Een bezoek aan Tainan mag zeker niet ontbreken tijdens je rondreis door Taiwan. Niet alleen was Tainan tussen 1624 en 1887 de officiële hoofdstad van Taiwan, het is bovendien de oudste stad van het land. En wist je dat een deel van Taiwan tussen 1624-1662 en 1664-1668...
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Wat te doen in Tainan: 13x mooie bezienswaardigheden en tips
Een bezoek aan Tainan mag zeker niet ontbreken tijdens je rondreis door Taiwan. Niet alleen was Tainan tussen 1624 en 1887 de officiële hoofdstad van Taiwan, het is bovendien de oudste stad van het land. En wist je dat een deel van Taiwan tussen 1624-1662 en 1664-1668 een Nederlandse kolonie was? Tainan is daarom de ideale bestemming om meer te leren over de bijzondere geschiedenis van Taiwan en het bezoeken van prachtige tempels. In dit artikel deel ik al mijn tips voor wat te doen in Tainan, met de meest interessante Tainan bezienswaardigheden. Plus nog wat handige reistips voor als je van plan bent Tainan te bezoeken. Tainan bezienswaardigheden in Anping Om...
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Ozone Coffee Roasters in Shoreditch
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With so many hotspots in the city, my computer is filling up quickly with all the pictures I want to share with you. But then it would be nice if I would also actually publish them, which I totally forgot to do with this post (it was the end of the year, don't judge)....
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