Raohe Street Tourist Night Market

It was a trip for just my mother and me. I really wanted to go to Jiufen, but the more I researched, the more I realized that waiting in line for buses and arranging taxis would be difficult considering my elderly mother was with me, so I booked this tour. This was truly a great choice! It was a mixed tour with about half Japanese groups and half English speakers, but the guide spoke both English and Japanese fluently and was very attentive to each group. When you participate in a tour like this, it's really reassuring to be able to ask questions in Japanese. The map the guide gave us was easy to understand, and there really were cats on the path that was marked as a place where you can meet cats! (laughs) We had tea at Shuixin Yue Tea House as an option, and our reservation was for 6:00 PM, which was just the right time to see the beautiful sunset... It's May now, but we were lucky enough to see the sunset and the lantern lights before our 7:00 PM meeting time. I wonder if the lights will be on in June and July when the days get longer and we won't be able to get back from the tour...? But! When I think of Jiufen, I usually picture the night view with its lanterns, but the view from the terrace while enjoying the breeze was truly beautiful, and I realized that Jiufen is also lovely in the summer. I would love to book this again when I come back to Taiwan!