鹿港-台灣玻璃館

98.8.15看了一星期的八八水災後，心情有點沈重，需要出門兜兜風，之前在mail中有人介紹鹿港的”台灣玻璃館＂Taiwan Glass Gallery，正巧那天早上電視轉啊轉，轉到三立台灣台－草地狀元節目，也是去台灣玻璃館，於是決定出發前往。

從彰化到鹿港約半小時，半路上有個小小狀況，車子在停紅燈時，突然熄火，還好，一分鐘後馬上排除；轉進彰濱公業區，首先印入眼廉的是大型電力風車，一路前進，看到彰濱秀傳醫院不久後，離目的地就不遠囉！路不熟，加上找路時間，此趟路程約費時５０分。

一進入台灣玻璃館入口處即有工作人員指揮停車路線，車停處正好是施工中的工程－玻璃廟，期待！

上二樓玻璃展覽館，連保特瓶裝水也不能帶上去。穿過玻璃隧道後，直接去看最大的”萬花筒”。

除此之外，各似各樣的玻璃藝術品也值得慢慢欣賞。

一樓有廠區、販賣區、及今年端午節後增長隧道長度而重新開幕的”黃金隧道”。進入黃金隧道參觀，一律穿著臺灣玻璃館紀念拖鞋。

因隧道參訪每分鐘放行一批，每批最多3人為限，所以館方就準備三雙藍白拖供參觀人員使用，因假日人多，雖然走完一趟黃金隧道僅需３－５分鐘，還是等蠻久的時間，於是我們以新台幣１００元，自行購買臺灣玻璃館紀念拖鞋二雙，這樣就可以馬上入內參觀，而且愛走幾趟都行，我們一行人，每人都進去二次，甚至還有進去五次的，那就是林君君。黃金隧道內，有些地面懸空30公尺，且凹凸不平，燈光昏暗，有種走迷宮的感覺哦。

立足台灣，其實只要用心，傳統產業還是能另創一片天。

Power of Nature

Before the approach of Typhoon Morakot, at least four counties had begun rationing water. Everybody expected the Typhoon to visit Taiwan. Maybe we can get the extra day off and the heavy rain can replenish the country’s reservoirs.

After the Typhoon Morakot hit Taiwan, it’s a nightmare. Thought the center of the storm left Taiwan on early Saturday, heavy rain solved the problem of drought but strong winds and extremely heavy rains from the rim of the system continued to cause major damage. Rainfall from Morakot reached 2777 mm on Alishan in Chiayi County, which was the highest volume in the island's recorded history, according to the weather bureau. Massive flooding has damaged transportation infrastructure and submerged many homes. Flooding in some of the townships was three stories deep. Twenty bridges were either damaged or washed away. In Taitung County, stores were swept up by the Jhihben River and a hotel collapsed into the water. I thought you have been to there before. But now, it’s gone.

Typhoon Morakot pummeled Taiwan just three day, causing widespread damage in southern and eastern areas of the island. Thank to God! We are all safe, however, many of their homes have been damaged or destroyed. Relief for victims ,so we 're praying for fine days. I hope that they is well.

毛巾工廠半日遊

炎炎夏日,來支冰淇淋吧!或來杯冰咖啡+蛋糕呢?

小毛巾大創意,夕陽工業替自己找到一條出路。怕買到黑心貨，正巧在MAIL有人介紹雲林縣虎尾鎮的毛巾工廠，雖然有點遠，不過，可以買到台灣製的毛巾也值得。

既然都來到這裏，就順便看看虎尾的其他地方－雲林故事館，日治時期郡守官邸，是一座木造建築，建於大正年間（1920-1923）。緊臨雲林布袋戲館。

接著往虎尾糖廠前進，有一點小失望，冰品不合口味，環境也不太好，四週擺滿了路邊攤。匆匆結束參觀行程。

此行最大的收貨就是買了三打毛巾,足夠用上一年了。