Dingo, The Cat

最近天元宮因為櫻花開塞爆，但有因為懼怕疫情，也無法去人擠人，丁男友與丁哥姐姐帶全家一起去淡水行忠堂遛遛小姪女，這個幽靜的地方超適合全家一起來的喔!

Due to the fact that TienYuan Temple is crowded with so many people because of cherry blossom, we don't feel like going to the crowds. We've decided to go to XinZhong Temple with my niece. It's a lot quieter than TienYuan Temple. It's definitely a nice place to hang out. 

行忠堂 XinZhong Temple 

地址 Address：新北市淡水區椿子林18號  251, New Taipei City, Tamsui District, Zhuang Zhi Lin, No. 18. 

行忠堂所在的位置離市區比較遠，要抵達會需要機車或汽車。我們騎著機車來到行忠堂，人不多，小姪女一到便吵著要下來跑。我們還帶了一瓶泡泡水來吹，大家玩的不亦樂乎。

The temple is located at the suburb Tamshui. You'll need a motorcycle or a car to get here. We ride the motorcycle this time. My niece is super happy to be here. She brought the bubble can with her. We all had lots of fun and took great pictures. 

旁邊的水池裏面有好多魚，多到我覺得密集恐懼症，但這也是今天的目的之一，可以來這邊「餵魚」!

There're lots of fish in the pond, a little bit too many of them LOL It's actually one of the reasons we are here today, to feed fish. 

食物一丟就全部游過來了。They all swim towards us once we threw the bread in the pond. 

甚至還有幾隻鴨子和烏龜哈哈!但他們好像吃很飽對食物沒什麼興趣。

There're a few ducks and turtles here, but they don't show much interest in food. They're probably well-fed already. 

旁邊有個廟設的小雜貨店，有賣飲料、冰，還有魚飼料，一包才十元。

There's this small vendor next to the temple selling drinks, ice cream, and fish feed, which is only TWD 10 for one pack. 

餵完魚，小姪女就在廟前的空地隨便亂走。

In front of the temple is a spacious space. My niece takes a long walk here after feeding the fish. 

稍稍動一下就餓了，旁邊有個攤販在賣食物，還擺了桌子讓客人用餐。我們點了麵線和臭豆腐來吃，很有野餐的感覺。

We felt hungry after feeding the fish so we've decided to feed ourselves LOL There's a food truck selling stinky tofu, and noodles, etc,. It feels like picnicking here. 

吃飽旁邊就有搖搖椅和涼亭可以休息。

There're swings and chairs here for you to take a rest. 

小姪女抱著冰淇淋坐在搖搖椅上大啖冰淇淋，跟他要一口吃還抵死不從哈哈。

My niece is digging in the ice cream. It's too tasty for her to share with others. 

丁哥姐姐還糾眾人來踩健康步道，猜拳輸的要走五步，最後丁男友走最多哈哈。

Stone Roads. We're having games here and those who lose have to walk 5 steps without the shoes on. 

逛完前廣場，我們前往偌大的後花園。Then, we head to the huge garden at the back of the temple.

兩旁直聳聳的椰子樹好像在跟門口的兩尊衛兵雕像一起站衛兵。Along the way are super tall coconut trees. 

整個園區到處是動物雕像，還有一個好大的球場。There're animal statues everywhere. There's also a huge basketball ground. 

園區走幾分鐘就會有一個這樣的涼亭，所以來行忠堂走路根本不擔心體力問題哈哈，走累了就坐下來休息一下就好。

You don't need to worry about taking rest here because there're pavilions everywhere. You can always take a rest there whenever you feel tired. 

這裡也有幾棵櫻花樹，開得很茂盛且漂亮。重點是沒什麼人在這走路，所以想怎麼拍就怎麼拍喔哈哈，也不用怕疫情傳播。

There're a few cherry blossom trees here that are really beautiful. One of the reasons why we like this place is that there're few people here. We get to take pictures whenever and wherever we like. We get to yell and laugh out loud without anyone staring at us. No COVID here, of course, which is really important LOL

這邊有個廢墟風格的座位，最有趣的是兩旁擺了十二尊雕像! This pavilion is really cool. It has 12 zodiac statues. 

是，十二生肖!這是今年牛年的代表。Ox is this year's zodiac animal. 

看的出來這是那些動物嗎？哈哈 Can you tell what this animal is? LOL

丁男友從花園的高處往下拍，整片園區一片碧綠非常自然且漂亮。丁哥姐姐老遠再向他揮手。

Mr. Ding took a picture at up high. The overlook of the whole garden is really pretty and natural. I was waving at him far away when he took this picture. 

走了一圈該回家囉! Time to go home. 

 今天走起來得感覺是：來這裡走路非常舒服，小朋友可以盡情跑步不怕人擠人時亂跑危險，大家也不用害怕疫情的威脅。雖然這裡沒有滿山櫻花，但還是有幾棵開得很漂亮的，也很值得拍拍。附近有一點攤販在賣吃的，可以來當作簡單的野餐郊遊。如果住在淡水附近的朋友，有機會有可以來走走路，遛遛小孩喔!

Overall reflection: It's really comfortable walking here. We don't have to worry about the toddler walking or running around here. We certainly don't have to worry about the COVID since there's no one here. It has a few cherry blossoms, it has food here. If you live in Tamsui, it's definitely a nice place to hang on weekends. 

最後附上丁哥在陽台踏青的照片哈哈。

Here's a picture of Dingo hanging out at the balcony.