Well, the first day of my grand vacation has been mixed. Everything went smoothly, which is a plus. My hotel was easy to find. I was able to get a seat on a train, so I won't have to stand all the way to Hualien. But, it rained the entire day. I wanted to hike up a mountain to get a view of the vity, and I would have if the rain was a bit lighter. But I just couldn't take the risk.
My hotel is right next to a famous night market in Keelung. I figured that since Keelung is a port city, I should eat some of the local seafood specialties. I ordered some Pang Xie Geng 螃蟹羹, a thick soup made with bamboo shoots, mushrooms, and crab. The soup was ok but the crab was delicious...succulent even. I also had some oil rice 油飯, basically rice cooked with special oils, and mushrooms.
Also, while eating my food, my friend suggested I count how many times I am told that I speak Chinese so well. As of now, Keelungians have told me six times. We'll see how the other cities stack up. Tomorrow I depart for Hualien at 10AM. I'm hoping that once I get further down the coast, the weather starts being a bit more friendly.
1 comment:
wooohhhhh!!!u posted it so quick,seems u had sort of good time in 基隆!?Wish u have great time in the next few days!also 新年快樂!:-D
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