally drawn to. I just...
A typical food stall.
As you wander the streets of Taiwan you will often see these refrigerated display cases filled with various kinds of meat in front of restaurant stalls. They’re...
Dinner Time!
Connie and I wandered down the tourist strip until we found a nice looking BBQ place to eat dinner. The two things you can see in front...
All you can eat meat!
You are looking at plates of different cuts of frozen pork, beef, lamb and chicken, all just for Connie and I. These were cooked on the grill...
The BBQ
Built into the table was this grill to use hot coals combined with a fan system to grill the food. Very efficient, it’s not hot at all...