Tamsui Fisherman's Wharf (淡水渔人码头）

Since courses don't begin for another few weeks, I'm taking this free time to really go out and explore Taipei. Yesterday it was relatively cloudy in the morning, but once the afternoon hit, the clouds parted and I knew it would be my chance to make the trek out to the end of the red line.

Taiwan MRT map

I left Taipei City, and was en route for New Taipei City. My goal was to get to the coast by sunset and see the surrounding neighborhood during my brief time out on the north west part of Taiwan.

My destination for the evening wasn't the end of the red line, rather an hour walk further than the end of the red line on the coast.

Since I knew I was going to arrive over two hours before sunset, I decided to walk along the coast so I would be able to see the city of Tamsui 淡水. My walk through Tamsui was filled with small streets and various street vendors selling anything from local snacks to souvenirs, hidden alleyways that reminded me of the old city in Jerusalem with an occasional temple that you could stop by, and the faint smell of Fisherman's wharf in San Francisco.

Around 6:15 everyone in the area came out and began "watching" the sunset. Some where having photoshoots with their friends and loved ones, and some had their tripods and manual clickers taking (probably) long exposure shots of the sunset as it hit the wharf (shoutout to my dad because that is what he would be doing if he visited this location). Those were primarily the main things that were happening at the wharf between 18:15 - 19:00. When the sun set below the horizon around 18:40, the bridge had lights that turned on.

Picture 1: Sun as it was setting below the wharf

Picture 2: Panoramic view of Tamsui overlooking the Bali district of New Taipei City on the opposite side of the Tamsui River.

Picture 3: Photo of the Lover Bridge of Tamsui, after sunset with the bridge lit up

Pictures 4 and 5: Photos of two men fishing on the Tamsui River facing the Bali District of New Taipei City.