Huwei, Wangkung, and Lukang, Taiwan--April 6, 2014
After spending the night at SIL's house in Huwei (虎尾), we were ready to explore the parts of Taiwan that we have never seen. As we waited for BIL to get some work done at his school, we visited a couple of places in the town of Huwei.
Yunlin Puppet Museum--a beautiful building
This was the old fire station (across from the Puppet Museum).
Unfortunately, it was not opened.
The Yunlin Story House is nearby and worth a visit.
This historical building used to be the governor's residence.
Traditional Japanese-style building
Story time and art activities are held for school-age children.
a little tea house
Wangkung (王功) is a seaside village famous for fresh oysters. Being a Sunday morning, this place was jammed with visitors from all over the island. All the restaurants here serve their signature dishes of oysters. We walked around and checked out these places and settled on a little place for lunch.
Oyster pizza, oyster soup, oyster omelette....
This is a popular one, we were told, but it was too crowded.
We ended up here for lunch.
fried shrimps--crunchy and delicious
clam broth
old fashion oyster omelette(?) without egg
oyster omelette with eggs
fried oysters, kind of like crab cakes
the seaside of Wangkung
Lukang (鹿港)--we continued our drive to Lukang after lunch. The old town of Lukang is well-visited by locals. It is a small town with a lot of history but since it is kind of out of the way, I have never been here before for the many times that I have visited Taiwan.
A little introduction of Lukang.
A very busy Sunday afternoon.
Some kind of parade was taking place from the temple nearby.
old buildings that had been renovated
"Walls of Ceramic Jars"
Lukang Cultural Museum--which used to be the Koo's (辜)Residence.
After our visit to the Lukang Cultural Museum, we drove to Taichung and spent a relaxing night at a very nice spa and hot springs hotel.
