The largest Taiwanese' New Year Fair in South of Taiwan│三鳳中街所見所聞

Nostalgic and energetic Taiwanese' New Year Fair in Sanfong Jhong Street traditional market

每逢農曆春節過年都會去三風中街的年貨大街給葉老師買春聯，今年也不例外。特別挑了週間的白日想避開人潮，沒料到即便是平日白日的年貨大街依然車水馬龍，生氣盎然。大家都想過好年，各家攤位和買家都賣力，好熱鬧。充斥著年節氣氛呢這裡，真有趣。和大家分享今日所見所聞! 

Sanfong Jhong Street traditional market is the oldest tradition market in Kaohsiung downtwon area(over hundred years). It consists of 400 meters of wholesalers and retailers featuring a variety of goods such as dried farm and seafood produce, grains, traditional snacks, Chinese herbal medicines, dried fruits, tea leaves, as well as yummy little eats stalls. 

The market is now having the largest Taiwanese New's Year Fair in South of Taiwan recently(Jan 17th-29th, 2014). If you want to experience the festive atmosphere of Taiwanese' New Year in Kaohsiung(so nostalgic and energetic!), this is definitely the place to go. 

Veggie night market in Fongshen ｜ 鳳山西園宮廟口迷你素食夜市

Veggie BBQ, made out of vegetables and all kinds of tofu. 烤蔬菜和用豆腐做的培根/雞肉/肥腸串

幾位外國室友說過，在台灣吃素算是很方便的(素食者的飲食天堂)。

前鎮子去鳳山想找些古早小吃解決晚餐，發現鳳凌廣場旁邊的西園宮(高雄鳳山捷運站步行約5分鐘)，居然有好多素食小吃攤。

廣東粥、臭豆腐、蚵仔煎、鱔魚麵、椿抓餅、擔仔麵等傳統小吃，對街的昱川素食坊也有像章魚燒、碳烤、鹽酥雞(當然是豆腐製品)這類的新穎小吃，裡頭餐廳甚至販賣鐵板排餐、泰國菜、各式義大利麵！ 

簡直就是一個迷你素食夜市，太有趣了。環境整潔也美味，如果有吃素的外國朋友也想嚐嚐台灣小吃，那麼就來這裡吧。

奉行週一無肉日已經好幾年，找到這個迷你夜市真是開心，增添不少吃素日的樂趣。

Taiwan is a street food paradise, even for a veggie.
See what we get these yummy little eats from the veggie night market in Fongshen, Kaohsiung. All of them were made out of tofus and vegetables!

Ofune – Camome in Osaka ︱ 海鷗號 @ 水都 大阪

Kengo桑推薦我們這趟到大阪，應該試著搭乘 御舟かもめ（Ofune – Camome）。

在過往被稱作水都的大阪，以搭船的方式，欣賞大阪這座城市。

我們一路從大阪的西半邊，騎著單車，閒晃到市區的北邊。

與御舟かもめ的船長Nakano桑，相約在商店街的外頭。簡短寒暄後，於是尾隨他騎向淀川的停泊碼頭。

Photograhy Exihibition：By Shinhama Residents │ 哈碼星新濱老街廓 ：常民影像展

Hamasen, closed to Sizihwan and Shoushan National Park, is the first newly founded community that introduced modernized downtown streets in Kaohsiung. It led the trends of the city both politically and economically during the Japanese colonial period(1895-1945). Even today, there are still a lot of valuable cultural heritage remain within the community. Most of them are with elegant hybrid designs and decors from the European Classic and Japanese "Machiya".

●活動 │ 哈瑪星新濱老屋街廓  「常民影像展」
●日期 │ 2013年 2月 2日  - 2013年 4月 28日

西子灣捷運站出口一側，有塊老街廓，隱隱座落在車站與碼頭間。
平時，遊人們抵達哈瑪星後，總隨人潮遊走，

輕易忽略了僅幾步之遙，有區日治時期風貌的舊屋街巷。

My Top10 Summer Sweets in Kaohsiung (Part I)│我的退暑小食(上)

第十名. 義美 霜淇淋

No 10. Soft Serve Cone in  I-Mei ：
The hot product in I-Mei(a famous pastry chain in Taiwan). 
Yum and cheap. 
Strollers' best pal in summer.

My Top10 Summer Sweets in Kaohsiung (Part II)│我的退暑小食(下)

第五名. 自強夜市 甘家老店 冷凍芋

No 5. Leng-Dung Yu (Sweet Frozen Taro) in Ziqiang/Linya Night Market ：
Yu (Taro) has an unique graceful fragrance, so it is popular 
among Asians and widely used in Chinese Pastry-sphere. 
The Leng-dung Yu here are made of selected taros in 
Jiaxian, Kaohsiung,  one of the locations nurturing the best taros in Taiwan.
Taste just like light ice cream, very delicious.

Fongshan Cultural Tour Bus │鳳山假日文化公車

Fongshan Culture Tour Bus      鳳山假日文化公車

Trip Journals│有一間小房子的生活小外出。

外出筆記 My Trip Journals

CHEZ KIKI x KDF │ 2011高雄設計節 – 創意逛大街在Ki厝

兔子旅店  x  Ki厝
Rabbit Hotel   x   CHEZ KiKi Hostel

Meinong Field Trip : Lovely Hakka Village │ 喜歡像在畫布上層層堆疊的美濃

田、水田、田架、白鷺鷥、傳統農舍、樹林、山嵐、山、更遠的山，一層一層，如顏料般協調地堆疊著。

「好像用水彩畫出來的」，是我對美濃的第一印象。

Meinong has been home to tobacco farmers. It is a unique Hakka Village, dotted with green tobacco farms and old-time red brick-and-tile houses. It once contributed to as much as a quarter of the national tobacco production.