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Yesterday we bought the Tainan city tour passport for 999NT$ (25 euros). We then got a good price for the night in the hotel. Today we got free entrance to historic sites. Sunday is really the right day to visit Tainan, the city of temples. Indeed many people come here to bring the god statue from their home temple to Tainan temple. On arrival, they put the god statue on the sedan chair and bring it into the temple for blessing. When collecting some stamps, we met some people from the Taichung county village where my family in law is living. They told us that they come here once a year. The weather was pretty warm and many people go to the convenient store to buy some drink, but also to get some fresh air for some minutes. Instead of taking bus, we decided to walk to the western part of Tainan. This is the best way to discover what people are selling, what they are doing during day time. By this way we just passed by a chinese herbal medicine pharmacy. The owner told me that it is in her family for more than one hundred years. In Taiwan people use herbal medicine even if they feel good, i mean before they get sick! We also tried local dishes from Taiwan and i always enjoy looking at people cooking. At least in Taiwan, the kitchen is not closed for the eyes. You really see how they cook your dishes. Talking with people is always easy here. I tried to practice my chinese, and when i was stopped by my beginner level, my daughter took over to explain what we where looking for. As often as possible, we collected stamps and we put them on this roll where i draw the Taiwan map. People were all surprised to see me opening the roll with all the stamps. Easily we got the ones from the train station, from the historic sites or temples. Even in 7 Eleven you can get stamps. This is an interesting way to show where you have been.
Travelling 4 days with my daughter was also a very nice experience. She often helped me for the chinese information. She never complained walking but she often asked for a cold drink. We both enjoyed a lot our first day in Sun Moon Lake as the temperature is much cooler. Travelling in Taiwan is really worth as you can experience a complete different way of life. Temple religious life, beautiful sceneries, food and drink make our four day trip an unforgettable five sense experience.

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