[Taiwan] 新北市，捷運大坪林站，Oli 西班牙餐酒館

在一個週五的晚上，女朋友挑了這間隱藏在巷弄間的 Oli 西班牙餐酒館，來個晚餐約會，就在捷運大坪林五號出口，過個馬路即可抵達，非常方便；因為隱密，或許很多人會錯過，或是沒信心，就在我們剛入座時，便體現了口耳相傳的威力，後續還有人想要現場入座，都被服務員以「今晚客滿」阻擋，受阻的客人，還有人是從內湖特地跑來，真是可惜，幸好我們搶到了最後的兩個吧台的位置，Lucky 啦～

On a Friday night, my girlfriend invites me to the Oli restaurante y bar to have our dinner. The location of the restaurant is really convenient if you take the Taipei metro. You can leave the Exit 5 of the Dapinglin station and go straight to cross the road and you'll find it. Remember to reserve your seat before you leave your home. When we sit in, some people were not able to have dinner here because it's already full. 

我們總共點了三道前菜，第一道是孢子甘藍佐豆腐松露優格醬 (280 元)，一般來說，孢子甘藍都會略帶點苦味，這一盤菜心的苦味非常淡，微微的青菜甜味才是主味，再加上優格醬帶來的涼爽感，是一道非常清爽的開累沙拉。

We had three appetizers, the first one is Brussel Sprouts with Truffle & Tofu Yogurt (NTD 280). Based on my experience the Brussel Sprout may come as tiny bitter in taste, but not today. With the cool from the yogurt, it's really appetizing.

第二道是白蘭地冷壓初榨橄欖油泡大蒜蝦 (280 元)，名字雖然有點拗口但不影響美味，蝦子很新鮮，橄欖油也很滑順好吃，搭配麵包，更能襯托出蝦子的香味及甜味，非常棒！

The Gambas al Ajillo (Garlic Shrimp, NTD 280) is the second. The shrimp is fresh and sweet. The olive oil is creamy, but not heavy. If you put the shrimp and olive oil on the bread, it's so yummy!

第三道是西班牙烘蛋，看起來很像是韓式烤肉店的烘蛋 (180 元)，不過內餡加了馬鈴薯，烘蛋上則加了一題的大蒜美乃滋及松露醬，看起來不錯，吃起來我會說有點遜色，內餡加了馬鈴薯會讓口感變重，且容易有飽足感，我反而更喜歡韓式烘蛋，雞蛋的香甜更濃郁。

The third is Spanish Tortilla (NTD 180). It looks like Korean Fluffy Egg with the potato inside and mayonnaise and truffle sauce on top. It looks good but tastes so so. It's too complex for me. The Korean Fluffy Egg can deliver stronger of the smell and sweet of an egg. That's why I like it more.

最後是主食的海鮮烤飯 (小份 630 元，大份 1,080 元)，基本上，小份是一人份，大份是兩人份，但如果食量偏少或是不打算吃太飽的人，建議在點了三道前菜後，海鮮烤飯點小份即可，上面照片是大份的海鮮烤飯。

從這份海烤飯可以吃得出廚師的功力，米粒偏硬，算是剛剛好熟的火候，聽說這是道地西班牙海鮮飯的熟度，雖然似乎原因是西班牙人不會煮米飯，沒辦法像我們煮得那麼Q彈，哈～重點是海鮮的鮮甜完全有進入米飯裡，非常香，非常好吃的米飯；且還能更上一層樓，建議前菜一定要點白蘭地冷壓初榨橄欖油泡大蒜蝦，把剩下的橄欖油 (配上一些大蒜) 再淋到米飯上，可以讓蝦香味更濃郁，更棒，真的是又流口水了～

The Seafood Paella is the main dish for tonight. We ordered the large size (NTD 1,080) as the photo shows. The rice is a little bit hard which I heard that's how a Spanish cooks the rice. Even though, the rice is full of the flavor of the shrimp and mussel. If you also order the Gambas al Ajillo (Garlic Shrimp), add some olive oil on the rice. The flavor will become stronger and it's finger-licking good.

由於今晚主食是海鮮烤飯，我們點了一瓶碎塊酒莊恐龍尾 (1,380 元) 佐餐，是一隻滑順的白酒，聞得出有果香，入口後則有淡淡的丹寧味可以中和今晚濃郁的蝦子甜味，還滿不錯的。

We have the Vins del Tros CENT X CEMT 2016 with dinner. It's smooth and can balance the strong flavor of the shrimp. It's a good choice for me.

Oli restaurante y bar:

231 新北市新店區中興路三段220巷2號

[Taiwan] 苗栗縣，三義鄉，賴新魁麵館 vs 金榜麵館

在苗栗三義，有兩家非常有名的麵館，正好這次待得夠久，兩家都有吃到，就來比一比，首先是菜單，賴新魁麵館有彩色照片的菜單，比較容易讓人理解菜色，尤其是國外觀光客，雖然我也不知道這兒國外觀光客的比率有多高～

There are two popular restaurants in Sanyi. They both are famous of the Hakka flat noodles. The first one is Lai Xin Kui Noodles which has the menu with photos which is easier for foreigners to understand.

我們總共點了兩碗麵 (板條)，三道菜，加上一碗湯，板條是這兩間麵館的特色，一定要點，Q彈好吃，想吃飽一點，加點個餛飩也很棒！小菜的部分也很不錯，只是調味偏鹹；特色菜則是燙韭菜，很大一盤，雖然我平常挺愛吃韭菜的，但這天我還是吃到覺得膩，或許韭菜這樣口味比較重的菜，不適合一下子吃那麼多吧！如果是四人以上團體，可以點來嚐嚐，人數太少我就不建議了。

最棒的是骨頭肉湯，骨頭肉軟嫰好吃，而且又好大一塊，超～過癮的啦！

We had the Hakka flat noodles, some side dishes and a soup. The Hakka flat noodles are tasty and chewy. The side dishes taste good but too salty for me. And they have a really unique boiled Chinese chives. It's yummy at first, but I felt too much after I finish half of them. I guess it's because the taste of the Chinese chives may be too strong. If you came here with a group more than three people, I recommend you to try it.

My favorite is the soup with sliced pork head. The pork is soft and with a big portion that make me feel so satisfied. It is scrumptious

隔天我們來到了金榜麵館，這兒的菜單就是傳統的文字菜單，提供的菜色非常多種，依昨天的經驗，我們點了板條和豬頭肉湯，再加點了滷味，這兒和賴新魁麵館不同的第一個地方是小菜，賴新魁的小菜是已裝盤的一碟碟小菜，金榜則是到點餐處點滷味。

The next day we came to the Jin Bang Noodles. The menu only has Chinese characters which is really traditional in Taiwan. You may need to understand Mandarin or you can watch what others ordered.

第二個差異點則是金榜麵館的調味比較合乎我們的口味，板條則是兩家都好吃；另一個大差異則是豬頭肉湯的部分，金榜的豬頭肉比較像是邊角肉，不像賴新魁是完整的肉塊，缺了點大塊吃肉的滿足感。

總結來說，若下次再來，我會因為喜歡可以大口吃肉的骨頭肉湯而選擇賴新魁麵館。

The taste of Jin Bang Noodles is not that salty. We like the taste here more than Lai Xin Kui Noodles. But I like how Lai Xin Kui Noodles cook the soup with sliced pork head. It has the big chops which is really important while eating meat. I will choose Lai Xin Kui Noodles because of this next time I come.

另外補充，兩家麵館都有在馬路對面規劃了停車場，開車來不用擔心停車問題；還有一點，金榜麵館的占地比較大，或許會相對容易有位子也說不定。

For additional information, both restaurants have their own parking space cross the street. And the Jin Bang Noodles has more tables which means it can serves more customers.

賴新魁麵館：

367 苗栗縣三義鄉中正路170之1號

金榜麵館：

367 苗栗縣三義鄉中正路170-7號

[Taiwan] 苗栗縣，三義鄉，2020年再訪龍騰斷橋

既然到了勝興車站，又怎麼不來龍騰斷橋呢？或許因為疫情，或許因為是週間，這兒的旅客真的很少，甚至可以輕鬆拍到無人的景色，讓斷橋似乎更顯寂寥～

The Longteng Bridge is next to the Shengxing railway station, maybe just 10 minutes drive. Maybe is because of the COVID-19 or maybe is because we came here during the week days, there are few people visit here during our stay.

在旁邊的集市看到個新玩意兒─黑皮臭豆腐，看介紹是天然的調味，發酵之後的本色，並不是染色的，總之，吃起來跟一般的臭豆腐味道相近，外皮酥脆，內裡軟嫰，那層「黑皮」並沒有特殊的味道，是個很好吃的臭豆腐！

This is the first time I know it, the "black skin" stinky tofu. The black skin is natural and I didn't taste any special flavor on it. It's a good stinky tofu with crispy skin and soft inside with delicious tasty. Bite one with the Taiwanese kimchi, wow~so good.

在油桐花季時，別忘了要往上走到鐵軌處，鐵軌旁的油桐花開得特別漂亮呢！

Don't forget to go up to the railway. There are many tung trees.

2016 年初訪龍騰斷橋記錄。
My blogger of the first visit in 2016.

龍騰斷橋(魚藤坪斷橋)地址：
367 苗栗縣三義鄉龍騰村

[Taiwan] 苗栗縣，三義鄉，2020年再訪勝興車站

這次來到苗栗，第一個景點是勝興車站，但其實並不是為了看這座台灣蹤貫鐵路海拔最高 (標高 402 公尺) 的車站，而是為了只有週末才營業的「老吳鐵馬臭豆腐」；來到此處才發現，這就是一個延著苗49縣道建立的小鎮，最北方的小景點是「大頭站」，在「大頭站」前有個公共停車場，若人多，建議可將車停在此處，以免進入人山人海的小鎮中心，到了勝興車站本體，就差不多要離開小鎮了，大約上面地圖勝興甩尾場前有另一個停車場，我們將車停在此處，穿過小徑便可直接抵達勝興車站的鐵軌，從小鎮的南方 (也是最熱鬧，店家最多的地方) 開始參觀。

The Shengxing railway station is the first spot I visited in Miaoli this time. It's a small town along the 49 county road of Miaoli. There are two public parking lots, one is before getting in to the town and the other one is just leaving at the corner leaving the town. If it's a crowded day, I may suggest you to park before getting into the town to save the time.

車站內有漂亮的油桐花，及當年留下的設備可供拍照。走出車站，便是熱鬧的大街，可買些小吃作為點心，或者進入街旁的餐廳享用一餐。

You can find the beautiful tung flowers and the old station for visit.

進入市區，找到這次的目標─老吳鐵馬臭豆腐，人潮的確不少，不過因為都是已經滷好的餐點，老闆只要裝盤即可，移動速度滿快的，若只是想吃點東西，三號餐 (小碗) 即可，真的想吃到很飽再點五號餐，小碗裡裝著滿滿的料，入味的臭豆腐，豬血糕，大腸等等，好好吃喔～

The most famous food stand here is the Wu's stinky tofu. I recommend you to try the small size one if you don't want to eat too much. It's delicious and full of stinky tofu and Zhu xue gao (pig blood cake).

隔天又來到勝興車站參加鐵道自行車的活動，這是近兩三年才建置的新活動─舊山線鐵道自行車，可從勝興車站一路搭到龍騰斷橋，可惜因時間有限，只有十分鐘左右可在附近走走拍照，結束後我們還是另行開車前往龍騰斷橋好好地逛了逛。

We came back on the next day to join the tour - Old Mountain Line Rail Bike from Shengxing railway station to Longteng Bridge.

2016 年初訪勝興車站記錄。

My blogger of the first visit in 2016.

勝興車站地址： 

367 苗栗縣三義鄉勝興村14鄰勝興89號

[Taiwan] 苗栗縣，三義鄉，西湖渡假村 (住宿 & 早餐)

這兩天我們住在西湖渡假村的松園會館，有個小院子可以賞景，還算不錯。
We stayed at the West Lake Resortopia for 2 nights. Our room is at the Pine Garden House.

進門的左側是浴室，右側則有個料理台，且有提供熱水壺加一個冷水壺，覺得挺不錯的，不會水喝完了還要等燒水才有得喝。
The bathroom is at the left-hand side when you get in. There is a counter on the right-hand side.

書桌，沙發，電視和床舖也算中規中矩，挺舒服的；電視頻道部分則是提供 MOD，可惜沒有太多影片或是影集可看。
The furnitures are new and comfortable. It's a little pity that the MOD doesn't have lots movies. 

這次住宿，我最不滿意的就是早餐了，樣式偏少，實在吃得有點不過癮，猜測可能是依前一晚住宿的旅客數目會做一些調整吧！
Overall, the quality of the hardware is good for staying here but I don't like the breakfast. We didn't have much choices for the breakfast. For example, there is only boiled eggs. Usually I may expect for fried, scrambled and boiled at least.

西湖渡假村：
36742 苗栗縣三義鄉11號