Alex In Taiwan

皆さんこんにちは、アレックスです！日本に2年間住んでいる私ですが、西日本を中心に多くの場所を訪れてきました。

ですが今回は、去年12月に行ってきた台湾のお話をします！おいしい料理をたくさん食べたり、

面白いものをたくさん見たりして初めての台湾を満喫してきました！

Hello everyone! I’m Alex. I’ve been Japan for almost 2 years now. I’ve been to many places in Japan, especially Western Japan, and I’m sure you have too. So, I won’t talk about Japan. Instead, in December of 2018 I went to Taiwan. It was my first time to Taiwan, and I ate so many delicious foods and saw many interesting things. I loved it!

ここが私の泊まった台北グランドホテルです。豪華な建築で、居心地も良く素晴らしいホテルでした。

Here is the hotel I stayed at. The Taipei Grand Hotel. It was a magnificent hotel. Gorgeous architecture and very comfortable.

ジォウフェンという台湾で人気のある場所にも行ってきました。ここはスタジオジブリの映画「千と千尋の神隠し」のモデルになった場所だったと思います。しかし、たくさんの人が通りを埋め尽くしていて、小さな山間の町をなかなか楽しめませんでした。

One day in Taiwan I visited the popular area of Jiufen. I guess it was a place where the famous Studio Ghibli movie, Spirited Away, had some inspiration from.  However there were many, many, many people. It was really hard to enjoy the small mountain town with its crowded, small streets with so many people, so I didn't really like it in Jiufen.

ここで、食べ物を紹介します！

Now for the most important part: food!

Famous "stinky tofu". It was very stinky but the taste was not bad.
臭豆腐です。臭いが強烈ですが、味は悪くありません。

Famous Taiwanese dumplings. They were absolutely delicious.

台湾風餃子です。こちらはとてもおいしかったです。

Some delicious duck and tofu I had at a very nice restaurant.

レストランではおいしいアヒルや豆腐もいただきました。

台湾はとても楽しかったので、またおいしい台湾料理を食べに戻ってきたいです！

Overall I really liked my time in Taiwan, and I look forward to going back and eating more delicious Taiwanese food!

Fall in Japan

I enjoy Japan!

Hi everyone! It’s Alex. I’m from Seattle, so I’m really enjoying the colder temperatures recently. I’ve been in Japan for almost 7 months now. I love it here. Japan is so beautiful and I love traveling all around, especially in the Japanese countryside. Every chance I get, I love to surround myself in Japanese nature and look at the beauty.

こんにちは、皆さん！アレックスです。

シアトルから来ました。日本に来て7か月が経ちます。

最近は、寒くなってきましたが、それも楽しんでいます。

私は、日本が大好きで、特に田舎を旅するのがお気に入りです！

I’ve been to Miyajima many times, and recently I went this fall, to see some of the leaves.

Here are some pictures from my nature walking around Miyajima.

宮島へは何度も行きました。最近は、紅葉を見に行きました。

Here are some pictures from my nature walking around Miyajima.

I also hiked to the top of Mt. Misen. I didn’t use the ropeway, I really enjoyed the challenging hike.

弥山（みせん）にも登りました。

ロープウェイは使わず、ハイキングでチャレンジしました！

I also recently went to Mikuradake, a small mountain in Hiroshima Prefecture.

また、広島の小さな山、三倉岳にも行きました。

Here is Mikuradake. I went to the top of the middle peak.

Here is me at the top of Mikuradake. The sun was very bright! And there was a tiny bit of snow falling. The hike was very challenging. It was very steep near the top, so there was a chain that we had to climb to reach the top. It was so fun.

三倉岳の頂上に登った時の写真です。太陽がとても眩しくて、少し雪が降っていました。・・・

Japanese food is so delicious. I love eating sashimi. Since it’s getting colder now, I am really enjoying ramen. I like going to new ramen shops and trying different kinds of ramen. I’m looking forward to trying some winter nabe. 

日本食はとてもおいしいです。刺身が大好きです。その他にも・・・

So far I’m really loving Japan. I hope to do more hiking in the future, trying many more different kinds of food, learning more about Japan, and most of all looking forward to summer when I can go swimming in the seas surrounding Japan. 

ハイキングへ行ったり、もっといろいろなことに挑戦できたらと思います！・・・