Partie du Champagne.,.+*

 [ 我們, 在竹子湖的海芋田裡 ] 

It's season for the Callailly Festival on Mt. Yangmingshan now. So we went to the famous Jhuzihu to see the fields of callailly and "harvested" our own callailly on....(continue reading...)
 

 又到了竹子湖的海芋季, 今年終於可以上陽明山充當一時的海芋農, 爬山涉水, 我們到了人擠人的頂湖, 穿起青蛙裝, 踏入了...

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 [ 忙中的不忙 ]   In the Middle of Things.

Have been quite busy lately. More and more things are coming up and days are flashing before my eyes. Anyway, we went to a Saisiyat tribal village and a old town in Miaoli, a county on the midwest side of Taiwan. The... (continue reading...)


最近越來越多東西, 越來越少時間, 等等等....  讓我喘口氣吧.. 每年都會有一陣子事情就像排山倒海的往日子裡灌, 隨著時間的巨輪, 雪球越滾越大, 越滾越快, 好漾的, 今年搞不好會提前開始滾雪球, 中間沒得停, 一路衝到 12 月. Anyway, 就在我開始胡言亂語灌酒前, 我們去了趟苗栗, 早上...

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 [ 台北歷史與政治地帶 ]  The Political Centres of Taipei

The Taiwan Presidential Office and the Taipei Guest House only have open house once in a month. These are two historical places that still have their political significance. The President's Office is like the White House in terms of function. The Taipei Guest House is... (continue reading...)


年初和最近和朋友去了總統府和台北賓館, 這些地方是國家元首辦公及接待外賓的地方, 所以一般時間都是沒開放給外面參觀的, 像總統府, 每個月只有一天是開放最多空間給大眾參觀, 而台北賓館也是類似那樣, 不過今年慶建國百年, 所以在年初時, 台北賓館有一陣子有個百年外交的特展, 開放...


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[ 除了花海, 樹海, 還有人山人海 ] 

Since the Taipei Int'l Flora Expo is ending soon, we decided to pay a visit even though we haven't really researched into it. Going to these kinds of expo, you need have some kind of "strategy". Otherwise, you'd find... (continue reading...)


玩花博是需要策略的, 不過我們這次沒什麼策略, 從園山公園的那一區開始, 繞了整個會場 (除了大佳河濱公園的太遠了以外). 可能也因為是 weekend, 所以去的人也還滿多的. 許多...


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[ 琉園水晶噴砂 DIY 及導覽 ]  

"Liuli" is the art of Chinese crystal glass making. In the past it is considered gem, not just glass. Contemporary interpretation of the ancient glass-making art is brought to the world stage by two Taiwanese glass studio: tittot and Liuli Gongfang. This time, we went to the Tittot... (continue reading...)


所謂的琉璃其實也就是彩色的水晶玻璃. 但有人說, 琉璃在中國古代來說是西域的寶石, 不是一般的玻璃. 因含鉛量高, 不適合用來當飲食用的器皿, 但它在建築, 空間的裝飾或首飾的發揮卻是很大. 在台灣有琉園和琉璃工坊,這兩間國際上有一定知名度的琉璃品牌. 這次我們同學們去的是位於關渡的琉園....

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[ 這是個充滿黑暗角落的地方 ]  艋岬/冏男孩都在這喔！

This is one of the oldest part of Taipei City. It was a busy trade centre and prospered. But it also became  infamous for gang fights, brothels and snake alley back in its old days. I've never been to this area before this because it was considered to be the "bad side" of the city. But with the popular movie "Monga" and the transformation of this place into a historical exhibit, I think... (continue reading...)


古人說 " 一府二港三艋岬", 這是個很早就很繁華的地方, 但也落為一個人蛇複雜的地方, 艋岬從不是我們活動的區塊, 一來是離我們那有點遠, 再來就是這邊大人都說是非常亂的地方, 外國人怕怕的 "蛇街' (snake alley) 也是在這. 不過在看了電影 "艋岬" 和一些關於艋岬新打造的一些關於歷史的園區, 我們照著.... 


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[ 大溪老街風華依舊 ]

One of the more famous old streets in Taiwan is the Daxi Old Street in Taoyuan (the county where the international airport is located). The old streets in Taiwan are usually what used to be a busy hub for tea, spices, camphor, etc. trades. Now they may still be pretty busy but people usually... (continue reading...)


如果就台灣的老街來說, 在北部的除了年貨大街以外, 我覺得大溪老街是最熱鬧的之一.這邊的店家和其他之前去過的比起來, 無論是店家的質或量都比其他的好. 這次我們吃完中餐照樣殺到這邊續攤. 來老街幾乎都是 "吃" 占大部份, 其他...


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我悄悄的把部落格的主圖換了, 因為我找到了一張可以取代的照片. 這張是風和日麗的一個早上, 在平靜且沒有很多觀光客的慈湖拍的. 在桃園大溪的兩蔣文化園區是個之前很陌生的地方, 這次托好友的福可以預約到去看老蔣在慈湖永眠的地方, 是個很特別的 trip. 因為入園須預約, 而且有管制每天入園的人數, 所以在那邊也相對感...


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[ 又要來捉住夏天的尾巴 ] 

Summer is almost over. We were out again to capture the last bits of summer. I think I've been to Jioufen too many times. But somehow I always manage to find something that I have not seen there before. The ocean is... (continue reading...)

九份來了這麼多次, 但每次來還是能發現一些之前沒看到的一些... 這次要 focus 在光與影. 之前來時, 不是...

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[ 人生就是要有目標 ]
無論是航向惡海還是拯救地球. (我在說甚麼??! 笑)

They look like they're flying to the Keelung Island eh? On a weekend, we went to Wanli, a place in the Taipei County that is quite renowned for paragliding. The weather was quite nice and we got a few flyers... (continue reading...)

這次和朋友們到了萬里, 這邊是有名的玩飛行傘的地方, 那天天氣又特好 (只是有點熱), 很適合在天空飛行.我們也想..所謂萬里晴空應該就是這麼回事吧？早上...


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[ 貓. 沈思. 黑金歲月 ]
Cats. Contemplation and the Black Gold Days.

Houtong is a small town at the beginning of the Pingxi Rail Line. If you've heard of the Pingxi Rail Line in Taiwan, you probably know that this rail line also carries the history of "black gold" mining in Taiwan. Houtong (its original name means "monkey's cave") is now also known as the "cat"... (continue reading...)

這次平溪線攝影 trip 換了個 focus 站! 直到火車停靠侯硐時列車長唸出那站名前, 我居然都以為那個字念 "同"... 好吧, 只能怪中文學校沒教過這個字+有邊讀邊啦. 侯硐原本的名字是 "猴洞", 是因為早期這邊的山洞裡有...


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 [ 一座我們常常經過, 也常常說要登的島 ]

The Turtle Island (or Guishan Island) is off the shore of Yilan County, on the east coast of Taiwan. This island is a bit different from any island in that it has an active volcano, some local fishermen history and military background. It was closed to the public for a while when it became a base for military. It's now reopened but visiting the island requires application to... (continue reading...)

UK 回來的第一天就殺去這啦！龜山島就是那個每次我們開車會經過但是又一直沒去的島,它和其他的島有點不同的地方是上島要事先登記, 這裡曾是軍事基地, 現在還有個一直在噴泉的海底火山. 它看起來像隻烏龜, 是個有點神祕的....


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[ 痞子英雄和遊艇義大俱樂部] 

Many of the world famous private yachts are actually made here in Taiwan. Had a very different learning experience when classmates of a special program gathered together again for an excursion. This time we moved our location to the southern capital - Kaohsiung & viewed this... (continue reading...)

自去年的課程之後, 我們終於大部份的人又見面啦！這次我們的場地拉到高雄, 主辦的Yili 和會長 Vivi 都非常用心. 我們到了打造頂級豪華遊艇的公司參訪, 到了 “痞子英雄”拍攝的大樓樓頂看高雄 skyline, 晚上則入駐... 

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