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Travel Diary on August 12, 2019

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We left the hotel and went to Kaohsiung Station to leave baggage, and took Kaohsiung Metro to Xiziwan. This is the place, where I've visited 7 years ago.
At that time, Kaohsiung Port Station near Xiziwan Station was just a rustic one. But now, The area was renovated as tourist attractions. We visited Hamasen Railway Museum and Sumikko Gurashi Museum.
Taipower L07 series in Kaohsiung Port.Sta, Kaohsiung, Taiwan /Aug 12, 2019
Taipower L07 series

Kaohsiung Metro CAF Urbos 3 series in Hamasen.Sta, Kaohsiung, Taiwan /Aug 12, 2019
Kaohsiung Metro CAF Urbos 3 series

Taipower L03 series in Kaohsiung Port.Sta, Kaohsiung, Taiwan /Aug 12, 2019
Taipower L03 series

TRA CK50 series in Kaohsiung Port Station, Kaohsiung, Taiwan /Aug 12, 2019
TRA CK50 series

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Small train imitating Kaohsiung LRT at the railway museum

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Station nameplate of Kaohsiung Station in Japan's colonization era

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Railway model


Railway museum focused on railway history of Taiwan. Some of the displayed items are explained in Japanese. And some staffs could speak Japanese. It would be prospects that Japanese rail fans would visit the facility.
The next one is the Sumikko Gurashi Museum. It's the museum displaying mascots of sumikko Gurashi.
What made me impressive was that there was a Lennon Wall near the exit of the museum. We could find letters saying "Add oil, Hong Kong"
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Introduction of Sumikko Gurashi

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Mascots of Sumikko Gurashi are soaked in hot spring

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They are gathering at the edge

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At the end of Sumikko Gurashi Museum

We moved to Meilidao by the following route.
Hamasen→Kaohsiung LRT→Kaisyuan→LRT Red Line→Meilidao Station
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Kaisyuan Station

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Meilidao Station

We ate New Zealand food for lunch near the station.
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Around the restaurant

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Mysterious drag store near the restaurant(It behaves as if it's a retail store headquartered in Japan. It is a Taiwanese drag store)

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Meilidao Station again

And then, we moved to Taipei to go to today's hotel.
Meilidao→LRT Red Line→Kaohsiung Station→Taiwan Railway Administration→Xin Zuoying Station→High Speed Rail→Nangang Station→MRT→Today's hotel.

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Art Museum Station on Taiwan Railway Administration

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Zuoying Station on Taiwan Railway Administration

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Train just before arriving at Nangang was vacant

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Arrival at Nangang