It was time to leave the beautiful island of “馬祖” to head back to Taipei. We woke up early at 6:00AM and headed by boat to “南竿” airport. We wave goodbye to the picturesque scene. Back at the hotel in Beitou, we started teaching each other the different types of card games we played in our respective countries only to discover that many were similar to each other with each country adding its own local twist. For example, Slap Jack (United States), “心障病” (Taiwan), “Covered in Blanket” (Malaysia). In the afternoon, after finally having a chance to rest and reminisce over the photos we had taken thus far in the trip, we began our trek to “淡水.” The first stop was “紅毛城.” The flags of all the countries which had previously occupied Taiwan waved in the wind with Taiwan’s flag closest to the entrance. It is fascinating to see the different influences these countries have had on Taiwan’s culture and the impact they leave behind, both architecturally and culturally. The Victorian house highlighted the differences between the position of Taiwanese and foreigners in the past. For example, the floors for the bedrooms for Taiwanese had hexagonal shapes representing turtle shells versus the rooms that the English stayed at which were more ornate.
Next, we headed over to “淡水老街” where we saw many couples and families watching the beautiful sunset. Our group leader brought us to a restaurant to have “A Ge” an interesting “東粉” wrapped in “豆腐皮.” It was delicious. We ended the day with Dan Sui’s famous snacks including “鐵蛋”, “酸梅湯”, and “魚 su.”
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