Tomb Sweeping Holiday!
Last Wednesday was Tomb Sweeping Day, an official holiday when Taiwanese people are supposed to gather together with family members and head out to the family gravesites...
Still a Fishing Port
DanShui is still an active fishing port, and the people here still go out each morning to fish for the local catch. You can see here the...
Strawberry Sausage?
Just past the train station there is a stand that sells Strawberry Sausages, which Connie tells me are quite good. I would never have thought of combining...
Kids Incorporated
Along the boardwalk, jammed between the food stands, shops and arcades, you will find small places like this serving the needs of the chronologically challenged. Pretty much...
At the start of the boardwalk we find…
McDonalds is everywhere, even on the boardwalk. The place under it is a “print club” center where you can get your picture taken by a machine that...
Hey, I can see the lines underneath!
This fellow paints out calligraphic versions of what I assume are poems and other famous literary works. He was quite elegant as he slowly drew his brush...
Human Grace
This being Taiwan, the boardwalk is graced with many statues that line the riverside and represent both local talent and act as tributes to different aspects of...
Artist’s Booth
This couple has their portrait done by one of the many kinds of artists you can find along the boardwalk.
Connie
Connie looking radiant and fresh, as usual!
Rob
Rob is modelling his stylish orange and brown laptop case that has space for everything inside it, it’s like a small pocket universe. Ironically enough, it almost...