Lakeshore Hsinchu

... br>I stayed at the Sun-View Motel which is located a few minutes from<br>downtown Hsinchu away from the tussle of urban life. The sizes of the<br>rooms vary; the largest room also has a living room, an additional<br>sitting room along with a double hot tub. These rooms are about 80<br ...

... by this point and so decided that since we were in Rome (Taiwan) to do as the Romans (Taiwanese) do...and sleep at McDonald's. I had my purse on the table next to my head and Meghan had her big purse at her feet on the booth. We both put our heads down and just tried to get some rest. At some point I raised my head and realized that my purse was no longer where I had left it. I entered full panic mode. I looked all over...even the bathroom...perhaps someone had just ...

... up when we get back. My mom later said that I narrowly missed hitting my head on the telephone pole. Then I returned to consciousness after hearing a bunch of voices and people trying to lift me. According to my mom and aunt, they were panicking because they thought I was reacting to the shots and they couldn't lift me up. The neighboring appliance store owner and veterinarian heard/saw the commotion and came to ...

... could be a day trip or spend a night so to visit the night markets. To take the best advantage is to take the first train (arrival 8:30 AM from Taipei or 9:25 AM from all other stations) and leave at the last train (departure 8:25 PM to all stations or 9 PM to Taipei). 4/27-29, 5/6-8: Taipei. So much to do!! You don't need a car but take street bus (5-10 min wait ...

... Monkeys scream in the tree tops, but I can't see them in the dense green. The fog gets so thick that I can only see a few meters. I then arrive at a Chinese pagoda at Sanyuan Pass and within meters the weather changes to a bright sunny day and strong wind.Also the landscape changes to a high altitude valley with grass; it reminds me in some way of European Alps. The wind is so strong, especially the wind gusts, that it pulls away my feet and I make ...

... area, I met up with Enon, a Taiwanese friend, and we walked the city to closed sights, toured Shihlin night market, famous in Taiwan, but nothing special if you've been to any other night market in Asia. We were able to find a hot pot restaurant (my favorite Chinese food) and being that it was an all-you-can-eat hot pot restaurant, we went to town and spent the next two hours grubbing and having dozens of great conversations!

... a week's worth of stale beer bottles, left in the sun. Resolving myself to the fact that I had neither the currency or desire to spend any money in this country I planted myself in the waiting area of my flight and dove into my books. Before long I was joined by some of my fellow travelers bound for Thailand, some of whom had been many times and other's like myself who were making their first trip. We traded stories and looked in each ...

... on. Still, I'm hoping for my luggage to come today... most especially because the "proper" shoes to wear to work are in it. And I say this because my boss has pointed out to me that my outfit is fine with the exception of my shoes! (I've been wearing flip flops.) I was picked up at the airport by the other intern in my department, Scott. He's been here for about 1 1/2 weeks and showed me around yesterday. I'm still in the process of getting ...

... requirements for friendship. KTV; the kareoke bars where you get your own room for your party and buffet till 3am. Denene and I were not the biggest hits these nights...maybe Avril Lavigne was not the way to go. Weekends away: It can be a beautiful country, if you know where to look. Die 'duck' tannie (The duck lady): Our local chow fun(fried rice) woman who force fed us steamed duck with guts and all the first day we went there for lunch. Sapia ...

... meet my little angels. The both seemed to enjoy it, my Mum more so than my Dad. The best question of the day came from little Louis, who asked why my parent's hair wasn't the same colour as mine (in the case of my Dad why he didn't really have much hair at all). Their answer was that it was because of me! They then took themselves off for another tour of the city. The rest of the week for them has been spent in Taichung and then on ...