Mary Porsa 2

Merry Porsa 2 is a coffee shop and restaurant in Kaohsiung City (near the Cultural Center) with a variety of foods, both Western and Chinese style. It is owed by a MAK student's family (see photo above, family on right).

Inside the restaurant

 Directions to Mary Porsa 2:
This restaurant is easiest to find via the MRT. To get there, take the MRT to the Cultural Center stop, and exit at President's department store. Keep walking straight out of the exit (along JhongJeng, towards the freeway) until you reach this sign:

 Turn left and walk about two blocks. The restaurant is on the corner, as pictured at the top. Parking is moderate along the alley and is available for a fee at the President's Department Store.

Two desserts and a cup of blueberry tea.

Pizza at Mary Porsa 2

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Lychee 荔枝

Late spring and early summer (May/June) is lychee season in Taiwan. Lychee (荔枝 Lìzhī), pictured on the right, are a reddish fruit on the outside, attached to sticks. To eat them, peel the outside off and eat the sweet, white fruit inside. Spit out the black seed.

A larger, sweeter type of lychee comes first in the season, followed by the regular variety.

Dashu has a pineapple/lychee festival each year, too, which sells pineapples, lychee, and other fruit-related products.

Georg Peck Tea Shop

Georg Peck Tea Shop has incredibly delicious and refreshing teas and bing shas. Of particular note is their Grapefruit Green Tea (葡萄柚绿茶 Pútáo yòu lǜchá), which contains real chunks of grapefruit well-blended with the green tea.

Directions from MAK: On Hwy 22 (the road in front of E-Da Hospital), go towards Nantze. Once in Nantze, go straight through the intersection with the train station on your right. Go just past the second light and the shop is on your right. (This is in a similar area to Sushi Express)

Parking is limited.

Sushi Express

Sushi Express is a chain serving fresh sushi. The nearest location to MAK is near the Nantze train station (see the map below). The Chinese address is 高雄市楠梓區楠梓新路192之1號 and the phone number is (07)351-0947. It is open from 11-9:30 daily.

Parking is limited.

The way this place basically works is that you sit down and select any dish you'd like from the conveyor belt. You can also order from their menu. Hot tea is free and each plate you order costs 30 NT.



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Old Five B&B 老五休閒農場

One style of room at Old Five.

If you're looking for a relaxing place to get away for one night or a few, try out Old Five (Lǎo Wǔ) in Nantou County (just outside of Shueli, in the area of Sun Moon Lake). This bed and breakfast serves incredibly delicious meals in LOHAS fashion. Their rooms are comfortable and your room price comes with dinner and breakfast using foods from local farms. They are well-known for their mantou (steamed bread), which is often served for breakfast, as well as their use of local plums in the food dishes. 

View of the mountains from the front porch

Old Five B&B: Rooms are on the second floor and the dining room is on the first floor on the right.

Part of dinner at Old Five

Directions to get to Old Five:
Address in Chinese: 553台灣南投縣水里鄉安村 巷101之7號
Website: http://www.oldfive.com.tw/
Phone number : 049-282-1005

Take the Number 3 Freeway towards Shueli. Drive towards Shueli/Sun Moon Lake. After driving through Shueli, you'll come to an intersection (3-way). To the left is a road that takes you to Sun Moon Lake. Straight ahead is Hwy 16/21. Stay on Hwy 21. It'll split eventually into Hwy 16 as well, but continue to follow Hwy 21 (on the right). From the 3-way intersection that turns up towards Sun Moon Lake, it is approximately 8.2 kilometers. Turn right after the second blinking light in the little village, looking for these signs:

Old Five's sign is on the right

Turn left here

Old Five's sign is the yellow one

Turn right over this little bridge and pull into the parking lot near the building.

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