Info on episode 7: Buddha Memorial Center, Kaohsiung 高雄大樹 佛陀紀念館

Time for Taiwan 2015-2016, Episode 7: Buddha Memorial Center Kaohsiung

2015-2016年「台灣好好玩」第七集：高雄大樹 佛陀紀念館

Time for Taiwan 2015-2016 Episode 7 Buddha Memorial Center, Kaohsiung 高雄佛陀紀念館 ...
Time for Taiwan 2015-2016, Episode 7: Buddha Memorial Center Kahohisung2015-2016年「台灣好好玩」第七集：高雄大樹 佛陀紀念館Transcript 文字稿:To achieve peace, some people prepare for war and some for transcendence. Let’s explore the latter today. I want to show you Fo Guang Shan’s Buddha Memorial Center, where people don’t go to pray, but go to get to know about Buddhism.為了世界和平，有些人選擇打仗。為了心靈平安，有些人選擇看透生命，超越煩惱而得到解脫。今天我想帶大家到佛光山佛陀紀念館，這裡不是個拜佛的場所，是個認識佛教的地方。The Buddha Memorial Center is in Dashu, Kaohsiung. So we’re going to take the Taiwan Tourist Shuttle, Dashu Line. An good way to do it would be to take the Kaohsiung MRT to Dadong Station and get on the shuttle from there. Right now we’re at Dadong here and we’re going to take the shuttle down to here, the Buddha Memorial Center.佛陀紀念館位於高雄大樹區，所以我們要搭台灣好行大樹祈福線。從高雄捷運大東站轉好行巴士是個好方法。我們現在在捷運大東站，然後要搭好行巴士到佛陀紀念館站。You can buy a day pass for the Dashu line on the bus for NT$30, an unbelievable price.大樹祈福線還有一日券，在車上購買，才30元，有夠便宜。This is the Buddha Memorial Center, and it’s free to get in, I usually try to donate what I can at these places, because donations help keep the doors open.佛陀紀念館不需要門票，不過到這種免門票的地方，我會盡量樂捐一下，幫一點忙。The memorial center is quite spacious, so be prepared to walk. This is called a memorial center, but perhaps the most interesting bit is the museum, that thing back there. And on both sides of the path to the museum, there are these Chinese pagodas. They are a traditional type of architecture, not made for people to live in, but for people to worship in.整個紀念館其實蠻大的，所以要有多走幾步路的心理準備喔。這裡雖然是叫做「紀念館」，不過最有趣的地方是它的「博物館」。現在兩旁的這幾寶座塔是一種中國傳統建築，裡面不住人，通常都是讓人拜拜的地方。Buddhism is based on the teachings of Gautama Buddha, also known as the Buddha, who lived between the 4th to 6th century BCE. He was born Siddhartha Gautama, a prince, and was said would become either a great king or a great monk. His father the king was worried that his son would end up the latter, so hid all forms of suffering from him. But one day when Siddhartha snuck out of the palace, he witnessed old age, sickness and death, things that saddened him and put him on the path to seek and later to share the way of enlightenment.佛教的思想主要是佛陀對於子弟的教導。西元前四到六世紀，一名叫做悉達多的王子出生時，有人說他不是成為偉大的國王，就是成為偉大的和尚。他的父親，就是當時的國王，很害怕兒子出家，因此把生命中所有的苦給藏了起來。不過有一天悉達多偷偷溜出城門，看見了人世間的生老病死。他感到很難過，於是決定尋找和分享超越生死與痛苦的方法。This is the Buddha’s relic, one of his teeth. Some people come out here especially to see this.這是佛陀的牙舍利，有些人會專程來看這個。The way I see Buddhism and the process of enlightenment is, you study and learn and understand. Twenty-six… And meditate to transcend and detach. There are several ways to meditate. Some do it by sitting quietly, some people by making repetitive motions like practicing kung fu at Shaolin Temple, some do it by making and drinking tea. Today I'm going to do it by transcribing sutra.我對佛教和超越生死的理解是，多學習，多了解，多冥想，讓自己解脫。冥想有幾種不同的方法，有些人打坐，有些人，像少林寺的和尚就是練功夫，有些人透過茶道，今天呢，我們要抄經冥想。I have a hard time writing Chinese, but they make it easier here for you by giving you these very, very short verses to trace. They say transcribing helps you meditate, it gives you merit, and to me, I’m learning how to write Chinese. So I guess this is killing three birds with one stone. Well, maybe not killing. Catching three birds with one stone. 我不太會寫中文，不過他們很貼心的為大家準備可以描寫的一句短短的經文。據說抄經可以冥想，可以累積功德，我也可以邊練習中文，所以這可以說是一石三鳥嗎？不對，我們不應該殺生。On the way back to downtown Kaohsiung, if you still have a little bit of time left, you can stop by the Old Railroad Bridge Wetlands. It’s kind of pretty there, and theres a really old tile factory next to it that is quite cool. There’s a bit of DIY to do there too.回高雄市區的路上，可以到舊鐵橋溼地玩一下，這裡蠻漂亮的，旁邊還有一間很酷的老瓦窯。這裡有DIY可以玩喔～Some of the kilns are still fired by wood, and the combination of shadow and light from fire and from the sun makes this place wonderful for taking pictures. But in addition to tiles, they also make everyday items for the home.這裡有一些窯還是燒柴的呢。這裡的火光，陽光，還有陰影非常漂亮，很適合拍照。除了建材，他們還有一些很不錯的家用產品喔～These coasters with traditional Chinese motifs, I’ve seen them in design shops and department stores. And this is a soap dish in the shape of a washboard, that’s another two birds with one…nevermind. It’s DIY time! To me, working with my hands is a form of meditation too.這些中國風的陶瓷杯墊蠻酷的。我在一些重視設計的店，還有百貨公司有看過。這是一個洗衣版造型的皂盤，又是一石兩...沒事。來DIY囉！對我來說，用手做東西也是一種冥想的方法。If you don’t count location scouting, this is my first time in Dashu and in the Buddha Memorial Center. And I'm really happy that we got to make this trip because I’ve always been curious about Buddhism. This time, I learned a little bit about the religion, about meditation, achieving inner peace and facing my fears. So I think it’s been quite educational. I’m really happy. You should come.不算勘景的話，這是我第一次來大樹和佛陀紀念館。我很開心有機會來這裡，因為我一直對佛教很好奇。這一次的旅行，我學到了關於佛教的一些理念，冥想，如何達到內心的平靜，還有面對我的恐懼。這次收穫很多。我很滿意。大家要來喔！——————————Michella's notes 米雪拉的筆記：On this trip, we visited the Buddha Memorial Center and San He, an old tile factory. I really enjoyed the museum because I learned a lot about Buddhism, which is something I’ve been curious about, and also had fun at San He Kiln, which has giant kilns that you can walk into, and watch the craftsmen work with the tiles and kilns up close. They have a variety of DIY courses there, and I really enjoyed making a ceramic soap dish that I converted into an ashtray at the request of my partner and good friend Charles. The old railroad bridge was kinda cool, but I wish they left the original rustic, oxidized color instead of painting it grey. Now it just looks dirty and dusty. If you are big on trains and photography, the old railroad bridge and the marsh area by it make some nice pictures at sunrise and at sunset.這一次的旅行，我們到了佛陀紀念館和三和瓦窯。我覺得佛陀紀念館特別有趣，因為我學到很多關於佛教的東西。我一直對佛教很好奇。三和瓦窯也很好玩，因為裡面有好大的窯可以進去參觀，也可以近距離看師傅們工作。三和瓦窯有好幾個DIY活動可以做，我們選擇了皂盤，不過在我的好搭和好朋友柏勳哥的要求下，我把它改成了煙灰缸。舊鐵橋也蠻酷的，但漆得灰灰的，好像有點可惜，如果保留原本氧化的顏色，搞不好還很復古，但現在看起來就只有一個髒髒的感覺。你如果喜歡火車，喜歡拍照，舊鐵橋和溼地在清晨和落日的時候，拍起來特別美。We stayed at Howard Plaza Kaohsiung, which has lots of noisy tourists, but the rooms are very quiet and comfortable, and the breakfast buffet is good. It’s an old hotel, but the service is good and you feel the effort they are putting into making the place better. I like that.我們住高雄福華，這裡房客的嗓門還蠻大的，但房間安靜，舒適，早餐也好吃。飯店很老了，不過服務不錯，也感受得到他們認真的在更新。我喜歡這種感覺。On a more personal note, my mom practices Taoism and Buddhism (as do most other people in Taiwan), my dad follows along because he says it doesn’t hurt to, and from when I was little, I kind of just went through the motions. I didn't have much of an understanding of anything, just that there seemed to be lots of beings to pray to, from ancestors to gods, and lots of festivities throughout the year, honoring both the dead and the immortals. In junior high school, I attended a Catholic school and the impression that this religion left me was, you listen do what the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit and his messengers tell you to do, or you will get sick, die and go to hell. In graduate school, I lived with my godmother, who is a Buddhist and goes through the rituals of lighting incense and reciting mantras every day. Our apartment smelled and sounded like a temple in the mornings and evenings, but a flower shop the rest of the day (we had lots of beautiful, fresh cut flowers almost all the time). Because it was the family activity, I kind of went through the motions too. I tried to believe, but in the end I wasn’t sure I did. I wanted to find out more for myself.比較私人的宗教信仰話題，我媽媽的信仰是道教和佛教，跟大部分台灣人一樣，她還蠻虔誠的。我爸爸說，沒什麼不好，所以拜拜的時候也跟著拜。我從小就是大人做什麼，我也跟著做，對我來說，其實都是形式，因為什麼都不懂，加上不跟著做，應該又被打吧。我只記得好多祖先，好多神明，認識的，不認識的，有關係的，沒關係的，都要拜，然後有好多宗教活動要參加。中學的時候，我讀的是一間天主教學校。在我腦海中留下的印象是，不信耶穌父子聖靈，你就會病死下地獄。研究所的時候，我住在我乾媽家，她是一位虔誠的佛教徒，每天早晚燒香，誦經。以味道來說，我們家早晚像寺廟，其餘時候像花店（家裡幾乎什麼時候都有漂亮的鮮花）。因為有點像是家庭活動，所以我也就跟著燒香，誦經。Maybe I have a “I’m lost” face, because once in a while, someone from some religion would try to come save me by shoving their religion down my throat. That always makes me want to vomit all over their shoes. I’ve met a lot of crazy ones who are so caught up in the rituals and written words that they don’t bother to learn or to think about the spirit of the original teaching.可能我長得很像一隻迷了路的羊，因為有時候會有不同宗教團體的人出現，想「幫」我，於是硬要把他們宗教信仰塞進我腦裡。結果都會是覺得噁心，想吐，而且吐在他們鞋子上。我碰過很多陷入迷信，只故著形式，儀式，不去思考道理的人，這種好恐怖。In my late 20’s I started becoming interested in learning about Buddhism because it seemed more open minded and peaceful than some of the other religions I’ve encountered. I’m not a Buddhist, and perhaps I may never be one, but learning about its origins and its ideology has been interesting. I’m not big on mantras or on worshipping anything or anyone, but I particularly like how Buddhism teaches you to through meditation, face inevitable negative emotions and physical suffering. You try to understand it, accept it, and let it go. It’s been helpful.接近30歲的時候，我開始想要認識佛教，因為比起其他我碰到的宗教，感覺佛教思想比較開放，也比較和諧。我不是佛教徒，或許永遠不會是，不過認識這宗教的由來還有道理還蠻有趣的。我對誦經，祭拜不太有興趣，不過我還蠻喜歡這宗教教導的一些道理和方法，包括如何透過冥想去了解，接受，放下，面對負面情緒，生老病死的過程。目前還蠻有用的。——————————Links 連結：Buddha Memorial Center 佛陀紀念館 http://www.fgsbmc.org.twTaiwan Tourism Shuttle Dashu Line 台灣好行大樹線 http://www.taiwantrip.com.tw/Besttour/Info/?id=44San He Tile Kiln 三和瓦窯 http://www.sanhetk.com.twKaohsiung Howard Plaza Hotel 高雄福華飯店 http://kaohsiung.howard-hotels.com.tw——————————Accessories 配件：Shirt: kotipesä http://www.kotipesa.comWatch: Martian摩絢錶 http://www.martianwatches.com.twShoes: RucolineHat: Beams
Posted by FTV Time for Taiwan on Saturday, November 7, 2015

Transcript 文字稿:


To achieve peace, some people prepare for war and some for transcendence. Let’s explore the latter today. I want to show you Fo Guang Shan’s Buddha Memorial Center, where people don’t go to pray, but go to get to know about Buddhism.為了世界和平，有些人選擇打仗。為了心靈平安，有些人選擇看透生命，超越煩惱而得到解脫。今天我想帶大家到佛光山佛陀紀念館，這裡不是個拜佛的場所，是個認識佛教的地方。


The Buddha Memorial Center is in Dashu, Kaohsiung. So we’re going to take the Taiwan Tourist Shuttle, Dashu Line. An good way to do it would be to take the Kaohsiung MRT to Dadong Station and get on the shuttle from there. Right now we’re at Dadong here and we’re going to take the shuttle down to here, the Buddha Memorial Center.佛陀紀念館位於高雄大樹區，所以我們要搭台灣好行大樹祈福線。從高雄捷運大東站轉好行巴士是個好方法。我們現在在捷運大東站，然後要搭好行巴士到佛陀紀念館站。


You can buy a day pass for the Dashu line on the bus for NT$30, an unbelievable price.大樹祈福線還有一日券，在車上購買，才30元，有夠便宜。


This is the Buddha Memorial Center, and it’s free to get in, I usually try to donate what I can at these places, because donations help keep the doors open.佛陀紀念館不需要門票，不過到這種免門票的地方，我會盡量樂捐一下，幫一點忙。


The memorial center is quite spacious, so be prepared to walk. This is called a memorial center, but perhaps the most interesting bit is the museum, that thing back there. And on both sides of the path to the museum, there are these Chinese pagodas. They are a traditional type of architecture, not made for people to live in, but for people to worship in.整個紀念館其實蠻大的，所以要有多走幾步路的心理準備喔。這裡雖然是叫做「紀念館」，不過最有趣的地方是它的「博物館」。現在兩旁的這幾寶座塔是一種中國傳統建築，裡面不住人，通常都是讓人拜拜的地方。


Buddhism is based on the teachings of Gautama Buddha, also known as the Buddha, who lived between the 4th to 6th century BCE. He was born Siddhartha Gautama, a prince, and was said would become either a great king or a great monk. His father the king was worried that his son would end up the latter, so hid all forms of suffering from him. But one day when Siddhartha snuck out of the palace, he witnessed old age, sickness and death, things that saddened him and put him on the path to seek and later to share the way of enlightenment.佛教的思想主要是佛陀對於子弟的教導。西元前四到六世紀，一名叫做悉達多的王子出生時，有人說他不是成為偉大的國王，就是成為偉大的和尚。他的父親，就是當時的國王，很害怕兒子出家，因此把生命中所有的苦給藏了起來。不過有一天悉達多偷偷溜出城門，看見了人世間的生老病死。他感到很難過，於是決定尋找和分享超越生死與痛苦的方法。


This is the Buddha’s relic, one of his teeth. Some people come out here especially to see this.這是佛陀的牙舍利，有些人會專程來看這個。


The way I see Buddhism and the process of enlightenment is, you study and learn and understand. Twenty-six… And meditate to transcend and detach. There are several ways to meditate. Some do it by sitting quietly, some people by making repetitive motions like practicing kung fu at Shaolin Temple, some do it by making and drinking tea. Today I'm going to do it by transcribing sutra.我對佛教和超越生死的理解是，多學習，多了解，多冥想，讓自己解脫。冥想有幾種不同的方法，有些人打坐，有些人，像少林寺的和尚就是練功夫，有些人透過茶道，今天呢，我們要抄經冥想。


I have a hard time writing Chinese, but they make it easier here for you by giving you these very, very short verses to trace. They say transcribing helps you meditate, it gives you merit, and to me, I’m learning how to write Chinese. So I guess this is killing three birds with one stone. Well, maybe not killing. Catching three birds with one stone.
我不太會寫中文，不過他們很貼心的為大家準備可以描寫的一句短短的經文。據說抄經可以冥想，可以累積功德，我也可以邊練習中文，所以這可以說是一石三鳥嗎？不對，我們不應該殺生。


On the way back to downtown Kaohsiung, if you still have a little bit of time left, you can stop by the Old Railroad Bridge Wetlands. It’s kind of pretty there, and theres a really old tile factory next to it that is quite cool. There’s a bit of DIY to do there too.回高雄市區的路上，可以到舊鐵橋溼地玩一下，這裡蠻漂亮的，旁邊還有一間很酷的老瓦窯。這裡有DIY可以玩喔～


Some of the kilns are still fired by wood, and the combination of shadow and light from fire and from the sun makes this place wonderful for taking pictures. But in addition to tiles, they also make everyday items for the home.這裡有一些窯還是燒柴的呢。這裡的火光，陽光，還有陰影非常漂亮，很適合拍照。除了建材，他們還有一些很不錯的家用產品喔～


These coasters with traditional Chinese motifs, I’ve seen them in design shops and department stores. And this is a soap dish in the shape of a washboard, that’s another two birds with one…nevermind. It’s DIY time! To me, working with my hands is a form of meditation too.這些中國風的陶瓷杯墊蠻酷的。我在一些重視設計的店，還有百貨公司有看過。這是一個洗衣版造型的皂盤，又是一石兩...沒事。來DIY囉！對我來說，用手做東西也是一種冥想的方法。


If you don’t count location scouting, this is my first time in Dashu and in the Buddha Memorial Center. And I'm really happy that we got to make this trip because I’ve always been curious about Buddhism. This time, I learned a little bit about the religion, about meditation, achieving inner peace and facing my fears. So I think it’s been quite educational. I’m really happy. You should come.不算勘景的話，這是我第一次來大樹和佛陀紀念館。我很開心有機會來這裡，因為我一直對佛教很好奇。這一次的旅行，我學到了關於佛教的一些理念，冥想，如何達到內心的平靜，還有面對我的恐懼。這次收穫很多。我很滿意。大家要來喔！


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Michella's notes 米雪拉的筆記：
On this trip, we visited the Buddha Memorial Center and San He, an old tile factory. I really enjoyed the museum because I learned a lot about Buddhism, which is something I’ve been curious about, and also had fun at San He Kiln, which has giant kilns that you can walk into, and watch the craftsmen work with the tiles and kilns up close. They have a variety of DIY courses there, and I really enjoyed making a ceramic soap dish that I converted into an ashtray at the request of my partner and good friend Charles. The old railroad bridge was kinda cool, but I wish they left the original rustic, oxidized color instead of painting it grey. Now it just looks dirty and dusty. If you are big on trains and photography, the old railroad bridge and the marsh area by it make some nice pictures at sunrise and at sunset.這一次的旅行，我們到了佛陀紀念館和三和瓦窯。我覺得佛陀紀念館特別有趣，因為我學到很多關於佛教的東西。我一直對佛教很好奇。三和瓦窯也很好玩，因為裡面有好大的窯可以進去參觀，也可以近距離看師傅們工作。三和瓦窯有好幾個DIY活動可以做，我們選擇了皂盤，不過在我的好搭和好朋友柏勳哥的要求下，我把它改成了煙灰缸。舊鐵橋也蠻酷的，但漆得灰灰的，好像有點可惜，如果保留原本氧化的顏色，搞不好還很復古，但現在看起來就只有一個髒髒的感覺。你如果喜歡火車，喜歡拍照，舊鐵橋和溼地在清晨和落日的時候，拍起來特別美。


We stayed at Howard Plaza Kaohsiung, which has lots of noisy tourists, but the rooms are very quiet and comfortable, and the breakfast buffet is good. It’s an old hotel, but the service is good and you feel the effort they are putting into making the place better. I like that.我們住高雄福華，這裡房客的嗓門還蠻大的，但房間安靜，舒適，早餐也好吃。飯店很老了，不過服務不錯，也感受得到他們認真的在更新。我喜歡這種感覺。
On a more personal note, my mom practices Taoism and Buddhism (as do most other people in Taiwan), my dad follows along because he says it doesn’t hurt to, and from when I was little, I kind of just went through the motions. I didn't have much of an understanding of anything, just that there seemed to be lots of beings to pray to, from ancestors to gods, and lots of festivities throughout the year, honoring both the dead and the immortals. In junior high school, I attended a Catholic school and the impression that this religion left me was, you listen do what the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit and his messengers tell you to do, or you will get sick, die and go to hell. In graduate school, I lived with my godmother, who is a Buddhist and goes through the rituals of lighting incense and reciting mantras every day. Our apartment smelled and sounded like a temple in the mornings and evenings, but a flower shop the rest of the day (we had lots of beautiful, fresh cut flowers almost all the time). Because it was the family activity, I kind of went through the motions too. I tried to believe, but in the end I wasn’t sure I did. I wanted to find out more for myself.

比較私人的宗教信仰話題，我媽媽的信仰是道教和佛教，跟大部分台灣人一樣，她還蠻虔誠的。我爸爸說，沒什麼不好，所以拜拜的時候也跟著拜。我從小就是大人做什麼，我也跟著做，對我來說，其實都是形式，因為什麼都不懂，加上不跟著做，應該又被打吧。我只記得好多祖先，好多神明，認識的，不認識的，有關係的，沒關係的，都要拜，然後有好多宗教活動要參加。中學的時候，我讀的是一間天主教學校。在我腦海中留下的印象是，不信耶穌父子聖靈，你就會病死下地獄。研究所的時候，我住在我乾媽家，她是一位虔誠的佛教徒，每天早晚燒香，誦經。以味道來說，我們家早晚像寺廟，其餘時候像花店（家裡幾乎什麼時候都有漂亮的鮮花）。因為有點像是家庭活動，所以我也就跟著燒香，誦經。


Maybe I have a “I’m lost” face, because once in a while, someone from some religion would try to come save me by shoving their religion down my throat. That always makes me want to vomit all over their shoes. I’ve met a lot of crazy ones who are so caught up in the rituals and written words that they don’t bother to learn or to think about the spirit of the original teaching.可能我長得很像一隻迷了路的羊，因為有時候會有不同宗教團體的人出現，想「幫」我，於是硬要把他們宗教信仰塞進我腦裡。結果都會是覺得噁心，想吐，而且吐在他們鞋子上。我碰過很多陷入迷信，只故著形式，儀式，不去思考道理的人，這種好恐怖。

In my late 20’s I started becoming interested in learning about Buddhism because it seemed more open minded and peaceful than some of the other religions I’ve encountered. I’m not a Buddhist, and perhaps I may never be one, but learning about its origins and its ideology has been interesting. I’m not big on mantras or on worshipping anything or anyone, but I particularly like how Buddhism teaches you to through meditation, face inevitable negative emotions and physical suffering. You try to understand it, accept it, and let it go. It’s been helpful.接近30歲的時候，我開始想要認識佛教，因為比起其他我碰到的宗教，感覺佛教思想比較開放，也比較和諧。我不是佛教徒，或許永遠不會是，不過認識這宗教的由來還有道理還蠻有趣的。我對誦經，祭拜不太有興趣，不過我還蠻喜歡這宗教教導的一些道理和方法，包括如何透過冥想去了解，接受，放下，面對負面情緒，生老病死的過程。目前還蠻有用的。


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Links 連結：


Buddha Memorial Center 佛陀紀念館 http://www.fgsbmc.org.tw
Taiwan Tourist Shuttle Dashu Line 台灣好行大樹線 http://www.taiwantrip.com.tw/Besttour/Info/?id=44
San He Tile Kiln 三和瓦窯 http://www.sanhetk.com.tw
Kaohsiung Howard Plaza Hotel 高雄福華飯店 http://kaohsiung.howard-hotels.com.tw


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Accessories 配件：


Shirt: kotipesä http://www.kotipesa.com
Watch: Martian摩絢錶 http://www.martianwatches.com.tw
Shoes: Rucoline
Hat: Beams

Info on special episode 1: Hayashi Department Store, Tainan 台南林百貨

2015-2016 Special Episode 1 Hayashi Department Store, Tainan 台南林百貨

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2015-2016 Special Episode 1 Hayashi Department Store, Taianai 台南林百貨Transcript 文字搞：M: Hello Cedric! Long time no see! How have you been?雅立，好久不見！最近好嗎？C: You know, same ol’ same ol’. But you know I’m very happy to be here in Tainan today.就那樣啊，不過很開心今天來到台南。M: And…?然後呢？C: And to see you, of course!然後...很開心看到妳啊。M: Oh yes it’s so good to see you. Come on! Let me show you around. Let’s go to Hayashi Department Store or “Lin baihuo.”我也很開心看到你！走，我帶你去逛逛。我們到林百貨。C: Let’s go.走吧。I’m Michella, and this is my friend Cedric, a French film director. We love shooting things together, brainstorming about projects together, and traveling together. Join us on our adventure!我是米雪拉，這是我的法國導演朋友雅立。我們喜歡一起拍東西，一起腦力激盪，一起旅行。歡迎大家一起來玩！M: Since we’re at Tainan Train Station, we can take the red line bus from here to Hayashi.我們現在在台南火車站，所以我們可以搭紅線到林百貨。C: Yeah and the good thing is, you can use your trusty Easycard, aka “youyouka” or the iPass, aka “yikatong.”對啊，然後可以用很方便的用悠遊卡和一卡通。M: Uh huh.嗯啊。C: So Michella, let me get this straight. We came all the way to Tainan for us to go shopping? Do you remember I’m a guy?米雪拉，我想問一下，我們大老遠來到台南，然後妳竟然要帶我去蝦拼？妳忘記我是個男生嗎？。M: I’m taking you to Hayashi Department Store, it's not quite the same same thing as taking you shopping.我要帶你去林百貨，跟帶你去蝦拼不一樣。C: No it is quite the same as taking me to look at you shopping.跟妳帶我去看妳蝦拼是一樣的啦。M: OK, maybe. But there’s more to just emptying your pocket at Hayashi. You’ll see.好啦，或許。不過去林百貨不一定是花錢啦。你等一下就知道了。C: Well, one thing is. My pockets are not empty because the commute from Tainan Train Station to the department store is free with the Easycard.還好台南火車站到林百貨這段公車不用花錢。M: That certainly helps. Oh, next stop.多少有些幫助喔。我們下一站下車。C: Wow, this isn’t any old department store, it’s a REALLY old department store…pay attention! This is a beautiful place, too, right?哇，這不是一家老百貨公司，它是一家非常古老的百貨公司。喂，專心一點！而且很漂亮耶！M: The tiles are even handmade. This place is currently the oldest department store in Taiwan. It was first opened about 85 years ago.連磁磚都是手工作的。這是目前台灣最老的百貨公司，85年前開的。C: I see. It’s very classy. It must have been a very select place back in the day. Oh come on.嗯。很典雅。在那個時候一定很高貴喔。M: You're right. This area was called “Ginza.”對啊，這地帶以前叫做「銀座」。C: Just like the Ginza in Tokyo.就像東京的銀座。M: In addition to glamorously carrying the latest and prettiest merchandise, this building was the tallest building in Tainan at the time and the only one with an elevator, so people would come just to ride the it. Kids especially loved it.除了銷售當下最新，最漂亮的產品，林百貨當時還是台南最高的大樓，唯一有電梯的建築物。以前有人還專程跑來這邊體驗搭電梯，小朋友特別喜歡。C: Yeah. Let’s ride the elevator! Let’s ride the elevator!耶。我們去搭電梯！我們去搭電梯！M: Forever young.赤子之心。C: Yes. Get out of the way.對啊。走開啦！C: Eighty-five years ago was the Japanese occupation, right?85年前，那就是日治時代囉？M: Yeah.對啊。C: No wonder this place has a Japanese-European feel to it. But has this place been open all this time? I’ve never heard of it before coming here today.難怪這裡給人又日式又歐式的感覺。這85年都一直有在營業嗎？我之前都沒聽過。M: Me either.我也沒有。C: Oh come on.沒有才怪。C: Shall we?走吧？M: Yeah, let’s go up this way. This is one of the machine gun posts.我們往上走。這是其中一個機關槍座。C: The same as what we saw downstairs.跟樓下那個一樣。M: Yeah. Pretty cool, huh?對啊，酷吧？C: You can see the bullet holes.還有彈孔耶。M: There are some bullet holes, really obvious bullet holes, but a lot of the tiles came apart.一些彈孔非常明顯，不過很多的磁磚都被炸碎了。C: Ah yeah that’s the shrine here.那個是神社。M: And that’s another machine gun post. That wasn’t there before the war.裡面還有一個機關槍座。戰後才裝的。C: You know Michella, I’m really glad they restored this building and reopened Hayashi Department Store. It would have really been a shame to just let it die.米雪拉，妳知道嗎，我很開心林百貨被修復，重新開幕。直接讓它走入歷史，實在太可惜了。M: I agree, I’m quite happy about it reopening too. And the shopping inside - I really enjoyed that.對啊，我也很開心它重新開幕了。裡面的商場，我也覺得很棒。C: The new hat suits you well.我喜歡妳的新帽子喔～M: Thanks. 謝謝～C: You know what? I’m really looking forward to coming back here again, and hopefully discovering more old buildings brought back to life.其實啊，我蠻期待下次再來的時候，希望可以看到更多像這樣起死回生，被注入新生命的地方。So you should come!所以大家要來喔。——————————In this special episode, my buddy Cedric Jouarie and I visited Tainan’s Hayashi Department Store. We got on the red line bus at Tainan train station and got off at Hayashi, which was about two stops down. Because it was so close, the bus fare was free, but you do need to tag on and off the bus with an Easycard or iPass.Hayashi’s a pretty place with history and design. The building really stands out in the midst of other structures in the area. Because it’s restored and from a different period, one long ago and when people were spending money to enjoy themselves, there’s a classy feel to it.In terms of historical artifacts, a couple of cabinets from when it first opened is now being used again, the old elevator door, machine gun posts, etc are on display by the cafe upstairs. Bullet holes from air raids during WWII, and the Japanese shrine and torii are left for you to look at on the roof.So what can you empty your pockets on when you go? For starters, right before you go into the department store, there is a Japanese tea/ice-cream take-out shop. Cedric’s green tea ice-cream is from there. It looked really good and I really wanted one but our director Charles said, “No, Cedric gets the ice-cream.” Whaaaaat? Anyway, on the first floor are mostly dried foods and sauces from around Taiwan, most of them quite tasty and have a long shelf life. Upstairs you’ll find bags, clothing and items for I think the 20-35 years old crowd. Lots of items made from canvas, lots of products heavy on industrial design, some handcrafted everyday items. A lot of the things are really fun to play with and look at. It felt like shopping at Eslite. I bought a hat for myself. They said it was made of “antique fabric,” which sounded really cool at first, but I realized it’s just a fancy word for “old and unused,” and I think too many hands had touched and played with it because it was starting to get a little soft at the top. But it was the last one and I liked it, so I still ended up bringing it home. Overall, Hayashi is a great place to find gifts for young people with an eye for design.You should come!這一集台灣好好玩特別節目，我和我的好朋友周雅立去了台南林百貨。我們從台南火車站上車，林百貨下車，因為才兩站，車資免費！不過還是要刷上和刷下，一卡通和悠遊卡都可以～林百貨是個有歷史和設計的地方，它在其他附近的建築當中非常亮眼。我覺得因為被修復過，而且是在一個景氣好，很多人都願意花錢的時候蓋的，跟其他比起來，林百貨的設計特別典雅。歷史文物方面，當初使用的展示櫃，現在還有兩個在現場。另外在咖啡廳旁還有以前的電梯門，機關槍機座等等可以看一下。頂樓可以看到第二次世界大戰空襲時留下的彈孔，還有當初日本經營者蓋的神社和鳥居。來到這裡可以如何花錢呢？還沒進到裡面就有間日式茶舖，雅立的抹茶冰淇淋就是在那裡買的。我也很想要吃，但我們導演柏勳哥說不行，只有雅立可以吃。為什麼～～～～～ 接著進到裡面，一樓有很多台灣各地的食品，醬料，很多都很好吃，好保存。樓上有很多服飾，配件，感覺是大概20-35歲之間的消費者喜歡的東西。帆布和文創產品特別多，也有很多手工產品。有些東西蠻好玩的，感覺在逛誠品。我自己買了頂帽子，據說是古董布。一開始覺得很酷，古董布耶～ 後來想一想，不就是放了很久的布料？然後感覺被大家玩了有一點點爛爛的，不過那是最後一頂了，沒有別的了，所以還是把它買回家。我覺得要找禮物，去林百貨就對了。大家要來喔！——————————Links 連結：Hayashi Department Store 林百貨 http://www.hayashi.com.twRed Line bus 紅線公車 http://citybus.tainan.gov.tw/zh/knowledge/10.html——————————Accessories 配件：Shirt: kotipesä http://kotipesa.comWatch: Martian摩絢錶 http://www.martianwatches.com.twShoes: RucolineHat: Beams
Posted by FTV Time for Taiwan on Wednesday, November 4, 2015

Transcript 文字搞：

M: Hello Cedric! Long time no see! How have you been?
雅立，好久不見！最近好嗎？

C: You know, same ol’ same ol’. But you know I’m very happy to be here in Tainan today.
就那樣啊，不過很開心今天來到台南。

M: And…?
然後呢？

C: And to see you, of course!
然後...很開心看到妳啊。

M: Oh yes it’s so good to see you. Come on! Let me show you around. Let’s go to Hayashi Department Store or “Lin baihuo.”
我也很開心看到你！走，我帶你去逛逛。我們到林百貨。

C: Let’s go.
走吧。
I’m Michella, and this is my friend Cedric, a French film director. We love shooting things together, brainstorming about projects together, and traveling together. Join us on our adventure!
我是米雪拉，這是我的法國導演朋友雅立。我們喜歡一起拍東西，一起腦力激盪，一起旅行。歡迎大家一起來玩！
M: Since we’re at Tainan Train Station, we can take the red line bus from here to Hayashi.
我們現在在台南火車站，所以我們可以搭紅線到林百貨。

C: Yeah and the good thing is, you can use your trusty Easycard, aka “youyouka” or the iPass, aka “yikatong.”
對啊，然後可以用很方便的用悠遊卡和一卡通。

M: Uh huh.
嗯啊。
C: So Michella, let me get this straight. We came all the way to Tainan for us to go shopping? Do you remember I’m a guy?
米雪拉，我想問一下，我們大老遠來到台南，然後妳竟然要帶我去蝦拼？妳忘記我是個男生嗎？。

M: I’m taking you to Hayashi Department Store, it's not quite the same same thing as taking you shopping.
我要帶你去林百貨，跟帶你去蝦拼不一樣。

C: No it is quite the same as taking me to look at you shopping.
跟妳帶我去看妳蝦拼是一樣的啦。

M: OK, maybe. But there’s more to just emptying your pocket at Hayashi. You’ll see.
好啦，或許。不過去林百貨不一定是花錢啦。你等一下就知道了。

C: Well, one thing is. My pockets are not empty because the commute from Tainan Train Station to the department store is free with the Easycard.
還好台南火車站到林百貨這段公車不用花錢。

M: That certainly helps. Oh, next stop.
多少有些幫助喔。我們下一站下車。

C: Wow, this isn’t any old department store, it’s a REALLY old department store…pay attention! This is a beautiful place, too, right?
哇，這不是一家老百貨公司，它是一家非常古老的百貨公司。喂，專心一點！而且很漂亮耶！

M: The tiles are even handmade. This place is currently the oldest department store in Taiwan. It was first opened about 85 years ago.
連磁磚都是手工作的。這是目前台灣最老的百貨公司，85年前開的。

C: I see. It’s very classy. It must have been a very select place back in the day. Oh come on.
嗯。很典雅。在那個時候一定很高貴喔。

M: You're right. This area was called “Ginza.”
對啊，這地帶以前叫做「銀座」。

C: Just like the Ginza in Tokyo.
就像東京的銀座。
M: In addition to glamorously carrying the latest and prettiest merchandise, this building was the tallest building in Tainan at the time and the only one with an elevator, so people would come just to ride the it. Kids especially loved it.
除了銷售當下最新，最漂亮的產品，林百貨當時還是台南最高的大樓，唯一有電梯的建築物。以前有人還專程跑來這邊體驗搭電梯，小朋友特別喜歡。

C: Yeah. Let’s ride the elevator! Let’s ride the elevator!
耶。我們去搭電梯！我們去搭電梯！

M: Forever young.
赤子之心。

C: Yes. Get out of the way.
對啊。走開啦！

C: Eighty-five years ago was the Japanese occupation, right?
85年前，那就是日治時代囉？

M: Yeah.
對啊。

C: No wonder this place has a Japanese-European feel to it. But has this place been open all this time? I’ve never heard of it before coming here today.
難怪這裡給人又日式又歐式的感覺。這85年都一直有在營業嗎？我之前都沒聽過。

M: Me either.
我也沒有。

C: Oh come on.
沒有才怪。
C: Shall we?
走吧？

M: Yeah, let’s go up this way. This is one of the machine gun posts.
我們往上走。這是其中一個機關槍座。

C: The same as what we saw downstairs.
跟樓下那個一樣。

M: Yeah. Pretty cool, huh?
對啊，酷吧？

C: You can see the bullet holes.
還有彈孔耶。

M: There are some bullet holes, really obvious bullet holes, but a lot of the tiles came apart.
一些彈孔非常明顯，不過很多的磁磚都被炸碎了。

C: Ah yeah that’s the shrine here.
那個是神社。

M: And that’s another machine gun post. That wasn’t there before the war.
裡面還有一個機關槍座。戰後才裝的。

C: You know Michella, I’m really glad they restored this building and reopened Hayashi Department Store. It would have really been a shame to just let it die.
米雪拉，妳知道嗎，我很開心林百貨被修復，重新開幕。直接讓它走入歷史，實在太可惜了。

M: I agree, I’m quite happy about it reopening too. And the shopping inside - I really enjoyed that.
對啊，我也很開心它重新開幕了。裡面的商場，我也覺得很棒。

C: The new hat suits you well.
我喜歡妳的新帽子喔～

M: Thanks.
謝謝～

C: You know what? I’m really looking forward to coming back here again, and hopefully discovering more old buildings brought back to life.
其實啊，我蠻期待下次再來的時候，希望可以看到更多像這樣起死回生，被注入新生命的地方。

So you should come!
所以大家要來喔。

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In this special episode, my buddy Cedric Jouarie and I visited Tainan’s Hayashi Department Store. We got on the red line bus at Tainan train station and got off at Hayashi, which was about two stops down. Because it was so close, the bus fare was free, but you do need to tag on and off the bus with an Easycard or iPass.

Hayashi’s a pretty place with history and design. The building really stands out in the midst of other structures in the area. Because it’s restored and from a different period, one long ago and when people were spending money to enjoy themselves, there’s a classy feel to it.

In terms of historical artifacts, a couple of cabinets from when it first opened is now being used again, the old elevator door, machine gun posts, etc are on display by the cafe upstairs. Bullet holes from air raids during WWII, and the Japanese shrine and torii are left for you to look at on the roof.

So what can you empty your pockets on when you go? For starters, right before you go into the department store, there is a Japanese tea/ice-cream take-out shop. Cedric’s green tea ice-cream is from there. It looked really good and I really wanted one but our director Charles said, “No, Cedric gets the ice-cream.” Whaaaaat? Anyway, on the first floor are mostly dried foods and sauces from around Taiwan, most of them quite tasty and have a long shelf life. Upstairs you’ll find bags, clothing and items for I think the 20-35 years old crowd. Lots of items made from canvas, lots of products heavy on industrial design, some handcrafted everyday items. A lot of the things are really fun to play with and look at. It felt like shopping at Eslite. I bought a hat for myself. They said it was made of “antique fabric,” which sounded really cool at first, but I realized it’s just a fancy word for “old and unused,” and I think too many hands had touched and played with it because it was starting to get a little soft at the top. But it was the last one and I liked it, so I still ended up bringing it home. Overall, Hayashi is a great place to find gifts for young people with an eye for design.

You should come!

這一集台灣好好玩特別節目，我和我的好朋友周雅立去了台南林百貨。我們從台南火車站上車，林百貨下車，因為才兩站，車資免費！不過還是要刷上和刷下，一卡通和悠遊卡都可以～

林百貨是個有歷史和設計的地方，它在其他附近的建築當中非常亮眼。我覺得因為被修復過，而且是在一個景氣好，很多人都願意花錢的時候蓋的，跟其他比起來，林百貨的設計特別典雅。

歷史文物方面，當初使用的展示櫃，現在還有兩個在現場。另外在咖啡廳旁還有以前的電梯門，機關槍機座等等可以看一下。頂樓可以看到第二次世界大戰空襲時留下的彈孔，還有當初日本經營者蓋的神社和鳥居。

來到這裡可以如何花錢呢？還沒進到裡面就有間日式茶舖，雅立的抹茶冰淇淋就是在那裡買的。我也很想要吃，但我們導演柏勳哥說不行，只有雅立可以吃。為什麼～～～～～ 接著進到裡面，一樓有很多台灣各地的食品，醬料，很多都很好吃，好保存。樓上有很多服飾，配件，感覺是大概20-35歲之間的消費者喜歡的東西。帆布和文創產品特別多，也有很多手工產品。有些東西蠻好玩的，感覺在逛誠品。我自己買了頂帽子，據說是古董布。一開始覺得很酷，古董布耶～ 後來想一想，不就是放了很久的布料？然後感覺被大家玩了有一點點爛爛的，不過那是最後一頂了，沒有別的了，所以還是把它買回家。我覺得要找禮物，去林百貨就對了。

大家要來喔！

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Links 連結：

Hayashi Department Store 林百貨 http://www.hayashi.com.tw

Red Line bus 紅線公車 http://citybus.tainan.gov.tw/zh/knowledge/10.html

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Info on episode 6: 台南孔廟 Tainan Confucius Temple

Time for Taiwan 2015-2016, Episode 6: Confucius Temple, Tainan...
Time for Taiwan 2015-2016, Episode 6: Confucius Temple, Tainan2015-2016年「台灣好好玩」第六集：台南孔廟 漫步旅行 (deluxe edit)Transcipt 文字稿:Welcome to Tainan, the oldest city of Taiwan. Here you'll find the oldest public school, which is housed inside the oldest Confucius Temple or “kongmiao,” on the island.歡迎來到台南，台灣最老的城市，這裡也有全台最老的公立學校，這間學校位於台灣最老的孔廟裡面。I want to take you on a walking tour today. But we can cheat a little and take the Taiwan Tourist Shuttle, 88 Anping Route part of the way.今天我要帶大家漫步旅行，不過有一些地方我們可以搭台灣好行88安平線，偷個懶。You can use an Easycard or iPass to tag on and off the bus, and the fare is NT$18 or NT$36 depending on how far you go. You can buy and charge these at convenience stores.車資可以用悠遊卡或一卡通感應付費，每一趟才18元或36元，看你坐多遠。悠遊卡和一卡通可以在便利商店購買和儲值。We're at Tainan Train Station and Confucius Temple is here.這裡是台南火車站，孔廟在那裡。Taiwan Tourist Shuttles are great, they take you to tourist attractions. If you don't know where you want to go, get a brochure and figure it out on the bus.台灣好行真的很棒，它會直接載你到觀光景點。沒做功課也沒關係，拿個DM，然後上車研究就好了。Today's theme is "oldest in Taiwan," and I want to bring you to the oldest Confucian Temple, the oldest public school, the oldest department store, then to one of the oldest and most nostalgic streets in Tainan.今天的主題是「台灣最早，台灣最老」，我要帶大家到台灣最早的孔廟，最早官方設立的學校，然後再到台灣最老的百貨公司，最後再去一條很有古早味的巷子。This is Confucius Temple, which has a three-star Michelin Green Guide rating, which means you probably don’t want to miss it. This place has a special meaning to me. I’ll tell you about it later.這裡是孔廟，它擁有米其林綠色旅遊三顆星的評鑑，意思是，錯過可能會後悔。其實這裡呢，對我有個特別的意義，待會兒跟大家講。Tainan was once a Dutch colony used for trade, but after Koxinga, a Chinese official, drove them out in 1661, the Chinese government decided to develop the area. To foster culture and education, they built this Confucian temple and schoolhouse in 1665.台南曾經是荷蘭人為了做貿易的殖民地，鄭成功將他們趕走之後，中國決定將台南好好發展，而為了推廣教育，官方在1665年蓋了這間孔廟和學堂。These are mortuary tablets of some of Confucius’ most famous students. Intellect was considered to be quite holy.這是孔子一些知名弟子的牌位。智慧是非常神聖的。When Confucius was still alive, in the 400-500’s BC, he told his students, when I die, do not worship me, for I am just a teacher. But students often don’t do what they’re told, do they?孔子還活著的時候，大約西元前四五百年，他跟他的學生說，我死了之後不要祭拜我，因為我只是個老師。但是學生從來不聽老師話...Schoolhouses were often attached to Confucian temples. This school was more like a college or a graduate school.古時候，學堂經常蓋在孔廟裡面或旁邊。這間學堂的層級比較像現在的大學，或研究所。Earlier I said that this particular Confucian Temple has special meaning to me. In 1915 my great-grandparents on my godmother’s side were married here, in this classroom. And turning tradition completely on its head, they decided to come to the wedding in a tuxedo and a Western wedding dress. I guess rebelliousness runs in the family.剛才我說這間孔廟對我來說，有特別的意義。1915年，我的乾曾祖父母的婚禮，是在這間學堂舉行的。他們顛覆傳統，決定穿西方的白紗和燕尾服，而不是傳統中國的長袍馬褂。看來姓翁的人，都很有自己的想法。I love this area. You can eat your way through to your next destination. Over there is where you can get fresh cut fruit and just a few doors down is where you can get steamed meatballs. I’m going to get this, meat buns. These are really, really good.我好喜歡這一區，可以從頭吃到尾。那邊有冰果室，隔壁幾家有肉圓，我呢，來吃個包子好了。這好好吃喔。Next let’s walk over to Hayashi Department Store, the oldest remaining department store in Taiwan. It was opened during the Japanese occupation in 1932 by a Japanese businessman named “Houichi Hayashi.”接下來我們散步到林百貨，台灣最老，目前還有在營業的百貨。林百貨是在1932年日治時代，由一位叫做林方一的日本人創辦的。There are six stories here and it was the tallest and perhaps even the most decadent building in Tainan at the time.六層樓高，這裡當時可是最高，也可能是台南最華麗的一棟大樓。In the 1930’s, popular music started to pick up, people started going out dancing, and department stores started popping up here and there. I think it was pretty good times.1930年代，大家開始聽台語流行音樂，開始流行跳舞，百貨公司也開始一間間的開張，可以說是一個繁榮美好的時代。But WWII broke out in the 40’s and Tainan was heavily bombed by the Americans.不過1940年代發生二次世界大戰，台南則被美軍轟炸得相當嚴重。You can still see some of the bullet holes left by attack aircraft. Eventually Japan lost the war and they left Taiwan. But this was still the tallest building around, when the KMT came, they decided to install 50 anti-aircraft machine guns on the roof. A couple of (the machine gun) posts from those days are still here. That one, and this one.這邊還可以看當時戰機襲擊留下的彈孔。後來日本敗戰，撤出台灣。不過因為林百貨是當時最高的建築物，國民黨軍隊決定在屋頂設立防空機關槍，現在還看得到幾個機關槍座，那邊有一個，這邊也有一個。And one more in the middle of the Japanese shrine.神社中間還有一個。This building was left quite damaged, then used by various government offices over the years and abandoned until it was restored to its former glory and finally reopened in 2014. It’s a nice place now. I personally like it.林百貨的建築主體受到不小的打擊，而經過好幾個政府單位輪流使用空間，然後閒置多年，終於在2014年完整修復，重新開幕。現在這地方不錯，我個人蠻喜歡的。Now we’re headed for “Shennong Jie,” Shennong Street, where it’s especially nostalgic at night. The area was kind of like Venice, where there are canals that people went up and down in small boats.接著我們要到神農街，這裡晚上特別懷舊喔～以前這裡有點像威尼斯，有好幾條水道，可以看到民眾坐著船，划來划去。This was one of the five canals that used to be here.這裡曾經是五條水路其中一條。Boats would bring in goods like cloth, or Chinese herbal medicine, or perhaps dried food ingredients to the backdoor of these buildings. The merchandise would then be brought to the front of the building where the shop is, to be sold.當時小船就載著布料，中藥材，南北貨等等，到後門卸貨，再把貨品搬到前面的店鋪來販售。When you look at these buildings from the front, nothing seems out of the ordinary, but from the side, you’ll notice that they’re really, really long.這些房子，從正面看，感覺蠻正常的，不過從側面看，你會發現它很長很長。Families needed the space to live, to store inventory, and to do business in the storefront. Seventy meters - this was one house. Wow.這些空間包含一個家庭住的地方，儲藏貨物的空間，還有店面。一棟房子70公尺長耶，哇塞！This are used to be a very busy business district, but now it’s developing into a quiet, cafe, artsy sort of area. Might not seem like much during the day, but makes for a nice after dinner stroll.這裡曾經是個很熱鬧的貿易區，現在發展為一個寧靜的咖啡和文創產品店的小區域，白天不是很起眼，但非常適合晚餐後的散步。Tainan is one of those places that I keep coming back to. It keeps reinventing itself, but bringing back some of the history which has been lost. The wonderful thing about traveling here is that most of the places you’d want to go are within walking distance, and with the tourist shuttle bus, you can save time and go even further. I love Tainan and you might too. You should come.感覺我還蠻常來台南的，每次來都有一些不一樣，不過在這些變化當中會找回部分消失的歷史。來這邊玩，我覺得很棒的是，很多想去的地方，走路就可以到。加上台灣好行，又可以省時間，甚至跑更遠。我超愛台南的，或許你也會愛上它。大家要來喔。--------------------------------------------------------------------------------Tainan is one of my favorite places to go, and one of my favorite destinations on private trips. Transportation is easy: bullet train down from Taipei, and taxi/cycle/bus within the city. Accommodations is easy: lots of decent hotels from 2000 and up. Food is easy and really tasty: food everywhere and nearly all delicious. People are easy: usually super friendly.我超喜歡台南的，常因為工作去台南，不過自己有時候也會去玩。從台北到台南，搭高鐵就能到。台南市區內可以搭計程車，公車，或騎腳踏車。住宿有很多選擇，2000元以上的飯店都還算可以。吃的很好找，幾乎隨便一家都很好吃。人也通常很親切。In this episode, we took the Taiwan Tourist Shuttle Anping 88 Route from the Tainan Train Station. There are packages available, but with no English support, so I spared everyone the details in the video. But if you want the package, you get it through 7-11’s ibon kiosk. The easiest way (without paying that much more money) really is by using an iPass/Easycard, and it’s NT$18 or NT$36 depending on how far you go. Most of the things to do/see are concentrated downtown and mostly walkable. A lot of hotels will have bicycles that you can borrow, so that’s really convenient, too. I wasn’t too comfortable about riding my skateboard there. All the streets seemed to have a lot of cars and scooters, and people down there don’t exactly heed traffic signals. To seriously a lot of people, green is go straight and red is turn left or right!這一集，我們從台南火車站搭台灣好行88安平線到孔廟和神農街。88安平線有套票，要透過7-11的ibon買，不過只有中文介面，店員也不見得會講英文，所以不會中文的朋友自己來的話，建議直接用一卡通或悠遊卡，反正沒有很貴，一段18塊，兩段才36塊。很多景點集中在市區，所以很多地方走路就可以到。很多飯店都有腳踏車可以借，也是個選擇。本來想說把電動滑板帶下去，但覺得台南馬路很恐怖，很多人都綠燈直走，紅燈轉彎，嚇死人了。我抓不到他們的節奏，想說算了，滑板放家裡。We started at Tainan Station and took the tourist shuttle to Confucius Temple. You can budget about an hour or less there. Across the street are some great places. Exit the main gate and diagonally across on the right is a cafe called Zhaimen 窄門 meaning “narrow gate/door” overlooking the temple, but the entrance is hidden at the side of the building. To get to the entrance, you have to squeeze through two buildings, and most people have to turn sideways and suck in their stomach to get through the narrowest part, which is right at the street. It’s fun. Once you get through, it’s on your left, and you have to go upstairs to the second floor. It’s an old house that belonged to a Japanese doctor, I believe, during the occupation. Now it’s just a cafe with creaky floors and nostalgic decor. I wanted to show my friend Cedric, but when we went and popped our heads in the cafe, the young man at the counter didn’t seem very happy for us to be “disturbing” them. I said I just wanted to show my friend the place so maybe when he comes next time he can bring his family, but the young man's face kind of showed “you better sit down and order something or get out of here.” Makes me not want to go ever again, but that’s another issue.我們從台南火車站出發，搭了台灣好行巴士到孔廟。自己逛的話，孔廟一小時就夠了。孔廟對面有幾間有趣的店，包括正門右邊斜對面有一間窄門咖啡，從他們二樓靠窗桌可以看到孔廟，不過有趣的是他們的入口，要側身，甚至側身再把肚子吸進去才過得去。我記得有人說這裡曾經是一位日本醫師的房子。現在就是一家懷舊的咖啡廳，地板還會吱吱叫。比較可惜的是，那天沒什麼時間，不過我想帶我朋友Cedric去看一下，改天他才知道怎麼去。服務生一副妳要嘛就消費，要嘛就不要打擾我們的樣子。這樣以後人家怎麼會想再去？任何路...(anyway)A few doors down from the cafe is a supermarket with the best meat buns. They have lots of flavors, but I like the original with pork, mushrooms, a little bit of spring onion, pepper and a salted duck egg yolk. Sometimes I buy a bunch, freeze them and steam them for breakfast. Across the street is Lili Fruits 莉莉水果店 where they sell high quality, fresh cut fruits and juices. I love that place. If you like steamed meatballs coated in a thick, glutinous rice covering, 20 meters down from Lili is a small meatball restaurant. It’s quite famous, a lot of people (my husband included) like it, but I find it just OK.窄門再過去一點有一間克林超市，超市有個買包子的窗口，這裡的包子好好吃～ 我最喜歡吃原味，就是八寶包，裡面有豬肉，香菇，一點蔥，黑胡椒， 鴨蛋黃。有時候我會買一兩盒凍起來，早上放電鍋，配一杯豆漿，就是個超棒的早餐。肉包店的10點中方向是莉莉水果店，這裡有高品質的新鮮水果，冰，和果汁。莉莉的隔壁幾家有肉圓店，蒸的，很嫩，歪嘴雞好ㄤ說好吃。From there we walked to Hayashi Department Store, renovated, reopened and geared towards a younger crowd with a focus on industrial design. A lot of the items there are fun and interesting and make great gifts. I bought my new hat there. There are a couple of cafes in Hayashi with lots of natural light, and I find that quite enjoyable. Not to be missed are the bullet holes left on display and the Japanese shrine (to help with harvests/business) on the roof. You might want to avoid going to Hayashi on a weekend, though, because they limit the number of people that can enter the building for safety reasons. Go on a weekday or during a meal time so you can avoid the crowd and the line.從孔廟，我們走路到林百貨。建議大家平日來這裡，否則碰到人潮，得在外面排隊。可能老建築結構比較脆弱，所以有限制入館的人數。人多的時候，有人出來，才能有人進去。感覺林百貨裡面大部分客人都是走馬看花的遊覽車遊客，還有來約會的年輕人。裡面的產品有台灣較精緻的農產品，手工服飾（帆布包當然也不可少），其他文創產品，比較有設計感的一些東西。去勘景時，我們逛了很久，覺得有很多好玩的東西，很適合送禮（給年輕朋友），我自己也買了一頂帽子。林百貨裡面的兩間咖啡廳的氣氛也不錯，都有大面玻璃窗。它的頂樓也很有看頭，有招財神的日本神社，也有當時空襲留下來的彈孔。以前有彈孔的地方更多，但整修時，為了安全，幾乎都拆掉了。After Hayashi, we went to Shennong Street 神農街 where it’s nicer at night. If you go during the day, you can kind of appreciate the history (canals, long houses), but it looks really dirty, old and dilapidated. At night when the street lights/lanterns light up, it becomes magical. And that was the end of our tour.林百貨之後，我們回到好行路線，搭車到神農街。建議這裡晚上來，白天感覺破破的，晚上燈點亮之後就很有氣氛，感覺宮崎駿可以來這裡取景。以上是米雪拉這次的漫遊行程～It’s always nice if you can get a guide to tell you the stories and facts of what you’re looking at. Tainan City Hall has tours that you can sign up for. I think they’re only in Chinese right now, but if you have a translator with you, that works too.建議大家出去玩，盡量找解說員，玩起來比較有意義，印象也比較深刻，難忘。台南市政府有導覽解說的服務： http://tour.tainan.gov.tw/Activity/(S(vdaxmv55nbjsoanvwnwkj545))/chinese/ApplicationList.aspxWe’ve been staying at Wei-Yat Hotel on these last few trips to Tainan. They accommodate our budget and we really appreciate it. The hotel is a bit old, but the rooms are very decent and the service is good. It’s right by Anping Canal, which I like. I can see crews rowing on it in the mornings and sometimes in the evenings. It brings back wonderful memories of my rowing days in college. Across the river is a beef soup restaurant called Wenzhang “文章.” The establishment is not exactly squeaky clean, but the beef soup is very tasty. I like their food, but I prefer it to go. Another restaurant close by is Akasushi/chishousi 赤壽司, a Japanese place. We sat at the counter, and it was a nice experience. A place to revisit the next time we stay at Wei-Yat.我們最近都住在維悅，很感謝飯店能夠配合我們的預算。維悅有一點歷史了，不過房間和服務都很不錯，地點也很好，在安平運河旁，早上和晚上都有人在練西式划船，讓我想到我大學划船，酸甜苦辣的回憶。飯店斜對面，運河的另外一邊有一家文章牛肉湯，距離「乾淨，舒適」有點距離，但牛肉湯很好喝。如果要再去吃，我會外帶回飯店慢慢享用。還有另外一間附近的餐廳，赤壽司，這裡就比較乾淨了，也好吃，這家絕對還有下一次。These are reasonably priced and clean business hotels that we’ve stayed at in Tainan: Kindness, Kiwi. If Wei-Yat isn’t available, I don’t mind going back to Kindness and Kiwi, whose walls are paper thin, but the guests are usually decent and don’t make too much noise. What I find makes the most noise are the water lines in the ceiling and walls. They sound like waterfalls sometimes.台南有好幾間廉價的商務旅館，我們住過康橋，奇異果。如果維悅沒空房，這兩家就是備案。優點是便宜，平日定價大概2000以內吧，缺點是隔音很差，水聲很大聲，感覺水將從和牆壁，天花板爆衝出來。房客水準比較不複雜，很多是出差的人，其實陸客也不少，但不會太吵。There are lots of B&B’s in Tainan, and some of them are quite interestingly and nicely decorated. Sometimes nice decor doesn’t translate to comfort, and in many cases in Tainan, don’t translate to safe and legal. You’ll notice that a lot of B&B’s don’t have signs, and that’s because they’re not registered (or can’t be registered). Once they put a B&B sign out, the authorities come and write them a ticket for operating business without a permit. Sometimes laws and regulations aren’t reasonable or are way out of date, but I personally feel more at ease when the place I’m staying in is legal, which means it at least has passed fire and other safety regulations. For a while, I was really interested in B&B’s, but I find that hotels are generally much more comfortable and the level of quality can be expected. Oftentimes, the price is about the same for hotels and B&B’s, so the obvious choice for me is hotel.台南有很多民宿，很多都很有特色，不過舒適不舒適，安全不安全，就另外一回事了。很多民宿有看板，因為不合法，看板一擺出，可能就被開單了。不合法有很多原因，可能安檢沒通過，可能現在的規定無法讓他們營業，有很多可能。或許一些法律不合裡，但對我來說，有掛牌營業的地方比較有保障，所以我現在都盡量住飯店，通常飯店也比較舒適，畢竟飯店這方面比較有經驗。Links:Hayashi Department Store 林百貨 http://www.hayashi.com.twWei Yat Hotel 維悅飯店 www.weiyat-hotel.com/Akasushi/chishousi 赤壽司 https://www.facebook.com/Tainan.AkasushiWardrobe & Accessories 服裝與配件:Watch: Martian摩絢錶 http://www.martianwatches.com.tw/tw/index.asp?au_id=17&sub_id=48Shirt: kotipesä http://kotipesa.comShorts: Uniqlo Taiwan http://www.uniqlo.comShoes: Rucoline http://www.rucoline.com
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Time for Taiwan 2015-2016, Episode 6: Confucius Temple, Tainan
2015-2016年「台灣好好玩」第六集：台南孔廟 漫步旅行


Transcipt 文字稿:


Welcome to Tainan, the oldest city of Taiwan. Here you'll find the oldest public school, which is housed inside the oldest Confucius Temple or “kongmiao,” on the island.歡迎來到台南，台灣最老的城市，這裡也有全台最老的公立學校，這間學校位於台灣最老的孔廟裡面。


I want to take you on a walking tour today. But we can cheat a little and take the Taiwan Tourist Shuttle, 88 Anping Route part of the way.今天我要帶大家漫步旅行，不過有一些地方我們可以搭台灣好行88安平線，偷個懶。


You can use an Easycard or iPass to tag on and off the bus, and the fare is NT$18 or NT$36 depending on how far you go. You can buy and charge these at convenience stores.車資可以用悠遊卡或一卡通感應付費，每一趟才18元或36元，看你坐多遠。悠遊卡和一卡通可以在便利商店購買和儲值。


We're at Tainan Train Station and Confucius Temple is here.這裡是台南火車站，孔廟在那裡。


Taiwan Tourist Shuttles are great, they take you to tourist attractions. If you don't know where you want to go, get a brochure and figure it out on the bus.台灣好行真的很棒，它會直接載你到觀光景點。沒做功課也沒關係，拿個DM，然後上車研究就好了。


Today's theme is "oldest in Taiwan," and I want to bring you to the oldest Confucian Temple, the oldest public school, the oldest department store, then to one of the oldest and most nostalgic streets in Tainan.今天的主題是「台灣最早，台灣最老」，我要帶大家到台灣最早的孔廟，最早官方設立的學校，然後再到台灣最老的百貨公司，最後再去一條很有古早味的巷子。


This is Confucius Temple, which has a three-star Michelin Green Guide rating, which means you probably don’t want to miss it. This place has a special meaning to me. I’ll tell you about it later.這裡是孔廟，它擁有米其林綠色旅遊三顆星的評鑑，意思是，錯過可能會後悔。其實這裡呢，對我有個特別的意義，待會兒跟大家講。


Tainan was once a Dutch colony used for trade, but after Koxinga, a Chinese official, drove them out in 1661, the Chinese government decided to develop the area. To foster culture and education, they built this Confucian temple and schoolhouse in 1665.台南曾經是荷蘭人為了做貿易的殖民地，鄭成功將他們趕走之後，中國決定將台南好好發展，而為了推廣教育，官方在1665年蓋了這間孔廟和學堂。


These are mortuary tablets of some of Confucius’ most famous students. Intellect was considered to be quite holy.這是孔子一些知名弟子的牌位。智慧是非常神聖的。


When Confucius was still alive, in the 400-500’s BC, he told his students, when I die, do not worship me, for I am just a teacher. But students often don’t do what they’re told, do they?孔子還活著的時候，大約西元前四五百年，他跟他的學生說，我死了之後不要祭拜我，因為我只是個老師。但是學生從來不聽老師話...


Schoolhouses were often attached to Confucian temples. This school was more like a college or a graduate school.古時候，學堂經常蓋在孔廟裡面或旁邊。這間學堂的層級比較像現在的大學，或研究所。


Earlier I said that this particular Confucian Temple has special meaning to me. In 1915 my great-grandparents on my godmother’s side were married here, in this classroom. And turning tradition completely on its head, they decided to come to the wedding in a tuxedo and a Western wedding dress. I guess rebelliousness runs in the family.剛才我說這間孔廟對我來說，有特別的意義。1915年，我的乾曾祖父母的婚禮，是在這間學堂舉行的。他們顛覆傳統，決定穿西方的白紗和燕尾服，而不是傳統中國的長袍馬褂。看來姓翁的人，都很有自己的想法。


I love this area. You can eat your way through to your next destination. Over there is where you can get fresh cut fruit and just a few doors down is where you can get steamed meatballs. I’m going to get this, meat buns. These are really, really good.我好喜歡這一區，可以從頭吃到尾。那邊有冰果室，隔壁幾家有肉圓，我呢，來吃個包子好了。這好好吃喔。


Next let’s walk over to Hayashi Department Store, the oldest remaining department store in Taiwan. It was opened during the Japanese occupation in 1932 by a Japanese businessman named “Houichi Hayashi.”接下來我們散步到林百貨，台灣最老，目前還有在營業的百貨。林百貨是在1932年日治時代，由一位叫做林方一的日本人創辦的。


There are six stories here and it was the tallest and perhaps even the most decadent building in Tainan at the time.六層樓高，這裡當時可是最高，也可能是台南最華麗的一棟大樓。


In the 1930’s, popular music started to pick up, people started going out dancing, and department stores started popping up here and there. I think it was pretty good times.1930年代，大家開始聽台語流行音樂，開始流行跳舞，百貨公司也開始一間間的開張，可以說是一個繁榮美好的時代。
But WWII broke out in the 40’s and Tainan was heavily bombed by the Americans.

不過1940年代發生二次世界大戰，台南則被美軍轟炸得相當嚴重。
You can still see some of the bullet holes left by attack aircraft. Eventually Japan lost the war and they left Taiwan. But this was still the tallest building around, when the KMT came, they decided to install 50 anti-aircraft machine guns on the roof. A couple of (the machine gun) posts from those days are still here. That one, and this one.這邊還可以看當時戰機襲擊留下的彈孔。後來日本敗戰，撤出台灣。不過因為林百貨是當時最高的建築物，國民黨軍隊決定在屋頂設立防空機關槍，現在還看得到幾個機關槍座，那邊有一個，這邊也有一個。


And one more in the middle of the Japanese shrine.神社中間還有一個。


This building was left quite damaged, then used by various government offices over the years and abandoned until it was restored to its former glory and finally reopened in 2014. It’s a nice place now. I personally like it.林百貨的建築主體受到不小的打擊，而經過好幾個政府單位輪流使用空間，然後閒置多年，終於在2014年完整修復，重新開幕。現在這地方不錯，我個人蠻喜歡的。


Now we’re headed for “Shennong Jie,” Shennong Street, where it’s especially nostalgic at night. The area was kind of like Venice, where there are canals that people went up and down in small boats.接著我們要到神農街，這裡晚上特別懷舊喔～以前這裡有點像威尼斯，有好幾條水道，可以看到民眾坐著船，划來划去。


This was one of the five canals that used to be here.這裡曾經是五條水路其中一條。


Boats would bring in goods like cloth, or Chinese herbal medicine, or perhaps dried food ingredients to the backdoor of these buildings. The merchandise would then be brought to the front of the building where the shop is, to be sold.當時小船就載著布料，中藥材，南北貨等等，到後門卸貨，再把貨品搬到前面的店鋪來販售。


When you look at these buildings from the front, nothing seems out of the ordinary, but from the side, you’ll notice that they’re really, really long.這些房子，從正面看，感覺蠻正常的，不過從側面看，你會發現它很長很長。
Families needed the space to live, to store inventory, and to do business in the storefront. Seventy meters - this was one house. Wow.這些空間包含一個家庭住的地方，儲藏貨物的空間，還有店面。一棟房子70公尺長耶，哇塞！


This are used to be a very busy business district, but now it’s developing into a quiet, cafe, artsy sort of area. Might not seem like much during the day, but makes for a nice after dinner stroll.這裡曾經是個很熱鬧的貿易區，現在發展為一個寧靜的咖啡和文創產品店的小區域，白天不是很起眼，但非常適合晚餐後的散步。


Tainan is one of those places that I keep coming back to. It keeps reinventing itself, but bringing back some of the history which has been lost. The wonderful thing about traveling here is that most of the places you’d want to go are within walking distance, and with the tourist shuttle bus, you can save time and go even further. I love Tainan and you might too. You should come.感覺我還蠻常來台南的，每次來都有一些不一樣，不過在這些變化當中會找回部分消失的歷史。來這邊玩，我覺得很棒的是，很多想去的地方，走路就可以到。加上台灣好行，又可以省時間，甚至跑更遠。我超愛台南的，或許你也會愛上它。大家要來喔。

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Tainan is one of my favorite places to go, and one of my favorite destinations on private trips. Transportation is easy: bullet train down from Taipei, and taxi/cycle/bus within the city. Accommodations is easy: lots of decent hotels from 2000 and up. Food is easy and really tasty: food everywhere and nearly all delicious. People are easy: usually super friendly.我超喜歡台南的，常因為工作去台南，不過自己有時候也會去玩。從台北到台南，搭高鐵就能到。台南市區內可以搭計程車，公車，或騎腳踏車。住宿有很多選擇，2000元以上的飯店都還算可以。吃的很好找，幾乎隨便一家都很好吃。人也通常很親切。


In this episode, we took the Taiwan Tourist Shuttle Anping 88 Route from the Tainan Train Station. There are packages available, but with no English support, so I spared everyone the details in the video. But if you want the package, you get it through 7-11’s ibon kiosk. The easiest way (without paying that much more money) really is by using an iPass/Easycard, and it’s NT$18 or NT$36 depending on how far you go. Most of the things to do/see are concentrated downtown and mostly walkable. A lot of hotels will have bicycles that you can borrow, so that’s really convenient, too. I wasn’t too comfortable about riding my skateboard there. All the streets seemed to have a lot of cars and scooters, and people down there don’t exactly heed traffic signals. To seriously a lot of people, green is go straight and red is turn left or right!這一集，我們從台南火車站搭台灣好行88安平線到孔廟和神農街。88安平線有套票，要透過7-11的ibon買，不過只有中文介面，店員也不見得會講英文，所以不會中文的朋友自己來的話，建議直接用一卡通或悠遊卡，反正沒有很貴，一段18塊，兩段才36塊。很多景點集中在市區，所以很多地方走路就可以到。很多飯店都有腳踏車可以借，也是個選擇。本來想說把電動滑板帶下去，但覺得台南馬路很恐怖，很多人都綠燈直走，紅燈轉彎，嚇死人了。我抓不到他們的節奏，想說算了，滑板放家裡。


We started at Tainan Station and took the tourist shuttle to Confucius Temple. You can budget about an hour or less there. Across the street are some great places. Exit the main gate and diagonally across on the right is a cafe called Zhaimen 窄門 meaning “narrow gate/door” overlooking the temple, but the entrance is hidden at the side of the building. To get to the entrance, you have to squeeze through two buildings, and most people have to turn sideways and suck in their stomach to get through the narrowest part, which is right at the street. It’s fun. Once you get through, it’s on your left, and you have to go upstairs to the second floor. It’s an old house that belonged to a Japanese doctor, I believe, during the occupation. Now it’s just a cafe with creaky floors and nostalgic decor. I wanted to show my friend Cedric, but when we went and popped our heads in the cafe, the young man at the counter didn’t seem very happy for us to be “disturbing” them. I said I just wanted to show my friend the place so maybe when he comes next time he can bring his family, but the young man's face kind of showed “you better sit down and order something or get out of here.” Makes me not want to go ever again, but that’s another issue.我們從台南火車站出發，搭了台灣好行巴士到孔廟。自己逛的話，孔廟一小時就夠了。孔廟對面有幾間有趣的店，包括正門右邊斜對面有一間窄門咖啡，從他們二樓靠窗桌可以看到孔廟，不過有趣的是他們的入口，要側身，甚至側身再把肚子吸進去才過得去。我記得有人說這裡曾經是一位日本醫師的房子。現在就是一家懷舊的咖啡廳，地板還會吱吱叫。比較可惜的是，那天沒什麼時間，不過我想帶我朋友Cedric去看一下，改天他才知道怎麼去。服務生一副妳要嘛就消費，要嘛就不要打擾我們的樣子。這樣以後人家怎麼會想再去？任何路...(anyway)


A few doors down from the cafe is a supermarket with the best meat buns. They have lots of flavors, but I like the original with pork, mushrooms, a little bit of spring onion, pepper and a salted duck egg yolk. Sometimes I buy a bunch, freeze them and steam them for breakfast. Across the street is Lili Fruits 莉莉水果店 where they sell high quality, fresh cut fruits and juices. I love that place. If you like steamed meatballs coated in a thick, glutinous rice covering, 20 meters down from Lili is a small meatball restaurant. It’s quite famous, a lot of people (my husband included) like it, but I find it just OK.窄門再過去一點有一間克林超市，超市有個買包子的窗口，這裡的包子好好吃～ 我最喜歡吃原味，就是八寶包，裡面有豬肉，香菇，一點蔥，黑胡椒， 鴨蛋黃。有時候我會買一兩盒凍起來，早上放電鍋，配一杯豆漿，就是個超棒的早餐。肉包店的10點中方向是莉莉水果店，這裡有高品質的新鮮水果，冰，和果汁。莉莉的隔壁幾家有肉圓店，蒸的，很嫩，歪嘴雞好ㄤ說好吃。


From there we walked to Hayashi Department Store, renovated, reopened and geared towards a younger crowd with a focus on industrial design. A lot of the items there are fun and interesting and make great gifts. I bought my new hat there. There are a couple of cafes in Hayashi with lots of natural light, and I find that quite enjoyable. Not to be missed are the bullet holes left on display and the Japanese shrine (to help with harvests/business) on the roof. You might want to avoid going to Hayashi on a weekend, though, because they limit the number of people that can enter the building for safety reasons. Go on a weekday or during a meal time so you can avoid the crowd and the line.從孔廟，我們走路到林百貨。建議大家平日來這裡，否則碰到人潮，得在外面排隊。可能老建築結構比較脆弱，所以有限制入館的人數。人多的時候，有人出來，才能有人進去。感覺林百貨裡面大部分客人都是走馬看花的遊覽車遊客，還有來約會的年輕人。裡面的產品有台灣較精緻的農產品，手工服飾（帆布包當然也不可少），其他文創產品，比較有設計感的一些東西。去勘景時，我們逛了很久，覺得有很多好玩的東西，很適合送禮（給年輕朋友），我自己也買了一頂帽子。林百貨裡面的兩間咖啡廳的氣氛也不錯，都有大面玻璃窗。它的頂樓也很有看頭，有招財神的日本神社，也有當時空襲留下來的彈孔。以前有彈孔的地方更多，但整修時，為了安全，幾乎都拆掉了。


After Hayashi, we went to Shennong Street 神農街 where it’s nicer at night. If you go during the day, you can kind of appreciate the history (canals, long houses), but it looks really dirty, old and dilapidated. At night when the street lights/lanterns light up, it becomes magical. And that was the end of our tour.林百貨之後，我們回到好行路線，搭車到神農街。建議這裡晚上來，白天感覺破破的，晚上燈點亮之後就很有氣氛，感覺宮崎駿可以來這裡取景。以上是米雪拉這次的漫遊行程～


It’s always nice if you can get a guide to tell you the stories and facts of what you’re looking at. Tainan City Hall has tours that you can sign up for. I think they’re only in Chinese right now, but if you have a translator with you, that works too.建議大家出去玩，盡量找解說員，玩起來比較有意義，印象也比較深刻，難忘。台南市政府有導覽解說的服務： http://tour.tainan.gov.tw/Activity/(S(vdaxmv55nbjsoanvwnwkj545))/chinese/ApplicationList.aspx

We’ve been staying at Wei-Yat Hotel on these last few trips to Tainan. They accommodate our budget and we really appreciate it. The hotel is a bit old, but the rooms are very decent and the service is good. It’s right by Anping Canal, which I like. I can see crews rowing on it in the mornings and sometimes in the evenings. It brings back wonderful memories of my rowing days in college. Across the river is a beef soup restaurant called Wenzhang “文章.” The establishment is not exactly squeaky clean, but the beef soup is very tasty. I like their food, but I prefer it to go. Another restaurant close by is Akasushi/chishousi 赤壽司, a Japanese place. We sat at the counter, and it was a nice experience. A place to revisit the next time we stay at Wei-Yat.我們最近都住在維悅，很感謝飯店能夠配合我們的預算。維悅有一點歷史了，不過房間和服務都很不錯，地點也很好，在安平運河旁，早上和晚上都有人在練西式划船，讓我想到我大學划船，酸甜苦辣的回憶。飯店斜對面，運河的另外一邊有一家文章牛肉湯，距離「乾淨，舒適」有點距離，但牛肉湯很好喝。如果要再去吃，我會外帶回飯店慢慢享用。還有另外一間附近的餐廳，赤壽司，這裡就比較乾淨了，也好吃，這家絕對還有下一次。

These are reasonably priced and clean business hotels that we’ve stayed at in Tainan: Kindness, Kiwi. If Wei-Yat isn’t available, I don’t mind going back to Kindness and Kiwi, whose walls are paper thin, but the guests are usually decent and don’t make too much noise. What I find makes the most noise are the water lines in the ceiling and walls. They sound like waterfalls sometimes.台南有好幾間廉價的商務旅館，我們住過康橋，奇異果。如果維悅沒空房，這兩家就是備案。優點是便宜，平日定價大概2000以內吧，缺點是隔音很差，水聲很大聲，感覺水將從和牆壁，天花板爆衝出來。房客水準比較不複雜，很多是出差的人，其實陸客也不少，但不會太吵。

There are lots of B&B’s in Tainan, and some of them are quite interestingly and nicely decorated. Sometimes nice decor doesn’t translate to comfort, and in many cases in Tainan, don’t translate to safe and legal. You’ll notice that a lot of B&B’s don’t have signs, and that’s because they’re not registered (or can’t be registered). Once they put a B&B sign out, the authorities come and write them a ticket for operating business without a permit. Sometimes laws and regulations aren’t reasonable or are way out of date, but I personally feel more at ease when the place I’m staying in is legal, which means it at least has passed fire and other safety regulations. For a while, I was really interested in B&B’s, but I find that hotels are generally much more comfortable and the level of quality can be expected. Oftentimes, the price is about the same for hotels and B&B’s, so the obvious choice for me is hotel.台南有很多民宿，很多都很有特色，不過舒適不舒適，安全不安全，就另外一回事了。很多民宿有看板，因為不合法，看板一擺出，可能就被開單了。不合法有很多原因，可能安檢沒通過，可能現在的規定無法讓他們營業，有很多可能。或許一些法律不合裡，但對我來說，有掛牌營業的地方比較有保障，所以我現在都盡量住飯店，通常飯店也比較舒適，畢竟飯店這方面比較有經驗。

Links:Hayashi Department Store 林百貨 http://www.hayashi.com.twWei Yat Hotel 維悅飯店 www.weiyat-hotel.com/Akasushi/chishousi 赤壽司 https://www.facebook.com/Tainan.Akasushi

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