The last 2 destinations for Tainan was the Anping Tree House (安平樹屋) and Old Tait & Co. Merchant House (德記洋行). They are situated beside each other and we took a bus to the area. There’s an admission charge of NT$50 that includes entry to both of them.
Anping Tree House (安平樹屋) was a warehouse for Tait & Company and the Japan Salt Company. When the salt industry declined after World War II, the building fell into disrepair and the banyan trees took over. Thereafter, designers transformed it into a tourist destination by building staircases and viewing platforms that can take you up into the trees.
There are also information displays about various flora in the area.
Tait & Company was established in 1867 and was one of the five main foreign trading firms in Anping. The building has been made into a mini-museum, featuring an exhibition of early life in Taiwan around the time of the Dutch.
The second floor is a wax museum… we didn’t know that photography was not allowed until a staff informed us (the sign was so inconspicuous!)
After hiding in the convenience store to cool down, we walked to Anping Old Fort / Fort Zeelandia (安平古堡) that was across the road. However, we decided not to enter. Now, thinking back, I wished we had visited it! When we were there, it was so hot that it made us feel uninterested in visiting places! 
Nearby, there’s a small street selling foodstuffs and this stall was selling the biggest takoyaki I’ve ever seen! It took a long time to cook it and I did buy one to try – it tasted just average and there was so much of it!
We also tried the famous Chou’s shrimp roll (周氏蝦捲) - quite yummy! 
After that, we took a bus back to Tainan station. From there we cabbed to Siaobei Cheng Kung night market (小北夜市), which was opened on that day. It occupied a rather large area and there were many stalls selling clothings, accessories, etc. and numerous games available. There’s not much food though…
We tried playing the game where you throw loops over the toys that you want. At first, we were aiming for the big toys further in the back but we got realistic and aimed for those in front. 
And G got these for us…kekeke. We could even exchange one that we looped for another similar item instead.
We also played at a game that used mahjong tiles and you were supposed to get a certain number of matching tiles to win toys. No luck at that for us!
Back to Taipei tomorrow!
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