I took the metro got off at Beitou station and switched to Xinbeitou station and went to XinBeiTou where it is famous for green sulfur hot springs. There are only two places on earth that has this type of hot spring and XinBeiTou is one of them.
This is a photo from the station where people were filming for a TV show.
This is sculpture in front of the Kaidagelan Cultural Center where Taiwanese Indigenous culture and art are show cased. It's on the way to the Hot Spring Museum. 
I went to check out a historical museum it was used by Japanese royalty during the occupation. The stained glass was perfectly preserved. The pool had a gradation of depth. The chair is 80 years old. The tatami room on the other floor was a nap room after the soaking.
These are old movie posters. This is the movie room that shows old movies that had hot springs in the scenes or was filmed here. The room has classic benches like the old days where the movie screen was outdoors on the street but this one had the classic flare with modern convenience of air conditioning. It has the flavor of the old with the modern advancements. I like how they kept the benches like the old days. The first row has lowest benches and the back row had the highest benches, smart innovation and design huh. I sat in this room for an hour cooling off in the A/C.
All of a sudden I heard thunder rumbling. The sky outside was still blue and clear. But within 20 minutes the sky was covered in grey clouds and drops of rain started here and there but it was just a few drops. This is good it’ll help with cooling off the heat.
Then I went to an area that is called Geothermal Scenic Park where there is a green pool of running hot spring water bubbling and steaming. The water was a beautiful light green milky jade color. The entire place really felt clean. I read the board that introduces the water and the crystals it creates. The water is supposed to have very healing properties.
I passed by a creek of running hot spring water and sat on the bridge with a terrace and benches all in one. The cement looking thing was the broken old bridge now replaced with this new one. I was told that you could used to bring eggs and boil it in the creek with the very hot spring water. Now there are safety regulations and such things are prohibited because people would slip in the slimy edges and fall into boiling hot water. I sat on the bench and enjoyed a moment of break from the rain.
I then went to the Outdoor public hot spring pools. The ticket was $1.30, what a deal. In this place you wear a bathing suit and its co-ed. There are two cold pools, two warm pools, two hot pools. This place has been around since 1938. The water is pretty good there. It has time sessions with increments of 2-3 hours at a time. I stayed in it for 2 hours jumping back and forth the cold and hot pools. Fortunately it rained and helped with the experience of hot springs in summer weather.
I had a classic popsicle with rock sugar, mung beans, red beans, and peanuts for about 40 cents. It is amazingly delicious and refreshing. I am not thirsty afterwards.
Then I went to DanShui Wharf for food and had black DoHua with peanuts and red beans. It was soft and a bit chewy. I reflected this to the owner/chef for the stall and he really appreciated it. He said most customers can't taste it. They just say it's good. He said it is odd for someone my age and this age of time to appreciate the quality this way. He was happy and proud of his product.
