Lishin Hot Spring Resort Tainan

... that it was 3am and he'd be asleep so I'd ask him about it the next day. So I went to bed rather happy and when I asked him the next day, he was fine with it so I booked it immediately. <br><br>Being rather satisfied with that, we went to the Taipei Main Station to catch the HSR to Tainan. It was much easier to find where everything was this time with Daniel around. We got on the train and I have to say, it was an extremely comfortable ride ...

... br>Yesterday I visited the graves of my grandparents at Wu-hwa and Yuanmingshan National Memorial Parks. These mountains have been terraced and are now lined with beautiful tombs where the ancestors of the Taiwanese people are buried and honored. It was a very emotional morning for me because it made me realize how very transient life can be. I was overcome with a mixture of sadness and guilt, as I felt that I had not made the most of my time with my grandparents when they were alive ...

So, after our very late night and checking out of the hotel we went to the Salt Mountain. It's made from Sea Salt. There were different pools around where the water is evaporated and the salt is added to maintain the height of the mountain. Within the last couple years the government installed poles and carved out steps to keep visitors a bit safer as they climbed up the mountain. After we climbed the ...

... located and had dinner. A traditional kind of food here is Hot pots, I think I discussed this in a previous blog, but its basically vegetables and meat and you cook it in your own individual fire pot. It was delicious and very healthy, there are all different kinds of hot pots. After dinner we headed to where would be staying for the next couple of nights. Renee's dad who is a firefighter had some friends in Kenting who let us stay in the guest rooms at the firehouse in ...

... had my first encounter with riding on a scooter since I have been here. Let me say that I am not a person who enjoys going fast on bikes, so most of the time I had my eyes closed. It really wasn't that bad but the weaving in and out of traffic and near hits and misses really tore my nerves up, lol. After the night market on Thursday a group of us went to this bar/lounge which was really nice and had some food and drinks. Before we went to the lounge we passed by an artist ...

... English channels here which is nice. I watched Scrubs, My wife and kids, and some other movies. I haven't really been shopping yet so I am really looking forward to that. They have a lot of merchants and stores, and we are going to the mall next week and to dinner for my birthday. Okay that's it for now.......I hope this meets my sisters standards since she encouraged me to write this blog:) I am headed to lunch as its Tuesday 12:40pm.

... das koennte durh das rasche Wachstum Chinas sehr nachteilhaft fuer Taiwan sein die ROC wuerde damit einen Teil seiner Identitaet und seines Stolzes hergeben. Letztlich habe ich aber das Gefuehl, niemand nimmt sich das Ergebnis sehr zu herzen, und man lebt hier so sein Leben im kleinen weiter und versucht das beste aus dem zu machen, was man hat - das kann aber nur ein falscher, oberlaechlicher Eindruck sein. In diesem Aspekt, oeffentlich die Meinung kundzutun und ...

... served buffet style. I did discover that the orange juice here has no pulp (not a problem for me) but is quite watered down in comparison to what I usually buy at home in the grocery store. Evidently Frosted Flakes are a favorite, and were a pleasant surprise. At least I won't starve. Dr Wu's other assistants Patrick and Alan arrived at 9:30a to pick us up so that we could meet Dr Hwung-Hweng Hwung, the Vice-President of National Cheng Kung University, the ...

... gehen, weil in den Tiefen die Wassergeister lauern muessen. Bis Heutzutage hat sich diese Tradition fortgesetzt und es kursieren einige Mythen, die ich von verschiedensten Leuten immer wieder hoere. Wenn man von der Sonne braun wird z.B. bekommt man auch Pickel. Genauso vom essen fettiger Sachen und von Erdnuessen. Wenn man jedoch gruenen Tee trinkt, dann ist das gut fuer die Veraduung (das mag ja sein) und hilft beim abnehmen...gesund ist der Tee hier vielleicht schon ...

... aufgetan habe, und was wir ganz im Sinne des Anlasses bruederlich geteilt haben... Dann war es auch schon Zeit fuer die zuempftige Kirch. Richtig katholisch mit vielen Feirlichkeiten und einem spanischen Pfarrer, aber leider alles auf taiwanesisch, so dass wir alle kein Wort verstanden haben - ausser einmal "Merry Christmas, Felic Navidad!" Ich konnte mich des Eindrucks nicht erwehren, dass alle Leute rundherum ziemlich griesgraemig dreinguckten (und das an ...