Sendale Tainan Science Park Hotel

... Shrine, which I mentioned in the last entry was the man from the Qing dynasty who overthrew the Dutch in what was known as Formosa. He's kind of a legend around here and in the Shrine I actually learned a lot of interesting facts ... like for instance Koxinga isn't exactly a Chinese name and I thought it was like a Dutch *******isation of his name, and it actually was ... and they actually put those exact words on the sign! Then I found out he was actually ...

... was quite cool. It was really hot so the guys dressed in the traditional uniform must have been bloody hot, but they were nice enough to take photos with the stupid tourists like me .. and little kids ... also like me. <br><br>After that, we went to Five Dime and because dinner couldn't be served until 5pm, we kinda just sat there and waited until it was time. They were really really nice there and allowed us to order first and then at 5 o'clock on ...

... weather I think I would do fine. One weekend a group of us went to KTV which is a karaoke bar, but unlike in the states you only sing to your group. I really their style of doing karaoke. You get a private room that has couches and tables and couple of flat screen tv screens. Their is also a buffet included on the outside that has very delicious foods and drinks. Their are waiters that come to your room to take your orders for alcoholic beverages. We sang alot of songs and ...

... and took pictures with them as you can see. Dinner was great and then we headed to the Renee's dad's friend( cant remember his name, shameful I know) home. His wife prepared all kinds of fresh fruit for us to snack on in addition to hot tea. We also had frozen peanuts which I enjoyed, they are just frozen peanuts in their shell. We sat and talked for a while and then went to one of the local night markets. We didn't stay at the market long, I think we were all exhausted ...

... major department stores are just as high if not higher than in the U.S. They have a place here called Carrefour which is similar to a SuperWalmart/Costco, I mean they sell EVERYTHING. I would like to go back during the week when it a little less crowded though. I have been unlucky when it comes to shoe shopping **sigh** apparently if you wear anything larger than a size 9 you are out of luck when it comes to buying shoes here. Its really ...

... that had fine black whisps on it, and a piece of something that looked like it was covered with cheddar cheese. Well, the black whisp pizza I think had squid on it and the black whisps were some sort of tea leaves. The other one did indeed have cheddar cheese on top, but instead of having tomato sauce it had some sort of sweet gravy under it. They both were good, but not what I was craving. Earlier using some sign language, I asked the employee who was ...

... Die Insulan** essen einfach furchtba** g**ne, sind sehr stolz auf die Vielfalt und den Geschmack ihr** G**ichte, laden Gaeste zu all**lei Spezialitaeten ein, wollen gleich wissen, wie einem das taiwanesische Essen mundet und v**bringen einen grossteil des Tages mit Nahrungsaufnahme od** zumindest darueb** zu reden. (siehe Blog weit** vorn) Fei**n wie die Feste fallen. Das koennen die Taiwanesen sehr gut. Hi** wird alles moegliche, ob traditionelle ...

... a wet wipe to wash your hands at the table. We left the THL at about 5:45 to go to a formal dinner with Dr Wu and several officials from the NCKU. Dinner was at a Japanese restaurant, but was not hibatchi style. Instead the food was served like dim sum, with many dishes on a huge lazy susan. Dr Wu picked the dishes and for the most part, dinner was very tasty. The calimari was a favorite, but there was a very large variety of sea food, prepared in many ways. I ...

... Mal gegessen habe, mag ich es eigentlich nicht mehr sond**lich. Eine and**e Fruehstuecks-Spezialitaet von hi** ist dann noch eine Fischsuppe mit Reis...jedem das seine eben. Auf d** and**en Seite gibt es die mod**nen, westlichen "Beautiful Breakfast" Shops, die z.B. mit Slogans wie "Ev**yday is a beautiful day" und mehr auf leicht**e Kost setzen. Dort gibt es vor allem eine ganze Reihe Sandwiches mit Salat, Gemuese, Obst, ab** auch Schnitzel, Schinken, Ei ...

... of Kuanyin, the Goddess of Mercy. Legend has it, Kuanyin appeared above the clouds riding on a dragon, signifying that believers should build an image representing this event between the pavilions of summer and autumn. The pavilions were erected as a result of this. You enter through the dragon's mouth and exit via the lion's. This is suppose to symbolise the changing of bad luck to good luck ...