Short Visit to Lontan

    This Saturday, I visited my aunt's place in Lontan(龍潭) in north Taiwan with my family. It has been a long time since my last visit. My aunt's husband is from Lontan. They lived in Taichung for more than 20 years operating a local buffet eatery. After their retirement, they moved back to Lontan until today. Actually Lontan is pretty close to my hometown Chungli (中壢), so it's not an unfamiliar place to me. However, I seldom have chance to visit the town more deeply. Everytime I went to Lontan, I stayed in my aunt's house most of the time. But this time was different. We arrived at Lontan in the afternoon. Thy sky was cloudy, and it was not too hot. My aunt suggested us to walk along the lakeside of the Lontan Lake (龍潭觀光大池) because my grandfather loved it. Thus we accompanied my grandfather to stroll around the lake. There were a lot of food stalls. My cousins and I bought delicious traditional ice cream. We could choose three kinds of flavors each. Mine was composed of mango, Japanese green tea, and dried plum. One of my cousins also ate roasted corn. During the period of adolescence, he is a big eater.


Nantian Temple (南天宮) and the suspension bridge by the lake

     There was a small concert held by some talented children. They played quartet with violin, cello, viola, and flute. They successfully created a graceful ambience for the lake. We enjoyed that very much. Oh, I forgot to mention that I bought the lottery on the way to the lake. Hope I can become a multimillionaire to afford an apartment in Paris.
     Our visit ended with a dinner in a Hakka (客家) restaurant. I loved it. I think it was a wonderful day. Not too tired, beautiful scenery, yummy food, perfect short tour for a lazy person like me.