Euro Travel & More

Yup!  there are B & Bs in Taiwan and one of them is located in Loudong – very European like – just like the one in Germany. Owned by a Mr Hsu – the distinctive style reminds you of those Taiwanese shows – that you never thought you really see.  It is a 3 story building – but very homely.   Designed and built by the owner himself – I heard it cost a few million dollars.  Rothenburg Lodge is a dream come true for the owner -  and for some – we hope that one day – we have a B & B so beautiful eh.

Definitely reminds me of Tudor Court.

We love the bedrooms – that comes with bathrooms attached – this is with a king sized bed.  The room that we had was about NT 4300 about $143.00 CAD.  Plus I have to add – they have awesome breakfast.   I do love this place very much! and hope one day i can get to visit it once more.

i’ve written about Taiwan before and the many wonderful food and best buys  even the  best testosterone creams can be found in Taiwan – until I found this old picture from an old album.  This is in Jiufen Lao Jeh, Taiwan.

Jiufen is a very small town in northern side of Taiwan, I liked this place a lot – it reminds me of home in the 60s – with many old streets and lots of good food and the ocean view was magnificent.  It is said that this town was a gold mining town in the 1800s and when the gold started to decrease the people of this small town also started to move away.   It is now a tourist spot because of the many famous movies that was made here.  Plus I’ve heard that this was a favorite weekend away from home for the Taipei resident.

I’ve heard that another movie Spirited Away used this place as it’s model for the anime in 2001.

Lovely isn’t it.

I missed Taipei and the last time I was there, i had my fill on Taipei night market.  For those who loves food, you will know exactly what i mean.  But Taipei is not all about food of course, there are the observatory building that you have to visit and many more.

Look at these sausages..!!! humongous..!!!

Intestines.. duck tongues and pig brains and noodles.  Adventurous enough?

The Shilin Market which in  my humble opinion is bigger and longer than the ladies street in Hong Kong. You can find just about everything here.. and even cheaper.. and less rude ppl.. than those in Hong Kong.

Taipei 101 is the landmark building in Taipei.  It is located in the Xinyi District and you need to go up there and take a look because it is the world’s 2nd tallest building.

Just outside the entrance of Taipei 101

Statue of Liberty it is not.. this is in Taipei, Taiwan.  Taipei is definitely a hidden oyster.. when it comes to shopping and eating good food.  You wouldn’t think that these shabby looking building would house any quality restaurants or retail franchises of those branded stores.. but i was so wrong..!  If you look beyond the facade .. you will find some treasures.  Unlike Shanghai, Taipei feels old.. mixed with the new. What i loved best..??  the food streets in Taiwan.. but i had to share the above picture with you .. so you can see for yourself.. how much they loved to imitate the west.