Cosmos Taipei

... Due to the sheer size of this collection only a small percentage is on display at a given time. This does not bother me because I can go several times a year and see different artifacts. <br><br>Whenever I go to Taipei I usually spend a good amount of time looking for food. As I previously mentioned night markets are great if you are looking for local delicacies at decent prices. Usually, I'll visit Shi Da Night Market (&#24107 ...

... to admit I had already turned back once because I must have missed it, it couldn&#8217;t be that far. But it always was; I suffered from a perpetual need to shrink distances. A shell-shock from the unfamiliarity: in Europe, I had never learnt a word of any of the languages, but i had subconsciously learnt to recognize words and phrases on sign posts to show me the way, but here it was left at the first cool squiggle and right at the second. I had rang one too many buzzers, entered too ...

... on Taiwan's education, welfare and healthcare systems which was pretty interesting, and then we ate; which is really what we were all excited for. She made lasagna (HOMEMADE), some kind of asian imitated garlic bread, salad, fresh veggies(broccoli included), and rice. It was perfect, just what we all wanted after two weeks of straight Chinese food all the time. We pretty much ate everything and licked our plates, and then she brought out ...

... be from Mainland China. They both originate from the same Chinese culture but Taiwan opened itself to the world while mainland China remained closed under strict communist rule. And different they are indeed. Taiwan is much more modern and shall I dare to say more liberal than China. Taiwan is much better organized and efficient in everything it does than China. In Taiwan I could feel a strong sense of individualism. One can easily feel that individual rights ...

... COSTCO membership card (and have been twice already and stocked up on all the foods and products I miss), KFC, PizzaHut &amp; Dominos, Ritz, coke&amp;Pepsi (which you expect), and alcohol you can buy anywhere, even 7-11 and starbucks. Work is work. ALot of ground to cover with teh new team in figuring out where their skills lie, so I can better recommend areas to train in, and estimate projects. Had to work last Saturday because they had two holidays during the ...

... I always chose to work with children was to escape that and pursue something real, something cohesive, like an education, I thought, cannot mix money into matters, but alas, all of the teachers' main jobs was to keep the students and the second job was to teach English. Some of the keeping of the students happened by the teaching of the English, the parents were satisfied with the kids' ability to read and recite, if I child wasn't particularly good at reading and reciting and speaking and ...

... have to look a bit harder, but you can actually see the structure better. It was nice to see so many different kinds of Temples - I wish I knew a bit more about what was going on though, a lot of it is very alien to me. A nun tried to explain a bit to me in a temple close to work when I first got here, but that was only about the oracle blocks, it'd be nice to learn more about other things that are going on. I'll try to get some photos up in a couple of weeks.

Nathan says: Now what on earth would we want to stop in Taipei for? It's simple enough - China Airlines gave us a good price, with a complementary night's lodging in Taipei if we flew with them. Getting through the airport was simple enough, and they gave us each a little sticker to wear to identify us to the hotel people as the freeloaders. It turns out that the hotel in question was quite comfortable ...

... this issue is not so simple - the population is pretty much split in the middle between independence ( DPP, Taiwanese ) and reunification with the Mainland as the ultimate solution. In practice the majority would like to keep the status quo. ( Update: The new Government seeks closer contact with the PRC, especially in economic terms. Direct flights, impossible for the past 50 or so years, shall ...