1 Day 1 World Project: Donna at 5:00pm – 6:00pm (last week)
… on the way to Ponggol Waterway with her new doggles! ;)
We actually did not cover much territory at the waterway at Ponggol. This missy here spent too much time stopping to inspect every single grass patch.
1 Day 1 World Project: The human at 3:00pm – 4:00pm (week before last)
Follow me as we alight from the bus and walk along this street towards Yeliou Geo-park in Taiwan.
Those seafood shops tell you we’re near the sea. This way to Yeliou, the geo-park where we didn’t know (but you do because I am telling you) that we would be dog-spotting this dog.
Sitting right in front of the ticketing counter of Yeliou Geo-park, this dog is certainly quite at home despite the crowd and the noise. You have got to admire him for that placidity because even I didn’t bother to go take a shot of his face because of that crowd!!
Tickets bought, we walked in to experience Yeliou Geo-park for the first time. My only impression of the place so far was only the slight drizzle and the crowd.
Walk, walk, walk onto the boardwalk… still the crowd… kind of boring. Scan the horizon on the right, sea-view.
Wait a second. What is this I spy? Zoom in please!!
OK, wrong moment to take a picture perhaps. But is this the same dog???
The following shots documents the dog’s journey across the lonely beach which is a no-human zone. All humans on the boardwalk only. Discrimination much?
Sedimentary rock strata
So you might ask, where exactly is this dog heading for and why?
Here we are at the edge of the beach where it becomes rocky. I assume the sedimentary rocks are gradually being eroded by the waves to produce the sand and the disintegrated rocks in the less resistant strata (hello, geography textbook :P).
And then, it’s Party Time!
Dog literally plays by itself. Literally.
And then I suppose playing by yourself gets boring after a while, so the dog heads for the boardwalk. He was way beyond the No Crossing sign and gets away with it! :P
The sea, the cliff, the rocks, the craters.
Honeycombed rock and honeycombed weathering
Random birds.
Crabs on rocks on the sea groove.
Mushroom rock are rocks that are globe-shape on top supported by thin stone pillars on the bottom. They are typically grouped on a wave cut platform.
And tourists. Lots and lots of tourists.
The Queen’s Head, a mushroom rock, is a Yeliou landmark and is estimated to be 4000 years old.
Unfortunately, tourists do tend to spoil the whole experience for people visiting. They behave badly for one thing. Park rangers are yelling at them all the time, “No touching! No climbing!”
Get off there!
No going beyond the red line!
I did say that this dog patrols Yeliou Geo-Park, didn’t I?
Can you find the dog in this picture?
A black poodle along the boardwalk in this dog-friendly park.
One last look at the cliff view and the south sea. And we get out of here. Thank you for touring Yeliou with us! :P
Yeliu is a cape of about 1,700 meters long formed by Datun Mountain reaching into the sea… Because the rock layer of seashore contains sandstone of limestone texture,… it is subject to sea erosion, weathering and earth movements… (The) scenery consists of sea trenches/holes, candle shaped rocks, and pot shaped rocks. The Geo-park is divided into three sections, where different rocks named after objects they appear to resemble can be viewed. – from http://eng.taiwan.net.tw/
To view photos of these different rocks, go to Yehliu Geopark website.
Travel directions here – http://www.yehliu.com.tw/eng/purpose/purpose.aspx
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Taipei is a pretty fun place for playing the Dog-Spotting game.
This is Ah Mao (阿毛), which literally means furry or hairy.
阿毛石鍋燉飯 | website • menu
Wucang St, Sec 2, 武昌街2段48之1號 Taipei, Taiwan [map]
+886 2 2388 8098
Ah Mao, the golden retriever, sat like that for a some time before he deigned to turn back for this shot. Hoho.
Ah Mao is the mascot for an Italian restaurant in Ximending called Ah Mao’s Stone Pot Risotto …. or something to that effect if I were to translate it from Chinese to English.
He has the busy job of appearing in one of two to three such shops in Taipei named after him. There he welcomes guests to the shops. This means that we were pretty lucky that he was on shift here when we passed by. :P
A check on a few blogs showed that people found Ah Mao to be friendly and obedient. However, a sign on the door also warns that Ah Mao can get stressed and angry and advises patrons that it is ok to watch him but not to pet him. Makes sense. A human would get stressed and angry too if he/she were continuously bothered without a break.
The establishment is guide dog-friendly, and that’s pretty cool.
阿宗麵線
Éméi St, 峨眉街8之1號 Taipei, Taiwan [map]
+886 02 2388 8808
We were looking to stop somewhere for lunch, after having small servings of Ah Zong’s Flour Rice Noodles on the street.
Yes, that’s how everyone eats at Ah Zong.
At first we were thinking of eating at this pot-sticker place right next to Ah Zong but that was closed after lunch hours. So we had to look around for places that are open all day.
Mom didn’t feel like stone pot rice at Ah Mao, so no lunch with dog for us. A convenient second option was the cafe above Ah Mao.
好窝小厨 | Facebook • menu below
Wucang St, Sec 2, 武昌街2段48之1號2樓, Taipei, Taiwan [map]
+886 2 2331 0529
Looks potentially quiet for taking a breather from the streets, no?
The stairs leading up to the restaurant – Little Place Little Kitchen (好窝小厨) – was along a side alley. This place is newly opened in February 2014 it seems.
No dogs here but Mom studied the menu and was amenable to it. Phew!
So we headed up.
A look out the window. The place is bustling on street level but above that, the sign of empty rooms and urban decay are not uncommon.
It was a comfortable space to be in. The restaurant interior was pretty green and homey. We were the only customers since it was after the lunch hour, so I had plenty of freedom to take pictures, haha!
Salmon fried rice. Cream of Pumpkin Sauce with Chicken Pasta. Red Cherry Shrimp fried rice.
Iced tea from tea leaves cultivated at Sun Moon Lake.
Looking at food pics makes me hungry again… :P
Nearest MRT/subway – Ximending
Ay-Chung Flour-Rice Noodle 阿宗麵線
Éméi St, 峨眉街8之1號 Taipei, Taiwan [map]
+886 02 2388 8808
Related review and pictures at noobcook (en), tummyfull (en)
Ah Mao’s Stone Pot Risotto 阿毛石鍋燉飯 [website]
Wucang St, Sec 2, 武昌街2段48之1號 Taipei, Taiwan [map]
+886 2 2388 8098
Related review, menu and pictures at shibasenji (en), bigfangblog (cn), qpjj (cn,) pearlzhou (cn)
Little Place Little Kitchen 好窝小厨 [Facebook]
Wucang St, Sec 2, 武昌街2段48之1號2樓, Taipei, Taiwan [map]
+886 2 2331 0529
Related review and pictures at miss78213 (cn)
After a leisurely meal, we were ready to hit the streets again. Here’s a quick shot of what the area looks like around the alley entrance to Little Place Little Kitchen.
More Taipei dog-spotting posts to come :P
Sadly, III Cafe has closed. This post captures photos of Donna and some of our thoughts about this dog cafe.
One of the things I actively detest is when my dog gets fearful. That she does on occasion, particularly when it comes to the dog run at Bishan Park.
Donna always has to sit and be able to look out the window when in the car. Does she recognise the roads? We think she does, because the last time we headed for Paw Planet, she already had her tailed curled in between her legs in apprehension, even before we turn into the road leading to Paw Planet.
For a while there January seem to be the month of constant light rain. While we walked in the rain a fair bit, the human did not have the gumption to hang around the dog run with the dog in the rain. Just didn’t feel like fun. The Sun Ray Café, which allows dogs is the happy solution to this little problem…
We adopted Donna on 12th January last year. That makes it our 1st year anniversary with a dog two days ago. We didn’t rename her but she did have to adjust to a new home, a bigger space to roam in and more things to chew on that were not supposed to be discovered in the first place. Now that a year has passed,
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