Taipei Youth Hostel

... rather crummy compared to the rest of the area. I stopped by at a 7-11 and bought a nice refreshing Assam Milk Tea, possibly my favourite drink so far, and then asked for directions. Once I found my bearings again (apparently I turned off too quick and if I had stayed on the course a bit longer I would have been right), I got to the station and headed for Taipei Station to get our tickets to go to Tainan. I knew the station was huge, but it was a ...

... his family I can play like a pro. After mahjong, we went to a restaurant down the street for some dim sum (which is Chinese appetizers that get pushed around in a cart and you just grab what looks good). The best part about this dinner was that you get to try little bites of many different things.

Jake's cousins took us shopping after dinner to show us around town to help us digest our dinner while Uncle Jason and ...

... s enough deep thoughts lest I find a slew of comments and get too wrapped up in this brief discourse. SAN-LAX; tiny commuter plane, 25 min. Wondered if it would be a real perk to commute on a regular basis. When you add in gettnig to the airport, security, waiting, hm, but as you all know how I'd prefer anything over driving myself, not too bad. LAX-in the part of the terminal where flights were going to Singapore, then ...

... On my cab ride down to the ex-pat bar (later that night after it had died down) there was about a 100' tree down on the road in one place, and alot of branches the driver had to go around. I tipped that guy almost double the fair... brave soul :) But I'm getting ahead of myself. Been a week of stuff, so lets see... First night was interesting.. my new boss was a party MC for a few years (saying he likes to go clubbing and meet people is an understatement) so the ...

... engulfing us with no view remaining. Also my sport shoes, although good for road walking, do not have the right grip for the rocks. The trail is very beautiful and wild. Big cypress trees stand tall and majestically. Groups of monkeys watch us from a safe distance. After a little more than 2 hours we are back to the road ( 75 minutes up and 50 minutes down ). Back on the road we walk the remaining 5 km. The scenery gets more and more spectacular ...

... National Palace Museum where we saw tons of ancient Chinese artifacts and art. Using the electronic voice guide were we able to see how the techniques and styles changed over the centuries in Chinese history. Unfortunately, photographs weren't allowed in the museum. Afterwards, we traveled to the Da'an park area for some good dinner at a Chinese restaurant -- China Pa. There was lots of good food and surroundings.

... me a " drink " and they accompany only me to the " Tunnel 88 ", about 100 m away. The entrance is lined with big, brown earthenware liquor jars ( I'm sure they are empty ). She opens the big doors and we step inside the tunnel. She then explains a lot, of which I unluckily only catch about 20 to 30 percent [ The 264m tunnel is built into the Niuchao mountain and was initially designed as an air raid shelter or a place where they could hide their military ...