Another eBid Cap 'n Tee trip on the cards?

G'day all - glad everyone's enjoying the ride!:cool:
Big day today with heaps of pix, so hang on for 3 more Temples & their surrounds, FX Hotel, street scenes & foods!
This could take 5+ posts!:rolleyes::o - Enjoy!

6^th MARCH
More Temple visits - Yay!

A less hot day today - about 25 or 26C degrees. No organised walking tour this time, meaning we, gulp, had to find our own way around.
We did OK too. First up was the Taoist Official God of War (or Martial) Temple. Quite a nice Temple that felt very peaceful despite its name.
A friendly Lady visitor showed Desley the basics of how to pray Tao-style.
This Lady also helped us find the nearby Grand Matsu Temple - the oldest in Taiwan.
A beautiful Taoist Temple that is a 'must see' if visiting Tainan.

Off then to visit the Dutch Chihkan Towers.
This is a Fort dating back to 1653, although, only the foundations now date from that far back in time.

Our last spot to visit was the Confucian Temple on Nanmen Road.
We came here largely because the Taipei Confucius Temple was so terrific.
This one is much more restrained in style but was still an interesting spot with gardens and a water feature containing fish and turtles, all of which seemed to be having a lazy old time of it.

Back to the Hotel where one of the Reception ladies went over and above her duty, to secure us our train tickets back north to Taichung.
Our completely unformed plan is to travel from there to the beautiful Sun Moon Lake region.
Here's hoping - we have already ballsed up our accommodation in Taichung before we even get there - let's not talk about that though.
I'm sure it will be a character-building exercise in the end.
'night.

FX Hotel 8th floor lobby
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FX lobby
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FX1 Geisha?
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FX2 when you can snatch the pebble from my hand Grasshopper!
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FX3 sedan chair style!
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Official God of War Temple (Taoist) a.k.a. The Martial Temple
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GOW1
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GOW2 seen inside
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GOW3 nearby
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GOW4 my cap being blessed
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so on we go to the Grand Matsu Temple - cont. over:

The Grand Matsu Temple (Taoist)

GMT1
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GMT2 English friendly
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GMT3
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GMT4
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GMT5
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GMT6
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GMT7
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GMT8
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GMT9
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GMT10 huge "massive white Quartz" specimen with crystal terminations
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GMT continued - (pix 11 doubled up somehow?)

GMT12 Phals - offerings?
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GMT13
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GMT14
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GMT15
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GMT16 - ID anyone?
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GMT17
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GMT18 - a religious symbol long B4 Adolph got hold of it!
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GMT19
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GMT20
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GMT21
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Final GMT & on we go to Chihkan Towers Fort & beyond!

GMT22 - Bonsai (Cypress Pine?)
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Chihkan Towers Fort (CT hereafter)
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CT1
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CT2
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CT3
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CT4
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CT5 - Peepo!
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CT6
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CT7 - well, not in public anyhow!
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CT8
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Dutch Chihkan Towers continued & on to the Confucian Temple

CT9
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CT10 - the lantern door
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CT11
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CT12
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CT13
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CT14
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Confucius Temple Nanmen Rd (CFT hereafter)

Nanmen Rd sign
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CFT1
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CFT2 - vending machine fare!
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CFT3
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Confucian Temple complex continued

CFT4 - Lute on display inside
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CFT5 - Leo Fender need not worry
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CFT6 - a resident
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CFT7 - just catchin' a few rays!
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CFT8 - taking some McWater
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CFT9 - needs a top up!
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Around the streets short "tour" & foods!

Anping District Tainan - painter of movie advert signs
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Some of his work installed
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Lantern Festival time!
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Meanwhile at street footpath level
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Street Food 1 (Chillies?)
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SF2 - meat selections
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SF3 - Peanuts
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Ending with the cure for a sore back - Red Bean Ice-cream!;)
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Phew! till next issue folks! - Enjoy!

Quote:

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Originally Posted by Oldandintheway

OK people - get ready to strap in!
Bro & Sil fly out for Taipei this Wednesday night, for a quick 2 week tour.
They won't have long in each location & expect to cover as much of the island as possible.
Bus tours will most likely be their choice of accommodating this?
Subject to WiFi service (which should be great?) I'm expecting plenty of regular pix.:cool:
Naturally, my eBid cap 'n Tee will/should feature!:o

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Try to visit Kaohsiung in the south where the pic was taken. I was there three or four weeks ago. We were in Taipei for the big earthquake.
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Originally Posted by billsstamps

Try to visit Kaohsiung in the south where the pic was taken. I was there three or four weeks ago. We were in Taipei for the big earthquake.
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Hi Bill - Bro reads this & will appreciate your advice. Not sure if they've planned to get there, but will if possible I'm sure!
Glad you made it through the earthquake AOK. Ken & Des are hoping they miss such an event.:rolleyes: Great pic! BTW - Cheers, Allen.

G'day all - today we have a change of Hotel digs - train ride - final FX pix - news of upcoming Bus ride! Enjoy!

7^th. March


Well, we set off on a slightly different adventure - a small one - today, that being to get to the local STA (Standard Train, not the HSR Train we rode in on) Station and get back up north a bit to Taichung.
From there we will bus it to Sun Moon Lake for a day-trip tomorrow.


Just before we move on from Tainan though there is something I keep meaning to mention...........Fighter Jets.
Every day they flew over the city, usually in pairs and at least 4 times a day.

The first time I heard them - and they are loud - I thought Trump had at last reached his maximum potential for stupidity.
Then I noticed no-one else was concerned so I guess this is normal. Maybe there is an airbase somewhere hereabouts.


Anywho, we made the train and arrived in Taiching after about 1hr 35m.
Much slower (but still pretty quick) than the HSR and a bit bumpy too.
As we have come to expect the train was very clean and stayed that way - no-one litters here I have to say.


Our new Hotel is very cool indeed and it only took us about 90 minutes to find it (about 10 minutes away from the start of our search!).
We are both seriously stupid with directions and this happens all the time.

Well, any early departure by bus to Sun Moon Lake (2hrs to get there) and a late return here, so not too sure if you'll see a blog tomorrow.

Toodles.

FX 8th floor balcony - just chillun'
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FX "Outside Looking In" - reverse Grand Funk Railroad!
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FX 8th floor lift door decor - "Wimoweh"
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Meanwhile - on the 11th floor! - PENGUINS
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FX breakfast area (in part)
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Bro being directed to pay the account
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So! - off to the Tainan TRA (standard train station)
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"Waiting for a Train" ala Jimmy Rogers style!
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About to arrive
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Trusting they're in the right spot
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cont. over:

Train trip continues!

Toot toot
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Ensconced and 1hr 45min to go!
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Convenient footrests unless you are 6' 1" with size 13 boots!
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Fellow travellers - smile everybody! (bandits included)
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Our new digs at the Reloading Hotel Taichung (reloading artworks?)
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Sil eyeing off more paintings booty!
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More lift doors - simple fire exit procedure - Huh?
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When in Taiwan, one must eat Vietnamese Pho
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I'm seriously hoping that's NOT pronounced Poo ;)

Till next episode fellow armchair travellers: