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The Pingxi Railway Trilogy: 3/3 Jingtong Old Street

A view photographed after arriving at Jingtong Old Street
Jingtong Old Street, the final stop on our Pingxi railway trip.
Original date
2010-06-30
Place
Taiwan · Jingtong, Pingxi District, New Taipei City
Journey
Northern Taiwan Travels
Travel style
Family trip
Source
Blogger original

June 30, 2010—the final stop in my three-part Pingxi railway trip was Jingtong Old Street.

Canon EOS 500D 18-55mm F3.5-5.6

As soon as I arrived, I discovered that the famous Prince Guesthouse was under renovation and would not reopen until September 2011 @.@'"

Well...since I was already here, I might as well make the most of it~~

Jingtong Station and its surroundings
Jingtong Station on the Pingxi railway line.
A scene near Jingtong Station
A travel snapshot near Jingtong Station.
A scene between Jingtong Station and the old street
Continuing from the station toward the old street.

I wandered from Jingtong Station into the old street, taking my time and photographing the scenes along the way.

A view of Jingtong Old Street
Entering Jingtong Old Street.
Scenery along Jingtong Old Street
A street scene recorded along the way.
Scenery seen while walking through Jingtong Old Street
A view from the walk through Jingtong.
Another street scene from the Jingtong visit
Another snapshot from the old-street walk.

The Japanese-style buildings beside the Prince Guesthouse

Japanese-style buildings beside the Prince Guesthouse
A Japanese-style building beside the Prince Guesthouse.

One of the buildings was called the Hokkaido Guesthouse at the time, though it looked as if nobody usually stayed there. Apparently, anyone wanting a room had to call ahead??

Exterior of the Hokkaido Guesthouse building in Jingtong
The building known at the time as the Hokkaido Guesthouse.

Another building had been turned into a garden restaurant. According to the information posted on its wall, it had appeared on several food programs and had also served as a location for some well-known commercials.

Garden restaurant converted from a Japanese-style building in Jingtong
A Japanese-style building converted into a garden restaurant.

I was all by myself today, so I decided not to go in...next time I would bring the whole family ^.^

A view outside the garden restaurant in Jingtong
Traveling alone, I stayed outside the restaurant for a look.

I quietly took two photos from outside the wall ^.^

First photo of the Prince Guesthouse area taken from outside the wall
The first view photographed from outside the wall.
Second photo of the Prince Guesthouse area taken from outside the wall
The second view photographed from outside the wall.

The fenced-off area in the middle was the Prince Guesthouse—the place I would not get to see today ~.~

Panoramic view of the fenced-off Prince Guesthouse
The Prince Guesthouse fenced off for renovation.

Oh well...I would just treat it as a reason to come back another time ^.^

Scenery from the later part of the Jingtong visit
Continuing through Jingtong after leaving the guesthouse.
A scene near the end of the Jingtong Old Street visit
A snapshot near the end of the Jingtong visit.
Scenery photographed before leaving Jingtong
One more Jingtong scene before leaving.
Final photo from the Jingtong Old Street visit
The final photo from this stop at Jingtong Old Street.

The Pingxi Railway Trilogy: 1/3 Planning the Trip

The Pingxi Railway Trilogy: 2/3 Shifen Waterfall

The Pingxi Railway Trilogy: 3/3 Jingtong Old Street

Further reading

2010 Pingxi Sky Lantern Trip 2012 Pingxi Day Trip

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