Stinky Tofu....

Stinky Tofu..loved by most Taiwanese..












There were long cues for it in Jillin Market
It has a very strong smell as it's name suggests like rotten food.
Fermented for months which is why it has a strong smell.









It was hard for me to eat because the taste (for me) was like it smelt.
but my friends couldn't get enough of it.









Stinky Tofu an experience you should try..haha

Buddha Parade

Once a year local towns like Neilei have their own Buddha parades









I think they are actually Buddha protectors almost demon looking in yellow, red & black colours









Some youths from the temple also put on a display of their martial arts in the street











The ending of this parade

had what the locals call a 'very special ending'









This means a scantily dressed girl singing on a float thats lit up like a discotheque.

Neiwan - a nice day trip

Neiwan is a old mining town near the city Hsinchu. It has a few historic Buildings and some small walking trails. The town is quite small but still interesting

There is the old Neiwan movie theater
ET & Gremlins feature a lot here..hehe

Neiwan train station is very small..the train only has one carriage..

watch out for taxi driver's who might bug you.

In the town there's a cow cafe...

...different stalls...preserved veges

....Taiwan squirrel...

If you like tea you should try Hakka tea..it reminded me of porridge but it tastes nice..

if your hungry you could try some rice wrapped in leaves..

Take a stroll over the bridge..

and get a view of the river..

Dasi, Taoyuan - No western tourists here?

Funny this place was full of tourists from Taiwan but not a single tourist from another country. It seems that Taoyuan is very bad at promoting itself even though there a quite a lot of things to do and see there.




Dasi (Daxi) is a historical village in Taoyuan County that has Quent little souvenir shops especially in Daxi Old Street. (Old style pillow in photo)


Also they have street vendors selling food and lots of games for the kids to play.

You can visit the local park which is right next to the Danshui River.

Dasi is supposed to be a place where the wooden spinning top are made and you could see little children playing with them in the park.

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