 Central
Park, Kaohsiung
Downtown Kaohsiung is hustling and bustling, sometimes
it can be a little overwhelming, but thankfully there
are a few quiet and peaceful spots too. Today we��re
going to walk around the Central Park area.
Central Park is right outside Kaohsiung MRT��s Central
Park Station, which is on the red line. This station
was designed by British architect Richard Rogers and
was voted one of the most beautiful stations in the
world by a US travel website.
The roof angles this way, and it��s supposed to symbolize
the taking off of Kaohsiung. It was constructed by
a local boat maker using a lot of recycled materials.
And because it reflects a lot of light, the design
really is quite green.
There��s lots of greenery around, which brings a nice
contrast to the metal and concrete. I really love
the station, and the park, too.
Kaohsiung is a port city and if you think about it,
almost everything you see has something to do with
the port and its history.
This is the Holy Rosary Cathedral, the first Catholic
church in Taiwan; it��s about 100 years old. A lot
of missionaries that came to Taiwan came through the
Port of Kaohsiung.
The Port of Kaohsiung is the largest harbor in Taiwan.
In addition to everyday goods, building materials,
dried foods that were carted off to be sold in various
parts of Southern Taiwan, some of it would end up
in stores nearby the port.
This is Shinkujiang, a shopping district that sells
a lot of foreign goods, especially clothing and accessories.
If you��ve been to Ximending in Taipei, this is a lot
like Ximending, where young people like to shop, hang
out and eat.
There��s a movie theater here, so there are lots of
hawkers. But the thing is, you have to walk and eat
at the same time, and I��m sure everybody��s a pro at
that already, but I prefer to eat while I��m sitting
down. So I��m going to go to this wonderful yakiniku
Japanese BBQ place that we recently discovered.
Kaohsiung is a lot like Taipei, but it also feels
more relaxed. Maybe it��s because it��s more spacious,
or because the weather down here is almost always
nice. They get 300 days of sun here every year. This
loveliness in Kaohsiung is what I crave when it gets
crowded and cold and wet in Taipei. You should come.
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