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台中行 TAICHUNG [ plus 高雄 KOAHISUNG ]
hangchoi:
Before we headed back to hotel by MTR, we specifically stopped at Formosa Boulevard station (美麗島站). The ceiling of this station was famed by its beautiful mosaic glass ceiling, which a lot of tourist would go to this station merely for seeing the ceiling.
hangchoi:
Last day morning, we went visit Westbay area (西子灣). There was a long queue waiting for ferry to Chichin (旗津) so we decided not to go there. We toured around various spots with some historic or cultural value. This first stop was the Takao Railway Museum (打狗鐵道故事館). The old train station now turns to a museum. It is quite large with some obsolete rail tracks, now a place for the residents to hang out.
hangchoi:
Second spot was called Wude Martial Arts Center (武德殿). Built in Japanese-occupied period, this place was for the people learning Kendo. The disciple of Miyamoto Musashi (宮本武藏) once stayed here to teach. You can still see the Kendo class there.
hangchoi:
There is a statement talking about the meaning of Kendo. The next pictures are the entrance stone pole. Some words are engraved at the back.
hangchoi:
The next stop was Takao British Consulate (打狗英國領事館). It is a famous tour spot with its history about the dealing between Qing Dynasty and British Government. The consulate building was not big but the living place of the ambassador was huge. You have to walk up the hill to reach the ambassador's house.
The first two pictures shows the existing decoration of the consulate. There is an air-raid shelter next to the consulate.
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