Regent Taipei Grand Formosa

... br> After that we went to the Qing Shui Cliffs. It was really nice to see the ocean again ... not that I see it very often back home but it was just nice. However, the "beach" wasn't all that inviting. Rather than sand, it was full of little pebbles and large stones. Mr. Liu explained to us that the rivers in Taroko don't have any form of life (animal or plant) because of the marble everywhere and the high concentration of ...

... the scenic spots were all under construction, except for the spa resorts and restaurants. It was so disappointing!

For lunch, we went to the Modern Toilet Restaurant (便所主题ཎ 4;厅) in Shilin. It was quite fun and we didn't feel nauseat eating from the "toilet bowls". It wasn't expensive at all. Then, we went to Eslite Bookshop (诚品书店) and gotten some magazines to ...

... Now named the Freedom Square. Many people do not like this man because he was a dictator that killed many many people. The square is quite impressive. There is a drum line practicing their songs and another group of high schoolers practicing their marching. The concert hall and the theatre hall are both in traditional architecture. The memorial has a huge statue similar to the Lincoln memorial. We quickly walk through the hall and ...

... utilities and even pay parking tickets all in one stop. They really are convenient. Daniel made the trip from Xinzhu to meet up with us the day after KTV to attend the K-1 match. I might have this wrong but it originated in Japan and is very similar to kickboxing. Anyway it was a lot of fun to watch even though I had to catch a midnight train back to Taichung that night. The good news is that I got a date for Shane at the event and he ...

... stop flights will be priced slightly higher, with passengers being asked to pay for the added convenience of non-stop flights. Costs for these flights, however, will be significantly lower due to their more direct routing and avoidance of transit costs. Therefore, the flights are expected to be highly profitable with load factors at or near 100% due to the fact demand will far outstrip supply. If the market fully liberalises and airlines are free to fly as many flights ...

... was not enough, no, they needed a total conversion. There's a Hello Kitty play kitchen, Hello Kitty jungle gym and a television that constantly plays the Hello Kitty cartoon. And to complete the total saturation they had Hello Kitty music playing at a ridiculously high volume. I took photos of the entire space and I'll upload them later.

Greetings from Taipei!!! Well I have officially been overseas for an entire month.....wow....it has gone so fast. We had a great flight here about two hours and fifty minutes on Japan Airlines....I definitley reccommend this airline if anyone is flying in this area soon. I watched some of the Harry Potter movie and the movie A License to Wed which was actually pretty funny. General Info for Taiwan -1/4 the size of Illinois -Tropical climate....about ...

... to be something like the local gathering point and " Vereinslokal " we see many trophies including some for hunting, a favored pasttime for the local people. About 6 people sing KTV, some better, some still need a bit more practice. Later they change to aboriginal songs and dance the traditional dance to it. We clap our hands in the tact of the music and applaud the performers. Later we talk to a lady who is a teacher at the area's junior high school ...

... amp; the only reason I liked it was cos it's just fried tou fu crispy on the outside coupled with cabbage and chilli sauce. The taste was not spectacular. Fried Oyster with egg was not as nice as SG's either but I liked that cos cabbage is also in the omelette. I thought that was nice. To couple cabbage with fried omelette. We did not manage to find the shopping part on the 1st night so we went back after eating.

Summer 1995: Taiwan, ROC Unbeknownst to me, there was a whole world out there. These "youth study tour programs" had become such a success that one had to reserve a spot months before the departure date. That year, my parents picked somewhere else I haven't been to: Taiwan, also known as "Formosa". This time around, there weren't just 30+ of us, instead there were close to mid-200's plus more than 20 teachers. Everytime we had an ...