Regent Taipei Grand Formosa

... are controlled via a neural chip which they have implemented. Quite a freaked out movie! It had to be digested so we decided to have a beer at T.G.I.F. They had the Filipino beer San Miguel served as their draft beer. Once we finished our Pitcher, it was time to say good bye to Adrian already. However we discussed about doing a short trip to Vietnam together in November or December.<br><br>On Sunday Morning I met with Simon at the usual meeting point. We had a ...

... who knew EXACTLY where he was going, turned on the meter without being asked, and said not an unnecessary word as he drove us to our destination quickly and safely.<br><br>It is good to be back. More to come in the days ahead. Our future plans include a tour of Taiwan, some surfing, some shopping, and a trip to Hong Kong, the Phillipines, Pulau, or possibly Guam before returning home to Indiana on August 17th.

... other students who also had paid to take part in this little activity, however most of them were also asian. The main teacher spoke in Chinese, and then there was a translator who spoke in English. I appreciate their efforts to make us listen and learn to the language instead of merely assuming we really know nothing (which we all found out is the truth). So we made our cakes, it was a messy business but it was quite fun ...

... vendors. I was on a main walking street in Ximen, the center of Japan obsessed youth culture in Taipei, and there were tons of vendors with carts. I was watching a guy grill up some stinky tofu and had almost got up the courage to give it a shot when suddenly somebody yelled, and every vendor on that street picked up stakes and ran, disappearing around the corners of the side streets in less than three seconds. Too quick for me to react. I was ...

... nach den hollaendischen Besuchern die "Burg der Rotschoepfe" genannt, die von dort aus einen intensiven Teehandel mit England aufgebaut haben. Gegen Abend habe ich mich dann nach Keelong aufgemacht, eine Hafenstadt an der Nord-Ostkueste, wo es knapp ein drittel des Jahres regnet...so auch an diesem Tage. In Keelong ist vor allem der beruehmteste Nachtmarkt Taiwans, jeden Tag und es gibt wirklich viele, viele exotische Leckereien - das kann ...

Well, we should have listened to all the locals when they said get out of dodge before the Typhoon hits. We thought the storm would come on Saturday and blow over by 4-5 hours and we would be fine to fly out at 8am on Sunday. What fools!!!! We got up in the morning and left Danshuei for Taipei. It was raining but not too bad. We thought, typhoon, no big deal. Than it hit ...

... up a very normal egg, bacon, cheese toasted sandwich (with no strange sauce) to top it off with salt and pepper. Trust us, it is the little things after being deprived of them in Korea. We hit the National Palace Museum, which was extremely well presented and set out, Chiang Kai Shek Memorial Hall, Snake Alley, night markets, Longshan Temple, a couple of parks and the 101 ...

... the sweat. It works pretty Ok. Tsai Chin who knows she will only walk for 1 or 2 days and knowing it would be cold has brought enough warm cloths. What helps to keep us warm is that we have to walk up about 600 meters, which keeps our body engine running. It still rains and we use the umbrellas, only providing limited protection as wind gusts blow the rain sidewards. Water is running off the rock wall on the side onto the road and many ...

... movies on the plane. I was hoping for Christmas Vacation but I settled for Miracle on 34th Street. I was just going through my pictures and found a couple of ones I never posted. The first couple are of a rickshaw driver bathing. It was actually taken in Chandigarh. I had been wondering how those without a home washed, especially rickshaw drivers because pulling peolpe around in the heat is hard work, but they look quite fresh. The process took him about 20 min, he was meticulous in ...