Saturday, July 30, 2005

Taipei Overview [Taipei 26/06 - 30/07]

I went to Taipei 6 times during the 2 months period when I was based in Taiwan. They are as follows:

1) 26th June 2005 - Taipei Recce
2) 2nd July 2005 - Visit Taipei again + Dan Shui with Kent
3) 17th July 2005 - It is typhoon day and I visited Taipei 101 with Jachong and Lam
4) 23rd July 2005 - Visited Dan Shui for sunset with Lam, Howard and Albert
5) 24th July 2005 - Visit Yang Ming mountain with Lam, Albert and his girlfriend
6) 30th July 2005 - Visit Taipei and be a tour guide for my brother and Serene



Here is the view in front of the train station.


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Just a short walk away is a street with lots of bookshops. I spent quite a bit of time here searching for some books.

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The main government office of Taipei.

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The famous Long San temple in Taipei.

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Here is Jachong and Lam in front of the temple during typhoon day.

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And me browsing through some books in the temple.

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We at the top of Taipei 101.

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There are two main memorial halls in Taipei, one for Chiang Kai-shek and the other for Sun Zhong San. The one below is Sun Zhong san memorial hall.

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This is the famous gateway to the Chiang Kai-shek memorial hall.

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The national theatres falk both side of the memorial hall.

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The main memorial hall.

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Mr Chiang Kai-shek below.

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Here I am against the backdrop of Taipei city and 101.

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The visit to Yang Ming mountain.

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There are many sulplur pools in the mountain.

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The mountain grassland of Yang Ming. Many people are just basking in the afternoon sun.

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The market street leading to Dan Shui.

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They call this mountain Guan Yin mountain.

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The bridge connecting Dan Shui.

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Beautiful sunset at Dan shui.

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The famous Shi Lin night market.

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Visiting Taipei can never be complete without trying out their famous smelly Dofu.

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The night life of Shimenting.

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On my way back from Taoyuan one day, we stumble upon this Taiwan singer.

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