Black Team Travel Blog

Max Learns about Taipei

2010-02-04T23:58:00.000-08:00

We took the MRT to see all the Taipei. We went to the 4th floor. There was a TV that told about Taipei. I found a very cool place. There was a map of Taipei under a clear floor.

Next, we went to the 3rd floor. There was radio. We saw saomething people could run on and the TV would move.

Max's Trip to YingGe

2010-02-03T23:58:00.000-08:00

We took a school bus to Ying Ge. First, we went to the Ceramics Museum. Some teachers told us how to make clay things. I made a big lion head.

Next, we went to Ceramics Park. We ate lunch. We got five rubbings in five different colors. And Ray lost his water bottle.

Last, we went to YingGe Lao Jie old street. Someone bought a harp. We played Harry Potter. We saw a very cool car. We took a Picture of it.

Arthur's Trip To YingGe

2010-02-03T22:54:00.000-08:00

We went to yingGe by bus.A teacher taught us how to make our own craft project.I made a clock cup.When it's 12:00, it will"coo-koo." Also, it has 365 days!
Our next stop was Ceramics Park. We took 5 papers to make rubbings in different places. While it was rubbing my third one, Max was chasing me! That made me feel scared. But the funniest thing was Ray's big bottle was lost! But we saw a bigger bottle, that was RAY's! So we solved this probelm. That was cool!
The last stop was YingGe Lao Jie. We saw a lady making a sound from the ocarina. We even saw a cool car. The man who lost the water bottle made a picture too! I almost forgot, we hade goto another Craft Work Shop too!
What a happy day!

Ray's trip to YingGe

2010-02-03T19:33:00.000-08:00

Ray trip to Taipei Coanty YingGe Ceramics Museum.

I went to Taipei Coanty yingGe Ceramies Museum,I made a sun cup,It had big sun,small people, small house and also a cup.It was pretty.I like it very much.

Then,I went to ceramics park.I heard music,and five colors.Then I ate lunch.My lunch was rice and cookies.It was very good,Then I lost a waterbottle.I was sad and angry.then I played in the sand and ran.

Next,I went to yingGe Laojie(old street)I heard sound from the 陶笛.That sound was very good,I liked it,but I didn't buy it.Then I ate strawberry egg cake.It was very good,I liked it.

Then we drove back to Chuck.I was sad because my waterbottle was gone

Ray Goes To Sanzhi

2010-02-01T22:45:00.000-08:00

Ray goes to Sanzhi, I went to the puppet museum.We heard music inside the puppet

museum.We saw a movie about the puppets.

Then we went to the Sea Shell temple.I saw a big stone and many shells and puff fish.

I went to the windmills.I saw a big electricity meter,I liked it.

I went to a Fountain and bridge.I saw a big fountain,a long bridge and a river. I liked this fountain.It was very big.

Arthur Goes To San Zhi

2010-02-01T19:29:00.000-08:00

Nice to see you again. I'm Arthur. We went tothe Puppet Museum. It was a long trip, but after the long trip, I thought we could took many pictures with my teammates. Ray didn't like to take pictures? That was a big probelm. I still took a picture of him on the big stage. The driver gave us a puppet show too! We even played the music for the bus driver. That was fun!
Next, we went to the Sea Shell Temple to ate lunch. After lunch, we went under the Shell Hole. The Temple was made of shells', so we needed to becareful. Ray made a wish" I wish my grandma won't be sick."
Then, we went to see Windmills. We had a race to see who will be the winner to the Windmill no.1. Teacher's son was......" Number one!!!!!!" After the race, we saw the wind speed was as fast as I thought! Teacher's kid said that the blade maybe could fall down and hit everyone.
Last, we went to see a watermill. It was raining when we got there. We walked over the bridge. The bridge shook when the bus driver walked on it. That made me feel so scared. But we still had a happy day there.

Max goes to sanzhi

2010-02-01T19:10:00.000-08:00

First, we got a school bus to the Puppet Museum. We saw many puppets. Someone bought candy. Some made a puppet show.

Next, we went to the Sea Shell Temple. We ate lunch at the Sea Shell Temple. I ate a lot. I ate my chuck lunch plus four bowls of noodles! We went under the tunnel. The tunnel was very long. It looked like a prison too!

Then, we went to see Windmills. There were six windmills. The Windmills looked like they would crashed down to our head. Someone were afraid of the Windmills.

Last, we went to see a Fountain and bridge. The bridge was very long and very big. The weather was raining. Everyone took out an umbrella.

New Black Team!

2010-02-01T18:03:00.000-08:00

We are in our second week of Travel Blog Camp. Our new black team has already been on an adventure. The new black team has three members. They are Arthur, Max and Ray! Stay tuned for pictures and news about our trips.

Kenny goes to the Zoo

2010-01-28T23:41:00.000-08:00

I went to the Taipei Zoo. We took the MRT there. When we got to the zoo we saw many animals. We saw fish, an elephant, tiger, mouse and lots of other animals. The animals were very cute. I wish I could see them again. I also hope my dad will not be angry about the camera getting dropped.

Max goes to the Zoo

2010-01-28T23:19:00.001-08:00

I took the MRT to the zoo. We went to see the nocturnal animals first. Then we ate lunch. After lunch, we saw an elephant, a tiger, pandas, monkeys and a crocodile. I liked the tiger, pandas, and crocodile best. Finally, we took the same MRT back to Chuck. The MRT is very fast. I think our trip to the zoo was funner than Neiwan and Beitou.

Henry goes to Yangminshan

2010-01-27T23:48:00.000-08:00

Yesterday, we took the Chuck van to BeiTou Hot Spring Museum.

When I saw the BeiTou hot spring Museum, i thought it was special. it is like a Japanese House. When I went inside, they told us to take off our shoes. When we were inside, we saw a lot of special things, like BeiTou rock. Then the teacher let us see a short movie. i also had a question here: BeiTou=1.hot spring 2. a witch A: witch

Now, It was almost afternoon. We took the Chuck van to Thermal Valley. When we saw the Thermal Valley, i smelled an egg smell. Somebody thought it was a hot spring. Inside the Thermall Valley, the water is more than 90℃.

Kenny went to Beitou and Yangming Shan

2010-01-27T23:15:00.000-08:00

We went to Beitou and Yangming Shan.The weather was very very hot.

First,we went to Beitou Hot Spring Museum.We saw a movie that told us why Beitou is called Beitou.I saw Xinbeitou MRT Station when we arrived.

Then, we went to Thermal Vally.The water is 90C.We saw a dragonfly die in the water.I got a Beitou rock. It is very ugly.

Third, we went to YangMing Park. We ate lunch there. Arthur and I took a video of the flower clock. It is very beautiful. When we got to the top, we saw a pond. The pond had ducks, fish and turtles. They were all very cute.

Finally, we went to DaTun Nature Area. We saw many boys and girls taking wedding pictures. We saw a little lake. On the way back to the car, we walked a long path. The roads was very narrow and hard to walk. At last, we got back to Chuck. It was fun.

Max Goes to BeiTou and YangMingShan

2010-01-27T22:41:00.001-08:00

Yesteday we went to Beitou Hot Spring Museum. I first ate my banana. The weather was very hot. Going into the museum I needed to take of my shoes. Then we watched a short movie.
Next we went to Thermal Valley. The water was very hot. The water was 90℃. We saw a bug fly into the water and it died.
Then went to yangming park. We ate lunch. The lunch was very yummy. We saw a flower clock. We saw ducks and one turtle.
Finally we went to Datun Nature Area. There was a lake and a bridge there. We walked across the bridge. Then we walked up the hill and got on buses back to Chuck.

Kenny in Neiwan

2010-01-25T23:26:00.000-08:00

I went to Neiwan.It took a long time to get there.When we went to Neiwan Lao Jie,we saw a lot of food.We ate Ai Yu.It was very good.Then we went to Neiwan Station.We saw the train drive away.I saw a big frog at a museum.It was very cute.I saw many sausages,I wanted eat them, but I didn't buy one. I just walked away. I also saw a big rabbit in a Neiwan museum. It was as big as a small child. I can promise that it was the biggest I had ever seen. We also got a chance to walk over the Neiwan Bridge. It was pretty big. Finally, we went back to Chuck. It was fun. I hope I can go back to Neiwan some day.

Max goes to Neiwan

2010-01-25T22:47:00.000-08:00

We took a bus to Neiwan. We ate AiYu. Crossing the bridge was very fun.Taking pictures was not fun. We ate lunch at Neiwan.Neiwan is lots of fun.There was a train station,I saw a train there.The train very train was very slow - slower than a bus.The bus was very slow too.Two teams in two buses is better than four teams in one bus.I liked the lunch.It was very yummy.Neiwan is fun.

New Black Team Blog

2010-01-25T18:06:00.000-08:00

There is a new Winter Camp Black Travel Team. We are Kenny, Henry and Max. This is a picture of us (except for Henry, because he is sick). We will take lots of pictures and write about what we do this week. Check back here every other day for updates.

Archie in Pixar

2009-08-14T07:53:00.000-07:00

When I go into the museum, we saw a toy store. Then we saw so many pictures and movies, I have buy a toy when were going to take a bus home. It was fun! And all of us have took a paper. That paper have so many questions, I only write two questions, because it is to hard.

Archie went to the Fairy Cave

2009-08-14T07:36:00.000-07:00

Then, we went to the Fairy Cave. There is a cave, teacher Mike said, "It is to small to go in. We have so much fun, but were going to the next stop, so we have to ride on the truck.

Alan In Zhong Zheng Park

2009-08-13T00:50:00.000-07:00

Our next stop was Zhong Zheng Park. There were a lot of enormous Budda statues . It looked kind of scary. The biggest statue was the Goddess of Mercy. There were two golden lions beside the Goddess of Mercy. There was also a playground where you could pay money for a small car to drive. The car was so small that you could pick it up! We played twice. My car broke. The battery was too hot, and smoke came out too. So, I changed cars. Teacher Mike joined us in the second round. He had a watershooter and he shoot it at us when we got near him. I had a lot of fun.

Zhong Zheng Park

2009-08-13T00:38:00.000-07:00

Our last stop was Zhong Zheng Park. We saw the statue of the Gooddess of Mercy. It was very cool! Also, We played "cars". It was very fun. When we got home, we bought icecream for the happy fun trip.

Our Tour Of Keelung

2009-08-12T23:45:00.002-07:00

The next stop was the Fairy Cave. The cave was in a small temple with golden Budda statues. I saw an entrance. It was the Fairy Cave entrance! Teacher Mike was the first one to go in there. Then everyone followed. In the cave, there was water dripping everywhere. It was cold too. There was writing on the wall, and it made the cave scarier. Then I saw some stairs. The stairs led up to a park. There was a story that said, there was a monk that lived in a cave wich is Fairy Cave. The cave will drop rice for the monk. But there was a bad monk. He wanted to have more rice. So he dug the cave bigger and there was no more rice.

Arthur To Fairy Cave

2009-08-12T23:33:00.000-07:00

After we fiished hiking, we went to the Fairy Cave, it's over one hundred years old. Once we got in, we had to go into a small opening. Wow! Words were on the rocks. We came out the opening. It's really fun. But not yet, we have got up stairs in Fairy Park. That was so much fun.

Archie to Da Wu Lun Battery

2009-08-12T20:36:00.000-07:00

When we go to the Lovers lake, there is a map. Then, Teacher Mike said, "Lets go to the next stop, Da Wu Lun Battery." We hiked 5.6 km, it was hot! We saw a purple and blue lizard, a snail and a dead snail. We climbed so many stairs that I wanted to rest.

Alan in Da Wu Lun Battery

2009-08-12T20:12:00.000-07:00

My class went to Keelung on Wednesday. Our first stop was Da Wu Lun Battery. The weather washot because of the sun. It made it harder to walk expecialy when we were waalking up hill. We needed to walk 2.8 kilometers! It was cooler when we were on the stairs, becausethe trees' shade covered us. On the way we saw colorful lizards, spiders, grasshoppers, snails, and even a nest on the groud! On top of the stairs there was a place where everyone could see the sea. When I saw it in my own eyes. It was magnificent! We also saw the place where the soldier use to hide and live when there is a war. It was cool!

Arthur in Da Wu Lun Battery

2009-08-12T20:08:00.000-07:00

On Wednesday August 13ten, we went hiking in Keelung. The hike was 2.8 km. We walked and walked. At last, we saw the Lovers' Lake. It's peaceful and pretty, but we still needed to hike. Curved stairs scared us but were exciting. Ya! We got to the mountain top. We saw a bathroom, battery, and some many different old buildings at Da Wu Lun. I wish Teacher Sophia could go see it, too.

Archie in Jiou Fen

2009-08-12T19:41:00.001-07:00

Jiou Fen in Rei Fang[瑞芳鎮]. It will have one hour to Jiou Fen if you drive a car. There are many stores sell toys and food.
I saw many things, like a toy store have a toy that when you open it, it will splash at you. Sandra have been splash.
It is a fun trip, I like it!

Archie Profile

2009-08-11T00:49:00.000-07:00

English Name: Archie
Chinese Name:李頎
Age: 10
Favorite Movies: UP
Favorite Books: The Secert of Forest
Hobbies: I like to play computer
Quote: Ghandi"We want to be free."
Bio: I was born in Taipei. I like to play cards, but I don't like to sleep. I play basket ball sometimes, too.
I am a fifth grader at Bihu Elenentary School. I like to watch movies with my friends.

2009-08-11T00:43:00.001-07:00

Arthur in Jiou Fen

2009-08-11T00:41:00.001-07:00

Jiou Fen is on Taiwan’s east coast. It is a place in the mountains. When we got there, there were Japanese and Chinese people there too! They wanted to go here for a fun.

When we got off the bus, we saw a Lao Jie. So we went in for a fun adventure. I didn’t buy anything in the Lao Jie, but I still liked it to see Jiou Fen.

In one musical harp store, we listened and recorded an old man that is playing the flute. It made everyone happy listening to his funny flute.

Alan in Jiou Fen

2009-08-11T00:32:00.001-07:00

Jiou Fen is in Taipei. It is like a street with a whole bunch of stores. There are food stores, toy stores, and even shampoo stores. Many people go there because they can buy cool things. You can drive a car or ride the bus, to get to Jiou Fen. Sometimes the street is full of people.

When we arrived in Jiou Fen. I saw an amazing view. It was the ocean and the mountains on a little building. I took a picture of it immediately. There was stores in the entrance. One store was a magic store. I looked at it with disbelieve and carried on. I like the food they sell in the street. So my classmates and I ate lunch in the street. I bought the magic trick that I saw because it was cool.

I am the leader of our group, but my teammates, Archie and Arthur kept running out of my sight. So I need to find them and I couldn’t shop. But at last, I thought of a plan: Let them go by themselves. And it worked.

Arthur's Profie

2009-08-10T20:43:00.000-07:00

English name: Arthur
Chinese name:李碩
Age:11
Favorite movies: UP,RATATOUILLE,KIKI'S DELIVERY SERVICE
Books: Magic Tree House Stories
Hobbies: Reading books
Quite: "We must be the change,we wish to see."-Ghandi

Bio:
I was born in Taipei. I have a brother and sister. When I was two years old, I started Chuck school to learn English. It's so much fun! Now I am still in Chuck School learning English. I don't have a lot of friends, but I still have my family who loves me.

Alan's Profile

2009-08-10T19:57:00.000-07:00

English name: Alan
Chinese name: 張久倫
Age: 12
Favorite Movies: Star Wars, Lord Of the Rings
Favorite Books: Warriors
Hobbies: playing computer
Quote: If your thinking anyway, think BIG!
-Donald Trump
Bio: I was born in Taipei. Before I went to kindergarten, my dad had to go to China for work, so my mom and I came back to Taiwan because I needed to go to kindergarten. I liked listening to stories and I hate melons!

I am in sixth grade now . I am not interested in listening to stories anymore, but I still hate melons! I study in Nan-Hu Elementary School. I spend most of my time with my mom because my dad goes to China for work . My best friend is Derek. We always get in trouble in Chuck School. That's school where we study English.

New Black Team!

2009-08-10T19:50:00.000-07:00

The Black Team has had a shake up as new members have joined and old members have left. Our new team is Alan, Archie and Arthur.

Jimmy Goes To Wulai

2009-07-30T00:48:00.000-07:00

I went to Wulai. I got to ride a train. The train was fast and small. It was all green. I sat with Alan.

I went to skip rocks. It was a little difficult. I could do two bounces. It was fun to play.

Last I went to Wulai market shopping. I bought many things, I could not buy some things. The food was so yummy.

I am very happy in Wulai.

Archie Travels To Wulai

2009-07-29T23:49:00.000-07:00

I went to Wulai market to buy things to eat and drink. We went to a museum called Tai Ya Aborigines museum. Luke played a BB Gun game. He shot four balloons and he got a prize.

We wanted to ride on a train, so we gave them money. And then our journey began. We got on the train and it went so fast and fun, Ann took a picture on the train.

We went to the river and skipped rocks. Teacher Mike told our class how to skip the rocks. He can skip the rocks to the other side. It was fun!

Alan's trip to Wulai

2009-07-29T20:29:00.000-07:00

I went to Wulai with my classmates on Wed. July 29.We walked and walked. We walked past a train station. So everyone started to be lazy and said they wanted to ride on the train. We voted wanted to ride on the train except Arthur and Teacher Mike. The train was small and slow. The bad thing is I can't ride the same train together.

When I looked up, the train trip was over. So everyone got off the train and went on walking again Teacher Mike took us to a beautiful river. The water was clean. Teacher Mike taught us how to skip rocks. That is when you throw a rock, it bounces on water. It was hard to learn but I learned it. Derek picked some nice stones for me. I threw it and it bounced four times! Derek and I were both glad about that, but we needed to move on.

We walked awhile longer. We stopped in front of a market street. Teacher Mike said we could go in the street in groups for ten minutes. So, I walked with my group and Derek's group because we are friends. On the way, we saw a lot of food stores and cold drink stores, but what I wanted to see was a toy store. Finally, at the end of the market street I saw a toy store. So, I dashed in with excitement. I bought a small sword. It was expensive but I like it. The scary thing is the small sword is a little bit sharp. It can even cut paper!

It was a fun trip to Wulai. I think everyone should take a trip there.

Tamsui

2009-07-28T00:02:00.000-07:00

Tamsui is north of Taipei.You need to drive for one hour to get there.You can visit fun places in Tamsui,like the floating docks,Banyan Area and the Lover's Bridge.The wooden path and shop street is very good,too.

Tamshui - Fisherman's Wharf

2009-07-27T23:48:00.000-07:00

Do you like Tamsui? Tamsui has lots of cool places-like Fisherman's Wharf. It has a good hotel and history. The fishers sell fish to the fish market. Their fish is very good! There's a bridge called the Lover's Bridge and a river so the fishers can catch fish. You can ride on the boat to Guan Du.

Tamsui Lao Jie

2009-07-27T23:28:00.000-07:00

Tamsui Lao Jie has many different shops.The Lao Jie starts at the MRT station. Beside the station there are Dunkin Donuts, Mr. Donut, and Starbucks! So you can rest there. In the Lao Jei, there are toy shops, food shops, and a small museum. The most interesting store is the small museum. There are weird looking animals in the museum -- like weird looking turtles, pigs, and frogs. It is beautiful when you walk along the coast.

Who We Are

2009-07-27T19:04:00.000-07:00

We are Alan, Archie and Jimmy -- students in Chuck School's Travel Blog Camp. We will be traveling to fun places around Taipei and writing about our experiences here. We are the Black Team. There are four other teams in our camp. Stay tuned for more posts.