Day 6 - Main activity area: Tainan
The sixth day at Taiwan. That, we were going to Tainan from Chung Li district. Today was lucky that it was not raining anymore as the previous mornings~ We took train to Tainan. It (this was provided with seat number) took around 4hours 15mins. Throughout the journey, I just read book and enjoying the scenic view outside. Took a nap for about 2 hours.
Upon arrival to Tainan Train Station, here came a 29++ years old girl (one of the post-graduate student at National Cheng Kung University) approached us and brought us into a 18 person-seated bus. She was friendly. The first impression for the people there is good. :) We visited Cheng Kung University. The whole area is like you are hard to define that big! We visited their library - lots of books! We saw few installations placed within the Architecture Department buildings. We too went in to their students dedicated studio place. It was really owesome! Untidy yet they have that space which we carved so much for. :'(
Then, we settled our lunch at Chi Mei Restaurant. The restaurant was rent out by the university to a big tycoon company, Chi Mei Group Company (listed one) that sells television worldwide. During that session, we chit-chatted with the post-graduate students stuyding Architecture whom are also Prof. Fu's students. Simply, the lunch was tasty and satisfying~
After that we were brought onto the bus for a city tour.
I spot something. There is a different arrangement and layout of the traffic or vehicular circulation between Taipei and Tainan. Whereas I could hardly see any roundabout at Taipei but there are roundabouts here at Tainan in a short distance. As told by one of the "tour-guide". there are altogether 5 roundabouts built at Tainan. The interesting part is that almost all the civic buildings or government buildings are all surrounding or built near to the location of the roundabouts. I find this really very interesting. Why the local government built the buildings in that manner? Or on the other hand, what actually happened and is there any significance for the location of the roundabouts? Clues anyone?
The architecture built at Tainan totally different from the one we saw at any part of Taiwan. Do you actually come across with building building with sea coral reef? I dont think so but I saw it here. This is what exactly had amazed me and caught my attention. I think it is due to Tainan as a sea-reclamation area. Thus, the local residents built their dwellings using the local available materials.
The way back to hotel, we passed through verandah of a building; there was odour nuisance at the end corner. Were they beggars? Scary…
One thing comparable with Malaysian Train either KTM, LRT or Monorail, the speed of HSR is far more faster. Views to the outside are flashing through. Scenic views along the journey... I felt that the vast green land was floating the HSR letting it passed through in that high velocity~
2. Bus to National Cheng Kung University Architecture Dept.
3. Bus tour around city centre
4. Dan Ping early settlement for lunch + Brief look aroud
5. Temple
Dinner
(Will update asap too, sleep now)
Good night.
The sixth day at Taiwan. That, we were going to Tainan from Chung Li district. Today was lucky that it was not raining anymore as the previous mornings~ We took train to Tainan. It (this was provided with seat number) took around 4hours 15mins. Throughout the journey, I just read book and enjoying the scenic view outside. Took a nap for about 2 hours.
Upon arrival to Tainan Train Station, here came a 29++ years old girl (one of the post-graduate student at National Cheng Kung University) approached us and brought us into a 18 person-seated bus. She was friendly. The first impression for the people there is good. :) We visited Cheng Kung University. The whole area is like you are hard to define that big! We visited their library - lots of books! We saw few installations placed within the Architecture Department buildings. We too went in to their students dedicated studio place. It was really owesome! Untidy yet they have that space which we carved so much for. :'(
Then, we settled our lunch at Chi Mei Restaurant. The restaurant was rent out by the university to a big tycoon company, Chi Mei Group Company (listed one) that sells television worldwide. During that session, we chit-chatted with the post-graduate students stuyding Architecture whom are also Prof. Fu's students. Simply, the lunch was tasty and satisfying~
After that we were brought onto the bus for a city tour.
I spot something. There is a different arrangement and layout of the traffic or vehicular circulation between Taipei and Tainan. Whereas I could hardly see any roundabout at Taipei but there are roundabouts here at Tainan in a short distance. As told by one of the "tour-guide". there are altogether 5 roundabouts built at Tainan. The interesting part is that almost all the civic buildings or government buildings are all surrounding or built near to the location of the roundabouts. I find this really very interesting. Why the local government built the buildings in that manner? Or on the other hand, what actually happened and is there any significance for the location of the roundabouts? Clues anyone?
The architecture built at Tainan totally different from the one we saw at any part of Taiwan. Do you actually come across with building building with sea coral reef? I dont think so but I saw it here. This is what exactly had amazed me and caught my attention. I think it is due to Tainan as a sea-reclamation area. Thus, the local residents built their dwellings using the local available materials.
The way back to hotel, we passed through verandah of a building; there was odour nuisance at the end corner. Were they beggars? Scary…
One thing comparable with Malaysian Train either KTM, LRT or Monorail, the speed of HSR is far more faster. Views to the outside are flashing through. Scenic views along the journey... I felt that the vast green land was floating the HSR letting it passed through in that high velocity~
2. Bus to National Cheng Kung University Architecture Dept.
3. Bus tour around city centre
4. Dan Ping early settlement for lunch + Brief look aroud
5. Temple
Dinner
(Will update asap too, sleep now)
Good night.
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