Sunday, May 10, 2009

Some photos from the past month - Part 4

After Jinguashi we headed to Jiufen. The last time I came here was on a weekend; the place was jam-packed with people and it was raining. But on this day, a Friday, the weather was beautiful and the streets weren't as crowded, although that may be hard to believe when seeing these photos.

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We made our way to a shop to eat the obligatory 芋圓 yuyuan : Chewy taro, plus sweet potato, red beans, and other items over ice.We next headed to a shop for some fishball soup. However, something was not quite right about this place......why do I have this creepy feeling?

Seriously, though, the owner had her photo plastered on all four walls. Chyo and I weren't the only ones who felt weirded out; other patrons were looking around the room with the same disbelief in their faces. And, if that weren't bad enough, she owns a second restaurant in town and it, too, is covered with her face. Strange.


We later had tea at one of Jiufen's many teahouses, which afford a fantastic view. Doesn't that picture of the foreigner look like it could have been taken at a café in Europe?




Before we left, we just had to take a look at this curious condom shop. Nearby was this woman demonstrating her effortless artistry. Finally, there was no way I was going to leave without getting my favorite "ice cream-peanut-cilantro burrito"!



What's the best part of a fun day? Making a new friend!All in all, it was a great day!

4 comments:

E.Michael Liu said...

some great pic you took there....
hope all is well with you and don't forget to wish the folks happy mother's day back home........

Anonymous said...

looks great! just got back from two weeks in tuscany on vacation, let me know hoe you are!

Steve said...

@Anonymous: Thanks. Uh, I'm not sure who wrote this, though. Since you mentioned Tuscany, is this Hal??

SHUO said...

How interesting was that!Those pictures make me feel like going there.Thanks for sharing.