聖誕假沒什麼好幹，想放鬆一下，於是姑姑建議一起去台灣/泰國旅行。
終於，我們訂了長榮航空 ($1616 包稅)、高絲旅時尚旅館漢口館(捷運西門站)、易訂者(捷運忠孝復興站)及花語旅館(火車桃園站)。
終於，我們訂了長榮航空 ($1616 包稅)、高絲旅時尚旅館漢口館(捷運西門站)、易訂者(捷運忠孝復興站)及花語旅館(火車桃園站)。
Since I did not have much to do in the Christmas holiday, my aunt suggested going to Taiwan/Thailand together.
At last, we booked Eva Airways ($1616, tax included), Go Sleep Hotel (Hankou) (Ximen station), ezBookers (Zhongixa fuxing station) and Hua Yue Hotel (Taoyuan station).
短短的五天之旅要訂三間酒店，原因很簡單：就是因為我們太即興，所以酒店的房間都滿了﹗(而且我們打算到桃園玩 yeah)
The reason why we booked 3 hotels for a five-day trip is simple: the whole thing was such an improvisation that all hotels were full by the time we booked them!
(and we would like to visit Taoyuan as well yeah)
好，長話短說﹗
Okay, let's keep it short!
大約一小時三十分鐘後，我們抵達台灣桃園機場。
(長榮的兩人座位好好坐啊，電影的選擇亦很多﹗不過飛機餐味道真的不好……)
After around 1 hour and a half, we finally arrived Taoyuan Airport.
(The seats were comfortable and there was a wide variety of movies on the plane. Yet, the meal provided was really not so nice...)
At last, we booked Eva Airways ($1616, tax included), Go Sleep Hotel (Hankou) (Ximen station), ezBookers (Zhongixa fuxing station) and Hua Yue Hotel (Taoyuan station).
短短的五天之旅要訂三間酒店，原因很簡單：就是因為我們太即興，所以酒店的房間都滿了﹗(而且我們打算到桃園玩 yeah)
The reason why we booked 3 hotels for a five-day trip is simple: the whole thing was such an improvisation that all hotels were full by the time we booked them!
(and we would like to visit Taoyuan as well yeah)
好，長話短說﹗
Okay, let's keep it short!
大約一小時三十分鐘後，我們抵達台灣桃園機場。
(長榮的兩人座位好好坐啊，電影的選擇亦很多﹗不過飛機餐味道真的不好……)
After around 1 hour and a half, we finally arrived Taoyuan Airport.
(The seats were comfortable and there was a wide variety of movies on the plane. Yet, the meal provided was really not so nice...)
我們選了飛狗巴士到市區，途中要轉一次車。別問我為什麼，因為我在車上都睡昏了，呵呵。
價錢也忘了，好像是約台幣一百四十，相等於港幣四十多吧。 (我兌換時匯率是3.63。對了，機場兌換可是要比在市區銀行兌換要便宜啊～在銀行兌換要付台幣一百手續費的。)
We took a Free Go Bus to the city centre and we had to change to another bus on the way. Don't ask me why because I was sleeping like crazy on the bus, haha.
For the price...it should be around NT$140, which is about HKD$40 something. (The currency rate was 3.63. By the way, it's cheaper to exchange the currency in the airport because you gotta pay NT$100 surcharge if you have it done in a bank.)
高絲旅時尚旅館漢口館 Go Sleep Hotel (Hankou)
嘻嘻，這就是我們第一天的房間啦。
西門站下車，不難找的。價位亦蠻相宜 (忘了，因姑姑請我的。)
很乾淨的房間，基本上沒什麼好挑剔，硬說有什麼問題的話，就是冷氣太強了。
Haha, this is how our room looks like.
Get off at Xiemen station and the hotel is easy to find. The price is reasonable. (I forget how much because my aunt paid for me.)
It's neat and tidy. Basically there's nothing to complain about; if I have to come up with something not so nice, that probably would be that the air-conditioning was too strong.
由於酒店的check in時間是下午三時，所以我們寄放行李以後就開始我們第一天的行程，到淡水及士林夜市去。
As the time for checking in was 3 in the afternoon, we started our trip after settling our luggages and went to Tamsui and Shilin Night Market.
步行至捷運西門站途上，我們很快就遇上天仁茗茶﹗﹗﹗(珍珠奶茶真的是我人生中的驚喜，我超愛飲的﹗)
天仁茗茶在台灣還挺有名的，是一間老字號，有五十年歷史，在香港誠品書店也可找到它的蹤影。
本來專賣茶葉的店，為了使其品牌更年軾化，亦開始售賣珍珠奶茶等飲料，即叫即沖。
我點了凍珍珠鮮奶茶 (優惠價NT$50)，感覺一般，味道較淡。
We met Tenren while we were on the way to the Ximen station! (Bubble tea is my favourite and I love it soooo much!)
Tenren, which was founded in 1953, is quite famous in Taiwan. Nowadays, you can also find it in the Eslite in Hong Kong.
To make its brand appealing to the youngsters, the shop started to sell bubble tea and such like.
What I ordered is iced bubble tea (Discounted price NT$50) but I felt that it's just so-so. The taste was a bit too bland for me.
要注意的是，捷運內嚴禁飲食，就連吃口香糖也不行﹗
乘捷運前，記得要把可口的小吃飲料幹掉啊﹗
我選擇到西門町逛一個圈，WOW，譚仔三哥紅到台灣耶﹗
Do remember that it is forbidden to eat or drink in the MRT, not even chewing gum!
So before you take a ride, you better finish your delicious snacks first!
I chose to loiter in Ximending for a while and wow, the delicious noodles is now available in Taiwan!
到淡水的方法好簡單：到台北捷運站乘淡水線到終點站。往外走就會見到渡碼頭。那兒有好多好吃的。
這個紅豆餅熱呼呼，份量好足，就連我不喜紅豆，也覺得味道好好。
It is easy to go Tamsui: take the Tamshui line in Taipei station and the final destination is Tamsui.
When you go outside, you will see the pier where many food stalls can be found.
This cake with red bean filling is hot and full, even if I dislike red beans, I found it good.
然後有這個臭豆腐。有辣有不辣，辣的就給你加泡菜。
味道一般。
Then here comes the stinky tofu. You can have it with kimchi but it is not very impressive.
Again, the taste was just so-so.
很香但味道很淡。
The almond powder smelt good but the taste was not so inviting.
這店有許多舊時的小食。
順帶一提的是，台灣許多店都有木製明信片，一般價位約NT$80，
但淡水老街這一帶有一間店賣NT$50一張﹗
而且店員態度好好啊，你可以在那兒買郵票，然後請店員代寄。
我買了三張明信片，五張郵票(因為有寄去英國)，共NT$210。
This shop sells many "nostalgic" snacks.
By the way, many shops in Taiwan sell wooden postcards, which costs around NT$80 each,
but here in Tamsui Old Street, there is a shop which sells a postcard for NT$50 only!
Plus the staff is with good attitude; you can buy stamps there and ask the staff to mail the postcards for you.
I bought 3 postcards (shown below) and 5 stamps (because I sent 2 to the UK) there and it costed NT$210 in total.
接著下來的是旅遊書所推介的地方。
The following is about what the travel guide recommends.
沿淡水老街往前一直走，就會看到阿婆鐵蛋。
分鶉春蛋和雞蛋兩款，每包NT$100。
轉入旁邊的小巷就有另外介紹的淡水阿給和土耳其冰淇淋。
Walking along the Tamsui Old Street, you will see this shop.
Two kinds of eggs are available; for each pack, it costs NT$100.
Turn to the alley next to the shop and you will see other 2 recommended shops.
由於有點吃不下的感覺，所以我們只點了魚丸湯。(旅遊書好像說魚丸是由鯊魚做的？﹗)
味道像香港打邊爐的肉丸，不太特別。
不過大家可以嚐嚐阿給，是豆腐製的，算是店內較多人點的菜。
Since we were pretty full, we only ordered the fishball soup. (According to the travel guide, the fishballs are made of sharks?!)
Well...to me it tasted like those balls we eat while having hot pot so I won't say it is speical.
Still, you can try "AhCup" (I made this name up), which is made of tofu because from what I observed, quite many people ordered the dish.
這店我是大力推介的﹗
NT$50買的不只冰淇淋，還有老闆的幽默啊﹗
他會在你面前耍好久啊，好好玩﹗
而且冰淇淋口感好好，好有咬口，反轉拿冰淇淋也不會掉下﹗
記得邀請朋友為你拍下錄像，待以後回味一下﹗
I strongly recommend this shop!
With NT$50, not only can you get the ice cream, you can also see how humorous the shop owner is!
After paying, he will start playing with the ice cream. It was really funny!
And it is surprising that the texture of the ice cream was good; it was very chewy.
Even if you turn it upside down, the ice cream will not fall!
Remember to invite your friend to take a video for you!
台北很有文化氣息。
真理大學內，環境好好。 Aletheia University; good environment.
來看一段自Wikipedia的有關資料吧：
1872年3月9日加拿大基督教長老教會宣教師馬偕登陸淡水，選定現址（今真理大學淡水校區）興建校舍以作傳教、教育及醫療之用。1882年校舍建成後，他為感謝其家鄉安大略省牛津郡居民的捐助，遂將之命名為Oxford College，中文譯為理學堂大書院（亦稱牛津學堂）。
Let's read a quote about the university from Wikipedia:
Aletheia University (after Greek ἀλήθεια, ‘truth’) is a university founded by George Leslie Mackay as the Tamsui Oxford (University) College. It has close links to the Presbyterian Church in Taiwan, and is one of the oldest institutions of higher education in Taiwan.
淡水漁人碼頭。
對了，其實我們是由捷運站走到漁人碼頭的。
路很長，每當我們問路的時候，本地人都會驚訝地表示路很長。
所以呢，如果大家不想走路的話 (反正路上沒什麼特別好看)，就乘26號公車吧。Tamsui Fisherman's Wharf.Indeed, we walked from the station to the wharf. lol
The joruney was so long (of course!) that whenever we asked for guidance, the locals were amazed and said that it took a long time to reach the wharf.
So...if you do not wish to walk (there isn't much to see along the way anyway), take the bus No.26.
情人橋，名字源自其啟用日期。
其實附近人不多，情人到此遊覽會比較適合。
橋的另一段有一個好美的擺設，跟橋一樣，會變色的。
Lover Bridge of Tamsui. The name was derived from the starting date of the bridge.
Actually there were only a few people; it's kinda suitable for couples.
At the other end of the bridge, there is a really fantastic installation. Like the bridge, it changes colors from time to time.
從淡水站乘捷運返回劍潭站下車，就會見到士林夜市的指示。
我們先到地下美食市場，在大頭龍點了蚵仔煎及蚵仔米粉。
好喜歡蚵仔煎的口感﹗蚵仔米粉的蚵仔也很鮮甜。
Get off at Jiantan Station and you will see signs directing you to Shilin Night Market.We first went to the underground gourmet market and ordered one oyster omelette and one rice vermicelli with oysters in soup.I like the texture of the omelette! The oysters in the vermicelli were really fresh as well.
這個炸鮮奶真的超好吃﹗
強調用的是真的鮮奶啊～
This fried milk is really delicious!
It claims that it is using real fresh milk~
這不是著名的豪大大雞排﹗
真正的是在戶外的﹗
這個呢，味道還好的，不過外皮硬得似餅乾。
Well this is not the famous authentic shop =_= felt that we got fooled.
Anyway, the authentic one is located outdoors so pay attention!
This chicken fried steak was actually quite good; but its skin was as hard as biscuits.
青蛙下蛋，味道很不錯，吃了很多油膩的東西後飲一杯，感覺很下火似的。
After eating so many oily food, it's good to have this drink, which cotains aiyu jelly (which is healthy).
最後，我們吃了芒果牛奶冰。
嗚，牛奶冰底不真是以牛奶製的，
所以味道很像奶粉。
而且芒果的質素不太高，有點雪得太冰。
To end the day, we also ate a milk ice with mango. (so tired that I don't really bother coming up with a good name)
*weep* the ice was not really made of milk so it tasted like milk powder.
And the quality of the mango was not good enough. Somehow it's like it's too icy.
打得太長，卻未把握到如何寫到自己想要的風格。努力﹗
Too long an entry but I haven't known how to grip the gist yet. Keep going!
味道一般。
Then here comes the stinky tofu. You can have it with kimchi but it is not very impressive.
Again, the taste was just so-so.
很香但味道很淡。
The almond powder smelt good but the taste was not so inviting.
這店有許多舊時的小食。
順帶一提的是，台灣許多店都有木製明信片，一般價位約NT$80，
但淡水老街這一帶有一間店賣NT$50一張﹗
而且店員態度好好啊，你可以在那兒買郵票，然後請店員代寄。
我買了三張明信片，五張郵票(因為有寄去英國)，共NT$210。
This shop sells many "nostalgic" snacks.
By the way, many shops in Taiwan sell wooden postcards, which costs around NT$80 each,
but here in Tamsui Old Street, there is a shop which sells a postcard for NT$50 only!
Plus the staff is with good attitude; you can buy stamps there and ask the staff to mail the postcards for you.
I bought 3 postcards (shown below) and 5 stamps (because I sent 2 to the UK) there and it costed NT$210 in total.
接著下來的是旅遊書所推介的地方。
The following is about what the travel guide recommends.
沿淡水老街往前一直走，就會看到阿婆鐵蛋。
分鶉春蛋和雞蛋兩款，每包NT$100。
轉入旁邊的小巷就有另外介紹的淡水阿給和土耳其冰淇淋。
Walking along the Tamsui Old Street, you will see this shop.
Two kinds of eggs are available; for each pack, it costs NT$100.
Turn to the alley next to the shop and you will see other 2 recommended shops.
由於有點吃不下的感覺，所以我們只點了魚丸湯。(旅遊書好像說魚丸是由鯊魚做的？﹗)
味道像香港打邊爐的肉丸，不太特別。
不過大家可以嚐嚐阿給，是豆腐製的，算是店內較多人點的菜。
Since we were pretty full, we only ordered the fishball soup. (According to the travel guide, the fishballs are made of sharks?!)
Well...to me it tasted like those balls we eat while having hot pot so I won't say it is speical.
Still, you can try "AhCup" (I made this name up), which is made of tofu because from what I observed, quite many people ordered the dish.
這店我是大力推介的﹗
NT$50買的不只冰淇淋，還有老闆的幽默啊﹗
他會在你面前耍好久啊，好好玩﹗
而且冰淇淋口感好好，好有咬口，反轉拿冰淇淋也不會掉下﹗
記得邀請朋友為你拍下錄像，待以後回味一下﹗
I strongly recommend this shop!
With NT$50, not only can you get the ice cream, you can also see how humorous the shop owner is!
After paying, he will start playing with the ice cream. It was really funny!
And it is surprising that the texture of the ice cream was good; it was very chewy.
Even if you turn it upside down, the ice cream will not fall!
Remember to invite your friend to take a video for you!
台北很有文化氣息。
Taipei is really cultural.
真理大學內，環境好好。 Aletheia University; good environment.
來看一段自Wikipedia的有關資料吧：
1872年3月9日加拿大基督教長老教會宣教師馬偕登陸淡水，選定現址（今真理大學淡水校區）興建校舍以作傳教、教育及醫療之用。1882年校舍建成後，他為感謝其家鄉安大略省牛津郡居民的捐助，遂將之命名為Oxford College，中文譯為理學堂大書院（亦稱牛津學堂）。
Let's read a quote about the university from Wikipedia:
Aletheia University (after Greek ἀλήθεια, ‘truth’) is a university founded by George Leslie Mackay as the Tamsui Oxford (University) College. It has close links to the Presbyterian Church in Taiwan, and is one of the oldest institutions of higher education in Taiwan.
淡水漁人碼頭。
對了，其實我們是由捷運站走到漁人碼頭的。
路很長，每當我們問路的時候，本地人都會驚訝地表示路很長。
所以呢，如果大家不想走路的話 (反正路上沒什麼特別好看)，就乘26號公車吧。Tamsui Fisherman's Wharf.Indeed, we walked from the station to the wharf. lol
The joruney was so long (of course!) that whenever we asked for guidance, the locals were amazed and said that it took a long time to reach the wharf.
So...if you do not wish to walk (there isn't much to see along the way anyway), take the bus No.26.
情人橋，名字源自其啟用日期。
其實附近人不多，情人到此遊覽會比較適合。
橋的另一段有一個好美的擺設，跟橋一樣，會變色的。
Lover Bridge of Tamsui. The name was derived from the starting date of the bridge.
Actually there were only a few people; it's kinda suitable for couples.
At the other end of the bridge, there is a really fantastic installation. Like the bridge, it changes colors from time to time.
從淡水站乘捷運返回劍潭站下車，就會見到士林夜市的指示。
我們先到地下美食市場，在大頭龍點了蚵仔煎及蚵仔米粉。
好喜歡蚵仔煎的口感﹗蚵仔米粉的蚵仔也很鮮甜。
Get off at Jiantan Station and you will see signs directing you to Shilin Night Market.We first went to the underground gourmet market and ordered one oyster omelette and one rice vermicelli with oysters in soup.I like the texture of the omelette! The oysters in the vermicelli were really fresh as well.
這個炸鮮奶真的超好吃﹗
強調用的是真的鮮奶啊～
This fried milk is really delicious!
It claims that it is using real fresh milk~
這不是著名的豪大大雞排﹗
真正的是在戶外的﹗
這個呢，味道還好的，不過外皮硬得似餅乾。
Well this is not the famous authentic shop =_= felt that we got fooled.
Anyway, the authentic one is located outdoors so pay attention!
This chicken fried steak was actually quite good; but its skin was as hard as biscuits.
青蛙下蛋，味道很不錯，吃了很多油膩的東西後飲一杯，感覺很下火似的。
After eating so many oily food, it's good to have this drink, which cotains aiyu jelly (which is healthy).
最後，我們吃了芒果牛奶冰。
嗚，牛奶冰底不真是以牛奶製的，
所以味道很像奶粉。
而且芒果的質素不太高，有點雪得太冰。
To end the day, we also ate a milk ice with mango. (so tired that I don't really bother coming up with a good name)
*weep* the ice was not really made of milk so it tasted like milk powder.
And the quality of the mango was not good enough. Somehow it's like it's too icy.
打得太長，卻未把握到如何寫到自己想要的風格。努力﹗
Too long an entry but I haven't known how to grip the gist yet. Keep going!
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