Danshui

So we're back in Taiwan now, at the ILT Debriefing session in Danshui, an area in northern Taipei. Not surprisingly, it is named after the Danshui River, which mean "freshwater." We got to go around and tour some of the old historical sites as well as go walking along the "Old Street," where many of the vendors are set up.

This is 紅毛城 (literally translates to, "Fort of the Red-haired people"), also known as Fort Santo Domingo. It was a fortification originally built by the Spanish, but was burnt down a couple times before the Dutch controlled it. The Qing Dynasty took it from them, but then the British used it as a consulate after that, before handing it to the ROC in 1927:

We then walked along the Old Street. Some interesting things include:

So apparently this traditional Danshui dish (roughly sounds like "Ah-Gei") has been termed "Arcade" in English...

There's a tractor in the middle of the river.

I can't help but feel sorry for Snoopy.

I must concur.