Feb 7 - Danshui & the National Taiwan University

We took Taipei’s subway to Danshui (淡水). Tony was intended to rent a bicycle to ride around Danshui. However, due to the lunch appointment with Yee Tung (Fei’s sister), we did not have enough time to do the bicycle ride. Danshui is a town where Dashui River meets with Taiwan Strait. It was a beautiful and relaxing morning.

We had lunch at Xinli Restaurant(新利飯店). It is owned by Yee’s husband and is the best Fuzhou cuisine(福州菜) in Taipei. As guests to the owner, we were in the VIP room sitting at the table which could hold 24 guests. We only have 7 people for lunch. All dishes were delicious with unique tastes and it was one of the best meals we had in Taipei.

In the afternoon, we went to the National Taiwan University(臺大) to see what Tony missed for 41+ years. The campus still have similar surroundings, however there were a lot of new buildings and facilities. We found 2 math buildings, one is the new math building and one is the old math building. The old math building was the one Tony spent a lot of time when he went to math department some 41+ years ago.

In the evening, Winnie Chen and her father invited us to the LaoChang Beef Noodle Soup Restaurant which is the restaurant used to owned by Jane Kuo’s father. We had a good dinner and then went to Winnie and her father’s house. We had a very nice visit.