SALLY SALTER, she was a young teacher, who taught, And her friend, CHARLEY CHURCH, was a preacher, who praught; Though his enemies called him a screecher, who scraught.

There are two other large islands connected to Penghu by bridges - both are interesting and easy to visit. They’re called Paisha (White Sand Island) and Hsiyu (West Island). Paisha’s most famous attraction is a large banyan tree (dà róngshù or tōngliáng gǔróng) over 300 years old. Covering a huge area, the branches are supported by lattice- work, and walking under it is like walking through a cave. Paisha is connected to Hsiyu by the Kuahai Bridge (kuàhǎi dàqiáo), over five km in length and the longest in Taiwan.

As a regular rail user who has only ever been a leisure passenger, I agree that it's now an under-appreciated market.

Look, the point is, we'll tell them anything we want, and we'll lead our lives any way we want, because we're the ones who will be grownup, and grownupness will work around us, not vice versa.