Marquess Tainan

... seats were wide enough for me, there was plenty of leg room even when the seats in front reclined. Being modeled on the Japanese Shinkansen, I'm hoping that it will be very similar in Japan also. We arrived in Tainan about 1 hour and 45 minutes later (which actually didnt seem that long at all) and there were free shuttles to take us to the city centre (the HSR station is about 15-20kms away). The Shangri-La was easy to find, easily the tallest ...

... br><br>Now that I have grown and can understand matters of the spirits a little bit better, I think back and regret my own childish ungratefulness. I only hope that wherever they are now, my grandparents know that I think of them constantly and that I am trying to live my life in the tradition of their ideals.<br><br>Tomorrow I leave for Bangkok, Thailand. My Round-The-World Journey is coming to a close but I still have a few places to see before I return. Keep reading and stay cool. <br><br>

... we explored the surrounding area. We found what suspiciously looked like a creepy version of Santa's village. The little man's name is Jake the Lumberjack. He was given to Theresa by her nephew so she tries to get him into some fun pictures to show Sean [her nephew] what they have both been up to. After Santa's village we went on some 4 wheelers, Joseph has those pictures though, so they will be added ...

... Yes thats right in addition to a great weekend I also go to stay in a Firehouse! It was very exciting, I felt like a little kid,lol. The rooms were very nice and the beds to my surprise were extremely soft and comfortable. I was exhausted and went fast to sleep that night. The next morning Renee's dad's friend( who escorted us most of the weekend) took us to breakfast and then to meet the tour bus at Kenting National park. The first place we went on the tour this time was a ...

... and we met on the artist and as a group tried to figure out what some of the paintings were. We all said what we thought it is was and had some brief discussion on it. What was interesting is that when the artist cut the lights off the pictures took on another mood. In the back of the gallery which was located in an alleyway close to a very old temple had very big snails in it, hence the picture warning of us them,lol. The bar we went to which was called Eros bar and lounge was ...

... I sat and caught up on my blogging, while Melinda worked on some proposals for work. The lectures were interesting, but again we were hampered by the translation issue. I would have liked to have understood more of a talk that appeared to be about using LIDAR data in hydrology, but such is life. At 10am it was break time and Alan, Patrick, and David asked if we would like to pay a visit to the NCKU student store. Both Melinda and I wanted t-shirts to take ...

... ueber Politik zu diskutieren, da muessen die Taiwanesen in ihrer jungen Demokratie aber sicherlich noch etwas lernen, das sagen sie selbst. Ich selbst bin vor allem darauf gespannt, wie sich die "China-Frage" in der naeheren und fernen Zukunft entwickeln wird. Ich denke zwar nicht, dass die VR sehr bald ihre Anspruecke auf Taiwan fallen laesst, aber es waere diesem Land wirklich zu wuenschen, dass es eines Tages mit Stolz seine offizielle Unabhaengigkeit erklaeren darf.

... at which Dr Wu teaches. The entrance to the campus is marked with an ornate entrance gate and rather menacing folding barricade. We drove through the campus and parked near Dr Hwung's office. While riding the elevator up to Dr Hwung's office I was rather amused to note that this building had a 4th floor, and it was occupied by the University's attorneys and purchasing officers. How fitting that they be put on the floor for those "closest to death ...

... so eine grosse Wirkung hat er aber doch auch wieder nicht. Wenn man in der Jugend hauefig springt, so wie beim Basketball spielen, dann waechst man auch, weil sich der Koerper oft nach oben reckt - es ist nicht so, dass oft die von Natur aus grossen Leute eher Basketball spielen... Das war nur die Top-Liste der Legenden, die hier im tagtaeglichen Leben zu spueren sind. Fuer mich ist es immer sehr interessant und amuesant, davon zu hoeren. In manchen Bereichen finde ich es auch ...

... und der Pfarrer fast einzunicken schien, aber als dann "In Excelsio Gloria" ertoente, war ich zumindest ganz happy und dachte mir, dass ich ein viel besondereres Weihnachten hatte, als erwartet. Als ich dann nach Hause kam wartete ausserdem noch eine kleine Bescherung auf mich mit allerlei Geschenkle aus dem elterlichen Hause, so dass es mir so gut wie an nichts gefehlt hat. PS: Bilder kommen auch noch...Vorfreude ist ja die schoenste Freude oder etwa nicht ;)