Dear Diary,
Today I visited Mt. Ali railway station. The railway takes trains up to Mt. Ali. I am very interested in this 100- year-old railway.
This railway opened in 1911. It was built for transporting logs from Mt. Ali. After the Japanese people left Taiwan, it turned to taking tourists and visitors up to Mt. Ali.
Mt. Ali is famous for its sunrises and sea of clouds. That’s why many people visit Mt. Ali. They take the train early in the morning to the top of the mountain and wait for the sunrise. When the sun comes out, everyone shouts because the sight is so beautiful!
Mt. Ali is a special mountain, whether for its sunrises or railway. I enjoyed them all and have wonderful memories.
Teddy January 25th, 2013
Dear Diary,
It’s almost Chinese New Year, everyone is getting ready for the new year. I’m very excited too.
I saw many people stick long red paper strips with words on two sides of the door. They told me that these are spring couplets. Different kinds of spring couplets have different meanings, some mean “Good luck”, and others mean “Peace”.
After learning about spring couplets, James wanted to write one also. But people don’t use a pencil or a pen to write, they use a writing brush. These writing brushes are soft, so it’s a challenge to write with them. Look! When James finished, he said the words looked like worms.
Spring couplets are very important for Chinese New Year. I hope I can write them next year. Teddy January 22nd, 2013
過年參加可樂旅遊2013\02\09日北海道五日遊的行程表
千歲機場進，函館機場出〜
第01天 桃園／札幌～贈送起司魚板點心+礦泉水～定山溪溫泉或KIRORO渡假村
今日集合於桃園國際機場，搭乘豪華客機飛往日本北方第一大空港，位於札幌近郊
的千歲機場 。抵達後，贈送北海道獨特的起司魚板點心(乙份)+乙瓶礦泉水。
第02天 飯店～小樽市區觀光(運河工藝館、音樂鐘館、北一硝子館、歐風煤油燈咖啡館)～
贈送「夢不思議」大泡芙～小樽名產若雞套餐+小樽壽司(或小樽政壽司套餐)～札
幌市區觀光(時計台、舊道廳)～札幌白色燈彩節
第03天 飯店～免稅店～昭和新山～熊牧場(每人發送兩顆蘋果可供餵食熊)～登別尼克斯海
公園～贈送七合一精彩雪上活動(雪上騎馬、雪上摩托車、雪上四輪傳動車、雪
上香焦船、雪上甜甜圈、雪之體驗、雪上漫步)～登別溫泉早餐後前往免稅商店選
購精美禮品，回台饋贈親友。
第04天 飯店～登別地獄谷～大沼、小沼國立公園～北斗號列車(指定席)～昆布館、流冰世
界映像館～五稜廓城跡～函館百萬夜景(含纜車)～函館函館幻燈夢幻節
第05天 函館～函館朝市(贈送新鮮海膽與牡丹蝦)～懷舊叮噹車～函館歷史廣場～金森倉庫
洋物館～女子修道院(贈送北海道牛奶冰淇淋)～函館空港／台北
