In the early days, before traveling for enjoyment became the vogue, it would have been a rare treat for someone from Taipei to go to Tanshui on the slow train, with the breeze blowing through the cars but no air conditioning, to watch the sunset, take a ride on a ferry and enjoy a bowl of abura-age.
在北淡線上，沿途皆可欣賞到不同形態的景觀；在早年旅遊風氣還不盛行時，台北人坐著滿室生風、沒有冷氣空調、緩慢笨重每站必停的老火車，去淡水看夕陽、坐渡輪、吃「阿給」，可以算是非常難得的休閒享受！