Dan Shui is at the extreme end of on the the train lines, but still, with the MRT, it makes it easily accessible and the view is something you don't want to miss.
When we went there the sun was about to set.
And thus, such photos were produced. A hint of last light from the sun before it disappeared for the night.
It's kind of like Clarke Quay, but facing the sea and the row of shops stretch far beyond the eye can see. The funny thing is that they sell more or less the same kind of things at the same prices, like this ice-cream for example. And I also loved the way they were shouting for people to buy their stuff with all their enthusiasm. Fantastic stuff.
We took a ferry and went to Yu Ren Ma Tou, which is translated to Fisherman's Wharf. The plaec was rather secluded from the rest of Taipei, like in a small world of its own. I guess that's why it has such magical views of nature with little of the man-made to intefere.
Okay, that's not exactly true as what's the main attraction is a man-made one, which is this bridge over here.
I like the atmosphere of the place, and I think I'd like to go back and spend some time there. there were restaurants with some rather good singers. The speakers were turned on really loud, so anyone standing on that side of the bridge could here. We heard a few popular tunes, which was cool. (Can you tell how uninspired my writing is? Bah.)
of course the Fisherman's Wharf wouldn't be complete with actual fishermen boats.
More of the bridge. It's truly a unque piece of architecture as it wasn't symmetrical. It isn't held up by a similar bean on the other side. Rather, this is the sole thing holding the bridge up.
We ate a bit of food there, which wasn't really nice. After that we went back to the night market at Dan Shui and ate a bit more. The squid was absolutely delicious, I wish we could get it from road side stalls in Singapore. Other stuff that was available were prawn rolls, and other various seafood.
For some reason, we wanted to get our portraits drawn, so we went to this guy, whom Kherray has also spotted and took a photo of on her blog. What a coincidence! Actually we had a rather unpleasant wait while the artist argued with one customer who refused to pay up the actual amount of what his drawings were worth. We waited an entire hour for the drama to end and for him to finish drawing other people till it was finally our turn.
We were his last customers, and we even helped up pack up most of his stall. You could tell he was really serious about his craft. At the same time he was telling us stories about his tough life, how he learnt to draw and other artists who are along the street are unhappy with how popular he is!
I quite like how mine turned out, although almost nobody agrees that it looks like me!
Till next time!
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