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About Keelung
Keelung (基隆) was used to be the top port and the main entrance of Taiwan for over a century. Although its significance has diminished in the past few decades, it is still one of the major cities in northern Taiwan. Except the city’s port side, it is surround by hills where many historic forts were left from different periods of time.
My partner and I had a half day road trip in Keelung in 2016 by riding a hired scooter, the worst one I have ever used. The tires, suspension or break seemed not trustworthy especially when I had to ride it on the winding roads on the hillsides. I hope that there have been more shops who can provide reliable scooters nowadays.
The streets are nothing different from other cities’ of Taiwan. We visited Heping Island (和平島) at the northern end of the port and maybe two historic forts. The scenery along the roads that go up and down the hills was good, my favorite part of the tour. Before we returned the scooter, we took some cityscape photos somewhere around Shiqiuling Fort (獅球嶺砲台) in the evening, embraced by the warm welcome from the aggressive mosquitoes.
