阿宗芋冰城

阿宗芋冰城坐落于新北市三峡区民权街132号。阿宗芋冰城是一间买卖甜品专卖店。这家店采用了古早电影海报作为设计主题。这家店主要买的东西有芋冰，豆花，水果冰，茶冰等等。阿宗芋冰有提供各式各样的材料来配搭顾客所喜爱的甜品。

阿宗芋冰所使用的搭配食材都是纯自然的。本家是不采用人工香料及化学色素。我们采用传统方法制造食材。本家的招牌甜品——“三色冰”是采用三种材料搭配，那就是芋头， 红豆，和凤梨所制造而成的。除此之外，本家的豆花和冰淇淋也受到大众的喜爱。

在炎热的天气下，顾客可以前来阿宗芋冰城享受古早味的剉冰。剉冰的食材都是可以让顾客挑选哦！此外，本家还有售卖花生捲冰淇淋，以春卷外皮再包上花生糖，加上两球三色冰淇淋，是大众的喜爱。那么好吃的甜品，你有能怎么能错过呢？

糖葱

糖葱

糖葱是台湾著名的点心。糖葱的外表很独特，它拥有葱的形状。糖葱从日据时代就发明了。它是50年的农业时代的甜点。据说，当日本统治台湾的时代，日本人不让人民吃蔗。于是，在日本人的管制下，台湾蔗糖要带进日本。所以，以前的人民是没有零嘴。

于是，人民只好把糖和水混合起来煮熟来吃。以前的人民把甘蔗煮成糖，糖煮成焦糖，煮到180度就开始拉，待冷却后就可以吃。制造糖葱的主要材料是来至于甘蔗糖。以先把糖和水煮成糖浆，然后把糖浆倒进装有冷水的锅里，让它凝固成糖膏。再把两支木棍交叉，反复的把糖膏重复拉扯。糖膏拉的时候至少有80到90度，所以要经过不断的练习才可以把糖拉的细细的。拉糖的过程中让糖内充满空气，把糖变成细管状，待冷却就可以吃了。糖葱的味道带甜，且不腻。

除此之外，店内还有售卖麦芽糖和金桔茶。喜欢吃甜点的朋友不妨可以到坐落在新北市三峡区民权街78号的糖葱点试试哦！

  

tea soap 茶山房事业有限公司

Next, we went to visit a shop that selling a various type of soap. The name of the shop known as " 茶山房事业有限公司”. This shop has been operated about six years,from 2007 till 2012. The product that sell in this shop all is come from natural material and is free from pollution. The owner told us some of the special feature about their products. The owner has informed us that their product is all from  handmade soap and their soap can be floated into the water. This is different with other shop that use the chemical material to make the soap and mostly the soap will be immersed into the water. Apart from our interview, we get to know the history of the soap business and we can try the different flavour of the soap. The first introduction of the soap is the green tea shop. This is the first and origin of the soap business. The green tea soap is the best seller. The green tea soap is mainly made from the Bi Luo Chun green tea. The Bi Luo Chun green tea contains rich catechin, polybasic carbolic acid and antioxidants that believe can reduce the excess oil secretion in our skin.

                                                              The green tea extract.

                                                             Various type of handmade soap.

 

       The special thing of the soap is it can be floated on the water! wow, is really amazing!

The tea soap  has offered a place for the customer to test various flavor of  the soap:

I get the opportunity to test the soap.

Wulai and Gugong musuem

Time has passed fast. It's already came to our off day. We had spent our off day visited to the Wulai and Gugong musuem. In the first day, we spent our time in Wulai. Once we arrived to the Wulai, we planned to get into a hot spring. We had chosen the Japanese style  indoor hot spring. The Japanese hot spring cost for 300yuan, unlimited time. Due to the reason of raining in outside, we trapped inside the hot spring. We spent more time in the hot spring,while wait for the rain stop.

Finally, the rain has stopped. This time, we felt hungry after a hot spring. So, we decided to get our lunch in the Wulai Old Street. Along the Wulai Old Street, I realize that the small mochi and the millet are the popular foods in Wulai. We stopped in one of the restaurant to take our lunch. We has ordered bamboo rice, fried fish and a plate of vegetables.

The yummy bamboo rice~

 

                                                          The crispy fried fish...Nice...

We can enjoyed our meal while watching to the outside scene around the Wulai. Next, we walked around the Wulai. We felt the fresh air towards us. After 20 minutes of walk, we can seen the beautiful nature of the waterfall in our left side. I stand at the road and look upwards, i can seen the Gondola park. Due to the weather is not good,we cancel the plan to take the Gondola. We take picture around the area of  the waterfall.

Our plan for the second off day is Gugong Musuem. We start the trip on afternoon. We first take our lunch nearby the MRT Jingan Station. We take steamboat as our lunch. After, we approaching to the Gugong Musuem. Once i stepped in front of the building, i felt the grand of the musuem. we get inside the exhibition centre and i discovered that the art inside the Gugong is beautiful!

Our next stop is the Shilin night market.We decided to take our dinner in the night market. It's come to the end of the trips for these two days off.

Typhoon !

Typhoon is heading to Taiwan ! The typhoon already hit to the East part of Taiwan. The typhoon warning has been issued on the 31 July till today 2nd August.( http://www.cwb.gov.tw/V7/index.htm). Therefore, these few days we are stayed in the home. The weather in my area, New Taipei City is heavy rain and strong wind. The raining day predict will be continued in these few days. This is the first time i experience with the typhoon. The typhoon is one of the challenge that i need to face with it along i stayed in Taiwan.The weather here start to change to cold. 

                                                               The outside is wet.                                     

      

                                               Seem that the weather is getting worst.

Before the typhoon heading to my area, my partner and I frequent shop in Carrefour to get some of foods. We brought foods to store in home. These few days we will stay in home. We always update the weather of Taiwan. 

                                                        Haha.... this is my foods!

                                         This is my thicker sweater that i use when i feel cool.