Penghu - Hsiyu Island

The Other Parts of Hsiyu Island...

On the other side (which is literally 10 minutes drive from Erkan village) of the island is the whale cave. Near the village is the old fort, built in 1887 following the Sino-French War. Of course, what family trip would be complete without some food?!

Poor Blowfish.... now immortalized as a lamp.

Off the pier in Tungliang Village in Paisha Township,
near the Banyan tree that supposedly grew from a
small seedling that floated off a sunken ship during
the Qing Dynasty.

Fishing nets for... lobster, perhaps? One
of the Penghu specialties is raw lobster.

A walk through Tungliang Village. Even
their windows have intricate designs!

What appears to be the ruins of an old Christian
church - the banner has "Take Up His Cross"
carved across it - remnants of the Portuguese
or Dutch or English??

When I took this photo of the design on the side
of this church, I didn't even notice what it said.
It says "fu", or "fortune!"

On top of the windy hill as we marched towards the
Whale Cave. Penghu is a flat place with a LOT of wind.
We had come at the tail end of tourist season. In a week or two,
everything will be closed cause it'll be too windy for anyone to come!

The view of the whale cave. Apparently, a whale crashed into
this rock, leaving a body imprint. Must have been a big whale.

These are "guardtowers" to ward off evil spirits,
and the wind.

In Chinese, it says "Free Parking", although cars aren't
allowed in this area. Conveniently beside the garage is the
outhouse and the exposed urinal.

Dried ... we don't know... some kind of fish?

Somebody left their fish hanging in the street
- this poor guy was left all alone.

No Starbucks on this island, but no worries,
there's the copycat version.

We went to a seafood restaurant to eat.
We ordered lobster, and the waitress (pictured above)
had to go fish out the lobster from this tank. At first,
she wanted my mom to walk the plank so that
we could pick the one we liked!!

The West Fort, made of sticky rice pulp and mud!

A staircase... why bother??

The neat domed roofs of the fort.

Entrance to the West Fort.