I'm going through my photo files and noticed that there's still a lot of content from my trip back to Taiwan earlier this year that I haven't posted. One of my favourite past time is to hang around at the many cafes in Taiwan and I've been posting about them for a while. Here's two more for Part 10 of My Favorite Cafe series.
Match Cafe
I can't believe I haven't posted about this in the past 9 series as I used to come to Match Cafe quite a lot. It's one of my favorite cafes.
I love a cafe with a position and a stance, and Match Cafe is at the forefront of this in the city. They are a staunch supporter against dictatorship regimes be it close at home, across the striat or half way around the world.
This is where I wrote the postcards for my postcard experiment a while ago. And when I was here, I got chatting with the girl at the next table. She was planning to come to UK for a holiday in the summer and I gave her loads of traveling trips. I hope she had a good time here.
We mustn't forget the coffee. They do a cracking one!!!
Dan Man Cafe
Don't know why this place is called Dan Man Cafe, I doubt it has anything to do with a man called Dan. Or maybe it does? Maybe TCMD secretly owns it? Who knows 🙃.
Joking aside, this is a really quirky cafe with bags of character. That's what makes a cafe standout, when they have their own unique identity. And a few things stand out here. First, the light blue decor, starting from the outside to indoors. It's very breezy and calm, and makes me think of the Greek islands, a place that I've never been before.
Second, they have loads of air plants hanging all over the walls. Whilst air plants aren't the prettiest of plants, I find them fascinating in that they can grow out of thin air. Wouldn't it be great if money could do that as well!!!
I look up towards the air plants, what a cheeky sign, but so very true!
And finally, the furniture. They have an eclectic selection of quirky tables and chairs. The center table uses an old sewing machine as the base, and the table top and bench are all recycled. The other chair doesn't look comfortable to sit on, but looks great as a ascent chair.
When we original arrived, there was only a table by the front door available (see the second image of this section). Then we realised why. The table and chairs must have come from a school, they were very low. Whilst it's a bit of a novelty, it quickly became quite uncomfortable and cramped. Then another table became available and we moved across. It was an old desk. The marks on the desk top, the scratches from the owner opening and closing the drawers, the contour around the edge of the desk, all signs that that it was a well used and hopefully well loved desk.
Double hearts for Dan the Man the Cafe.
Here's all my previous Favourite Cafe posts, not that anyone would be interested in old posts, but I like to keep them all together so I know where I've been
| Part 1 | Part 2 |
|---|---|
| Part 3 | Part 4 |
| Part 5 | Part 6 |
| Part 7 | Part 8 |
| Part 9 | - |