I’d heard good things about Kaohsiung City in southern Taiwan.

All tourists stop at the Formosa Boulevard subway station ➙ “Dome of Light“.

The Esports World Championships 2025 were hosted in this city. I happened upon a local Esport competition hosted in the subway station. It attracted the local cosplay community. I quickly donned my AI Nano Banana cosplay samurai costume. 😀

It’s amazing how young humans can dress up to look like their favourite cartoon characters. I’d never really thought much about cosplay before seeing them here.

I took the short ferry ride over to Cijin Island.

Rented an inexpensive bike. 8.5 km long, average width 400m. A series of tourists attractions.

Obviously, fish and seafood are important in Taiwan.

On the way back, I toured the Pier-2 Art Center area. Wild and weird instillations.

Walking around Lotus Pond is a treat. Kids love the Tiger + Dragon pagodas as you can walk through the mouth of both.

Buddhism here reminds me more of Hinduism. In these bright, detailed temples, I understand almost nothing of either.

The National Kaohsiung Center for the Arts is impressive. The world’s largest performing art theatre under one roof: Opera House, Concert Hall, Playhouse, and a Recital Hall.

No snow in this city. But one kid was tobogganing down artificial turf on cardboard.