Tainan I

Last week, Kalan had his summer vacation--a whole week off of work!  We headed down south to explore Tainan, the oldest city in Taiwan.  We did a lot of walking, checking out historical sites as we went.

Chikhan Towers

I loved all these colorful fish.

Old stone inscriptions...if you look closely at one tablet, you can see where the scribe made a mistake and turned it around instead of starting over.

Tainan is famous for its food.  Unfortunately, most of the food isn't gluten-free, but we did get to try this traditional melon tea...

Good, but a bit too sweet for our taste!

There were temples of all sizes on almost every street or tucked into alleys.  Outside this temple, a man was creating an idol out of wood.  Reminded me of Isaiah 44.

Tainan has a much more local feel than Taipei.  I would compare Taipei to Chicago, and Tainan to Green Bay.

I loved all the small winding alleyways with hanging flowers.  Beautiful.

We took frequent air-conditioned breaks from all that walking (mostly for my sake, being quite pregnant!)  We sipped cool drinks and read our books.  So relaxing.

In the evenings, we stayed at a wonderful backpacker's hostel.  We enjoyed hanging out with fellow travelers from around the world.  Our rooms was clean and the bed was soft like an American bed!  But the part of our room that really made me laugh was the toilet..."Mission Success!"