Beitou Tamsui - A One-Day Tour of German Culture

On this morning in June, the weather finally cleared up after the rain. I took the MRT Tamsui Xinyi Line (towards Tamsui) to Beitou Station, then transferred to Xinbeitou Station. It took about 5-6 minutes to walk to Beitou Hot Springs. museum.

#北投温泉博物馆 The original body of the museum was a public bathhouse during the Japanese colonial era. The interior still retains the design and details of the Japanese hot spring bathhouse, and also carefully introduces the history of Beitou's origin as a hot spring hotspot. This historic site was discovered by teachers and students from Beitou Elementary School. It was originally going to be demolished, but through the efforts of the teachers and students it was preserved and converted into the current museum. It is really touching to see it.

In front of the Beitou Hot Spring Museum is the Taipei City Library Beitou Branch, Taiwan's first green building library. It is mainly made of wood and is located in a green area with a lotus pond next to it. Unfortunately, that day happened to be the first Thursday of every month and the museum was closed, so I had no chance to go in and visit.

I was thinking of finding a coffee shop near Beitou to sit down and eat something. I unexpectedly found a coffee shop with a perfect score of 5 on Google Maps. It was called "#韶光慢咖啡店". It’s less than 5 minutes away, so I visited with great anticipation. There are not many seats in the store, but there is plenty of space between them. The proprietress was very friendly and professional. She introduced the store's many special hand-brewed coffees and food. In the end, I ordered the signature lemon tart, garlic butter toast and coffee peel tea. I enjoyed a relaxing time while reading a book in the store and eating a light meal.

Back to Beitou Station, I took the train to Mangrove Station because of #Jimmy and transferred to the Tamsui Light Rail. This route was opened in 2020 and has 11 stations. Each station has installation art of different works by Jimmy Liao. Fans of Jimmy Liao should definitely not miss it. I took the bus from Mangrove Station all the way to the terminal, Tamsui Fisherman's Wharf, and walked slowly along the wooden boardwalk to the end, enjoying the blue sky and sea, and the quiet time of my own.

#Tamsui Fisherman's Wharf has R26 bus to Tamsui MRT Station. I rode Youbike from the light rail station at Fisherman's Wharf and returned in about 15 minutes. #Tamsui Old Street, buy a cup of osmanthus frozen oolong by the sea Sit down quietly, enjoy the afterglow of the sunset, and complete the day's itinerary with satisfaction.

#Taipei Attractions #Tamsui #Beitou #Tamsui Old Street #One-day Stroll for a Solo Literary Youth

Post by Cathy-on-journey | Jul 9, 2023