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Light Rail 1-Day Food and Fun Tour for Grandparents and Grandchildren

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Jimmy's Public Art at Danhai Light Rail (2)
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Senior citizen
Travel days :
1 day
適合對象 :
Public & Family & The aged

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      The completion of the Light Rail allowed weekend jaunts with an additional region for exploration! Set out from Xinshi 1st Rd. Station (V06) with friends and family, where one will be attracted by Jimmy’s public art at Danhai Light Rail upon exiting the station, there are also different splendid installations along the light rail platform!Jimmy's Public Art at Danhai Light Rail
      You can then walk to the Little River Hot Pot restaurant in the periphery, where the clean and comfortable in-store dining ambience together with the food ingredients directly delivered from the place of production in collaboration with small farmers in Taiwan allow one to eat healthy without concerns. After the meal, take a walk to the Beitouzi River Cherry Blossom Wood Trail, where close to a hundred Yoshino Cherry trees flourish prosperously in March of every year, often attracting visitors here to take photos and the trail without cherry blossoms is also the first choice of the neighboring residents for taking a walk.Beitouzi River Cherry Blossom Wood Trail
      You can then follow the road to arrive at the New Town characteristic Children’s Park, where children can have fun with the playground equipment and spend their energy, while adults can also use the exercise facilities on the side with added fun! Afterwards, you can ride on the Light Rail to arrive at the Gongqi Nature Park, where you can picnic and enjoy a simple afternoon tea on the large grasslands. After taking a small break, you can then head for the Cheng Family Abode in the vicinity, follow the traces of the traditional house, feel the changes of time to experience loads of memories.Gongqi Nature Park
      In the end, wrap up the day with the two popular tourist attractions of Huwei Fort Park and the Little White House, where a vast field of vision and magnificent sceneries can be enjoyed when looking far into the Tamsui River from the Little White House. This will be a productive and splendid day regardless of the distances walked!Tamsui Customs Officer's Residence ( Little White House )
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        One-Day Riding Historical Tour in Tamsui
        "Tamsui is an ancient city incorporated with history, humanities, beautiful scenery and cuisine. New discoveries that differ from time to time are always ready for the tourists with more fun to enjoy!" Take the MRT to Tamsui Station and rent a YouBike. Starting from the "Gold Coast Bikeway", enjoy the beautiful scenery along the river bank while sampling the foods sold by vendors along the seashore. Ride down the way and you should pass the art sculpture built to commemorate the arrival of Priest Mackay. There are 8 hundred-year-old Chinese banyan trees for people to enjoy a cool break and overlook the Tamsui River scenery and the "Gold Coast" with its beautiful sunset, Besides, there are newly built large art installations that use recycled objects like the "Iron Horse King Kong" and "Customs Wharf." Then, you can visit Taiwan's first western-style hospital in northern Taiwan to understand Dr. Mackay's profile and the medical environment at that time. One of the top five companies in Tamsui, the "Douglas lapraik & Co." has great significance in Tamsui’s sailing history. Next, drop by Taiwan's first private house that is equipped with tap water equipment, the "former residence of Takada Eikichi, which is a rare well-kept Japanese construction built with Taiwan red cypress. Then move forward to the artist's favorite, the world famous "Tamsui Wenhua A gei" where it is recommended to order a serving of a gei and a bowl of fish ball soup for a snack. Then, continue the trip to the "Little White House," a Spanish-style white construction which newlyweds enjoy as the shooting site of wedding photos; then go to the "Fortress San Domingo" and the "Former British Consulate", both of which feature western constructions with their display of relics. Afterwards, visit "Oxford College", which was built by Mackay in an integrated style of eastern and western culture and the "Presbyterian Church," a Gothic architecture. The last stop of the trip is to observe the beautiful sunset at Tamsui Fisherman's Wharf, then take a boat back to Tamsui MRT Station as the ending of a one-day ancient city small tour that is both productive and cultural.
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