My Taipei travelogue

[oeyvind]

Flew to Taipei for a short vacation a few weeks ago. I went with little expectation, I must say Taiwan and Taiwanese are great... I really have a great time!

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天下為公牌坊, 故宮博物院 Tien-hsia-wei-kung Archway, National Palace Museum



點燈 - 台北天后宮



A wall in 紅樓劇場 Red House Theater



西門町 Xi Meng Ting



中正紀念堂 CKS Memorial Hall



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A scene from 龍山寺 Longshan Temple



A stairways in Jiufen 九份



From Yehliu 野柳







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台北市立美術館 Taipei Fine Arts Museum



忠烈祠 Martyrs Shrine



圓山飯店 The Grand Hotel



國父紀念館的衛兵們, Guards at Dr Yat-Sen Memorial Hall



台北國際金融中心 - 台北１０１ Taipei 101



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[AReality]

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Somewhere in 芝山岩 Chihshanyen Park



聖誕紅 Euphorbia pulcherrima from 士林官邸 Shihlin Official Residence



A MD80 landing at 台北松山機場 Taipei Songshan Airport (TSA)



These are just some of the pix I took, if you wish to see more, please kindly visit here: http://www.pbase.com/oeyvind/tpe_jan05

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[DaNi3L]

Can help myself too.. Very nice series!

[taku1a]

Yes, Taiwan is quite fun. It's about the size and shape of Malaysia and yet I find it has more to offer visitors.

The downside is that the hotels are rather expensive, and the food is not as great as they claim. But then again, I am probably spoilt by cheap Malaysian accomodation and sumptious Singapore food.

Next time, you can try going up Alisan. Lots of photgraphic opportunities.

[oeyvind]

Originally Posted by taku1a The downside is that the hotels are rather expensive, and the food is not as great as they claim. But then again, I am probably spoilt by cheap Malaysian accomodation and sumptious Singapore food. Next time, you can try going up Alisan. Lots of photgraphic opportunities.

Well, I do like the food there... anyway next time will try to go to other parts of the island

[taku1a]

Originally Posted by oeyvind Well, I do like the food there... anyway next time will try to go to other parts of the island

Their version of the Oyster Omelette is not to my taste. But the duck tongues are fantastic. I only managed to find one restaurant in Singapore that serves the same thing, but they stopped bringing in the tongues during the bird flu. That reminds me, must go after Chinese New Year to see if they have resume serving the item

I find Taipei is the still the must-visit city in Taiwan. It has many surprises.

Tainan bears an uncanny resemblance to Malacca. Mainly because the two cities were both colonised by the Dutch who likes to build red brick buildings. The 度小月担担面 here is nice but the portion small. Like Malacca, the place gets boring for me after a day's stay.

KaoShiung wasn't very impressive because there are many construction going on.

Missed Taichung on my last trip.

[oeyvind]

yeah I dun like the way they cook 蚵仔煎.

[sinori]

nice
can be use to promote taiwan

[Hosea]

Originally Posted by oeyvind A stairways in Jiufen 九份

I like this shot.

[oeyvind]

sinori, hosea: thanks.

[xmen2003]

Seems like a really nice place for a short vacation. Is it a tour package? How much did you spend for the trip?

[oeyvind]

Originally Posted by xmen2003 Seems like a really nice place for a short vacation. Is it a tour package? How much did you spend for the trip?

Was visiting friends there... staying with them. It's a nice place to visit, there's sakura in spring... ^^

[azone]

Nice series there. Well done!

[phantasia]

Nice Travelogue!!

[oeyvind]

azone, phantasia: thanks.