Kaohsiung in Taiwan is absolutely one of the best cities I've ever visited and truly a hidden gem in East Asia
Let me show you I in my 21 best things. You must do here in Kaohsiung
Start off your Kaohsiung adventure at the iconic
Lotus pound where you'll find the massive dragon and tiger pagodas on approach you'll be welcomed by the
Zigzag pathway in Chinese culture. It is believed that evil spirits travel in straight paths
Thus a zigzag pathway blocks all evil the dragon symbolizes power and strength while the tiger Ward's off
Disasters now make sure to only enter through the dragon's mouth and exit through the tiger to gain a lot of good fortune
Inside you will find this colorful artwork and steep stairways that lead to the top floor
For great views after the Lotus pound I guess there is a good reason why they call this Lotus pounce. Oh,
And some tiger but next door you will find the spring and autumn pavilions
Plus this massive Polar god of mystic heaven
Now, let's grab some lunch as the wakey-wakey cafe, especially if you are craving some western-style food this cafe
also enjoys great views of the Lotus pound where you can even
Wakeboard cool thing is if you feel adventurous, you can go wakeboarding for 800 MT for 2 hours of wakeboarding
You can't really go wrong
But if you haven't had breakfast yet
You must grab a famous couching breakfast at dun dun hamburger for an affordable meal to start your day now
This isn't your average fast food burger joint. This combo will set you back 93 NT roughly 4 US dollars
This is the thing that most famous for actually it looks beautifully crispy
Mom, oh, it's amazing find that sauce is good. It's like a slight curry base
Oh, yeah, a nicely fried chicken patty with a curry paste
This place is a fusion between Western and Taiwanese cuisine
Burgers and soup a thick soup with cilantro fried chicken and a nicely thick broth
Oh, that is absolute delicious
Our next stop teaching Island, but Before we jump onto the ferry, let's grab a refreshing dessert on bing
Hua first row
This street is loaded with awesome dessert shops my recommendation this massive shaved ice with
Condensed milk fruit and mango syrup. This is the small portion err
No, I'm kidding. I think this is around 15 US dollars a six-person portion. Then it goes up all the way to 20 percent
So I can only imagine how massive that bowl must be. This is how you spend your hot summer days in Kaohsiung
So refreshing just around the corner you'll find oka they awarded world's best coffee roasters of
2014 so pick yourself up a highly graded coffee and jump on the ferry across the street to memorise the word
Teaching think of cheese and gin teach in a ferry ticket will cost you 25 NT
That's only 82 cents us prices are actually really good down here 15 and tea or just a ball of water
Which is not even that's not even 50 cents great deals during this ride
You can admire these views of the harbor and in a distance at the mass of 85 Sky Tower
The icon of the Kaohsiung skyline, but more about the 85 Sky Tower
Later in this video. Once you exit the ferry terminal rent yourself an electric buggy to easily get around the island
Welcome to Cijin
We got ourselves a little golf cart here electric only ten US dollars for the first hour, and then it gets cheaper afterwards
Trust me, there is lots to see on cheating but often not quite within walking distance
Especially in this scorching summer heat first up is the massive temple on teaching old street dedicated to the Chinese sea goddess
Massive down the street you'll find this hilarious fun photography shop where you can take selfies with the most ridiculous objects
Just 89 MT roughly three US dollars to enter this Bazaar shop
Hey guy, I'm like cutters amazing
Once you reach the Boulevard check out the massive Chow seafood market for their large selection of dried seafood
Then cruise along the teaching promenade whoo and make stops at the rainbow church
This massive sea shell and its beautiful sandy beaches
It's a weekday, so it's not busy at all right behind me here
You see all the ships lining up to enter and depart Kaohsiung harbor. It's the biggest commercial Harbor here in Taiwan
Eventually you'll reach one of my hidden secrets is the windmill station seafood restaurant Gao Xiu is known for its fresh seafood
so as a big connoisseur of fish had the go all out and ordered this massive cherishable of a sort of fish priced at
998 NT roughly 32 US dollars
Well, I don't think I've ever seen a dish
So beautifully prepared the local fish here is ill Taiwan exports almost 90% of their eel to Japan. Oh, yeah
Oh, yeah, that's wet slightly sweet and just absolutely delicious
local fish is always the best no matter where additionally try their seafood rice porridge at
580 NT roughly 19 US dollars so our shellfish a lobster shrimp mussels and some octopus
Mmm, that is beyond creamy look at the size of this thing again
it's as big as my head quality dishes worth every penny the claw the
Windmill stations seafood restaurants should definitely be on your bucket list at the entrance of the calcium Harbor
You'll find that she hauled fortress
Whoa-ha-ha at my head here built in 1720 when Taiwan was ruled by the Ching Empire
From shiho fort you can enjoy another great view of teaching Beach
The kaohsiung harbor and the 85 Sky Tower right in the background here
85 Sky Tower the biggest building in the cat5 Sky Tower designed by this same architect that designed
Taipei 101 the tower symbolizes the Chinese character tall and is one of the coolest working hotels I've ever stayed at
62nd floor
Let me give you a quick tour of my hotel room
Including a gorgeous bathroom and mesmerizing views of downtown gone on the 75th floor
You'll find an impressive observatory deck
The evening is finally kicking in so it's dinner time
One of my favorite restaurants in Kaohsiung has to be the old Taiwan restaurant
Take a little trip back in time to the 1950s. All Taiwan is a themed restaurant decked out with
advertisements and scenery from 1950s Taiwan
I paid a thousand and AT&T thirty five US dollars for two soups one massive beer
This thing is huge. Most famous. Beer here in Taiwan for dishes
So since this is a retro Taiwanese restaurant to have like original Taiwanese cuisine as well bitter bird. Let's salty egg
They've turned this into a stir fried and supposedly this is very popular with the locals here
Mmm the salty egg and the bitter gourd make for a really nice flavor. It's just shredded pork and beetle nut flour
Hmm very nice
It's taste like some great homemade cooking
Wow now supposedly this is so good that the Buddha cannot resist the temptation of the soup that he's going to jump over the wall
interesting interesting name for a dish
Mmm, oh there's a very distinct flavor
So as a base, they used pork rib and taro balls and they add bamboo shoots next three cup chicken
So the base ingredients for this dish is sesame oil soy sauce and rice wine
Top off your dinner with a tasty original Taiwanese bubble tea at John Kahler. Oh
That's really good. It's barely sweet. This is absolutely perfect
so the good part is that put two full bottles of milk in here that makes it extra creamy as
Delicious these guys have a hell of a time
you guys want some milk - just like Taipei Kaohsiung also has
Plenty of night markets with the road from night market being one of the most popular ones in town covering almost
33,000 square feet with incredible street food and fun Street games. This is a great concept. I've never seen this before
Directions on a crossing we're from the night market opens at 5:00 p.m. And closes between 1:00 and 2:00 a.m
Just look at this wide selection of food
Oh my god, the longest fries I've ever seen my first snack Gua Bao
It is basically a Taiwan style burger pork belly cilantro. That looks amazing
That pork belly is fucked it's fantastic and the fact that he has these buns
Steaming right here in the shop. It's just absolutely perfect
They got the best business policy here if it's not good, it's free this man guarantees
It is guaranteed second snack a stuffed chicken wing with sticky rice chicken on a skewer
But what they did they actually removed the bones and it stuffed it with sticky rice
Crazy concept but hey, let's give it a shot
Whoa mom
Garrett's sticky rice and a chicken wing without the bones. My third snack was so crazy
I had to give it a dedicated place on this list the chocolate fried chicken
Alright, so here we got our chocolate chicken straight from the fryer. Oh, look at that sucker
Oh
Look how big that is that's massive way up. Definitely a thing
You should try out here at the wrap on night market and don't leave without playing a fun Street game
All right guys, look at it hold box of rings. Can you believe it?
This stuff is every single night of the week unlike any other place in the world
But you have to wait a whole year before your fair 50 ante. Let's see if we can win some prizes
I'm going pick I'm going for the champagne. Oh
Man, maybe I should just do the whole bunch. Oh, no, no. No, this is tough
Well, I got one prize at least so I'm not going home empty-handed
Now let's jump on the subway for another popular night market Vili
Oh good night market enroute you'll discover this gorgeous dome of light at the Formosa
Bulevar station the history of the universe plays out on a giant dome of illuminated glass
Commemorating the birth of Taiwan's democracy. This artwork is made out of
4,500 glass panels making it the largest work of glass art in the entire world a
Three minute walk from the subway station is the LIA hood night market with a white street food selection and street games
Compared to the real foam night market this place felt more open and spacious since it's just one long street
Do not leave without playing the bottle fishing game. Trust me. It's a lot harder than it looks
After you satisfied all your cravings it is now time for the Gaussian nightlife start the Gaussian nightlife at the black dog an
international bar with daily specials for snacks live music cheap drinks and many english-speaking expats
Next is Lam. Disco a fun nightclub with a young Taiwanese crowds large dancefloor and pumping beats one important lesson
I learned here keep your drink up with you at all times since you've got unlimited refills of alcohol. I
Had the absolute most fun at the Brickyard a massive underground dive bar with foosball pool tables an awesome
International crowd and they're popular dance-off parties
Now for the ultimate nightclub experience check out muse Kaohsiung cover here was 700 ante roughly
23 US dollars and packed with mostly locals sadly not much English is spoken here
But nonetheless another epic party here in Kaohsiung. This is actually a great place to mingle
So being able to speak a bit of Mandarin is highly recommended
Now those were my 21 best things to do in Gao shown now go to my website
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Alright now here are my bonus tips visit phu Guangcheng a 40 minute drive north from downtown Kaohsiung
this is the largest Buddhist monastery in Taiwan, and they
breathtaking sight
Especially for photography and for something really special go on a two-hour road trip from downtown to the most southern tip of Taiwan
Kenting National Park for it's absolutely gorgeous beaches scuba diving and cruising through the dunes on
ATVs now did I convinced you yet a visiting Kaohsiung?
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