Trip to the Zoo
09:13 AM on Saturday 24 January 2026
Pauline got tickets to the zoo again and I rented a Sony 200-600mm for the occasion. A long lens really gives very unique photo opportunities but a full frame super tele is so heavy.
Gardens by the Bay
09:19 AM on Thursday 25 December 2025
We went to Gardens by the Bay on Christmas day. It was quite cool as they had working model trains. Here are some of the photos. And here are the videos. https://youtu.be/AF8bt212mmo https://youtu.be/kHy-wtSI8zI
Dinner at LaLaport
08:17 PM on Saturday 06 December 2025
We had dinner at the food court at LaLaport after shopping. Pauline got the famous Mazu Village pancake.
Yin Yang Sea and Golden Waterfall
02:46 PM on Saturday 06 December 2025
Along the way we stopped to take a look at Yin Yang Sea which has two different colors due to the flow from the Golden Waterfall which contains a lot of minerals. There is also a old gold mining factory nearby.
Seafood lunch
01:02 PM on Saturday 06 December 2025
We had lunch at a seafood joint recommended by the driver. The food was very nice.
Yehliu Geopark
11:10 AM on Saturday 06 December 2025
After breakfast we went to Yehliu Geopark which are beautiful sculptures of rocks formed from natural erosion. We had lots of fun looking at them.
Yong He Dou Jiang
07:22 AM on Saturday 06 December 2025
Pauline loves the traditional Taiwanese breakfast so we went to Yong He Dou Jiang which we later realized is a very common name for these type of stores. While the name is the same, they are unrelated to each other. We went back to the one near Ximending which we tried in our last trip and it was de ...
Feng Chia Night Market
06:26 PM on Friday 05 December 2025
For dinner, we went to Feng Chia Night Market. It was not too bad.
Park by the canal
03:59 PM on Friday 05 December 2025
As the ice cream store did not have enough seating, we walked across the street to a small park which is built next to the canal which is quite nice. They had Christmas decorations too. It was quite nice to sit down and have ice cream in such a relaxing and comfortable temperature.
Ku Ku phone
03:58 PM on Friday 05 December 2025
Saw a Ku Ku phone in Taiwan which is quite funny as it is a local slang for penis.