Sherwood Hotel Taipei

... you had to get to level 5 to go up the tower. It was pretty amazing inside, amazingly expensive, it was full of Brand name stores. I honestly dont know how people can afford all that - Daniel told me that in the time he's been here he hasn't seen anyone buy anything. The view up top was quite nice, it wasn't too polluted or overcast so that you couldn't see anything. I would recommend perhaps to go in the morning just because the pollution isn't that bad that ...

... ivää! Mutta pakkohan tälläiset jutut on käydä tsekkaamassa, siis ihan pakko! :-) Käytiin siis tänään syömässä ravintolassa nimeltä Modern Toilet, joka on erikoistunut ruoan ja vessahuumorin yhdistämiseen ja vetää sen vielä niin äärimmilleen kuin ikinä vaan voi. Heikkohermoisten ei kannata paikalle vaivautua, eikä ehkä kannata tyttöystävää tänne ensimmäisille romanttisille treffeille vied ...

... 101, still (at the time of my typing) the tallest building in the world, is astounding. Its size is mind boggling and it appears to be less of a building and more of a space station of some sort. It's sort of like a modern version of the pyramids. You stare at it and wonder: "how were humans even capable of building something this monstrous?" The visit to the top (via world's fastest elevator) is absolutely worth the eleven or so US ...

... on each side of the boat, and one guy leaning off of the front of the boat waiting to grab the flag at the finish line. Samantha and David's apartment was about a block away from where all the festivities were taking place. We walked down ate some good food and watched the competitions. The teams ranged from experts to groups of friends who just wanted to put a team together and have fun. Of course the local fire departments and police stations had teams as well. After the ...

... morning? The next day I took the bus to Taichung, the third largest city in Taiwan. There's not much to do or see, except the Paochueh Temple, which had a huge gilded Smiling Buddha, always good for some great pictures. The day after I took the high speed train back to Taipei. The fastest recorded speed during the journey was 299 km/h! In Taipei i found a cheap place to stay and here I met the Czech girl Ivana, with whom I walked around town for ...

Landed in Taipei about an hour ago. Went to the lounge area in ...

... so when we got back to Tucheng, we just ate shaved ice and bread for dinner. Monday was the day of the photoshoot. It lasted from noon to 7 PM with some breaks and included time for hair and make-up. Since I've got ********tacts and twitchy eyes, it was hard to get the false eyelashes on me. They couldn't even put double eyelid tape, which just reinforces Mom's wish for me to get the surgery (especially since ...

... The constant walk down also takes a toll on my feet. By now, suddenly a few cars pass by after we did not see any for hours. One car with a couple in it stops behind a curve and offers me a cup of warm tea and a sugar cane - they must have felt pity with the wet poodle. They apologize for not offering me a ride, but their car is full. The sugar cane, which is chewed for the sweet juice and the pulp is spit out, is really refreshing. The second ...

... The new hot spring park is really beautifully designed. I buy a newspaper and sit down with a Latte and read the newspaper. I decide to walk to the famous Wufongci Waterfalls another 8 km return. It's getting a bit dark on the forest road. Its so wonderful and peaceful when I arrive at the first step waterfall - and then they come: 8 big busses. The horde is breaking free. Peace over, I leave immediately. Watch TV, write my notes ... see you tomorrow.

... me a " drink " and they accompany only me to the " Tunnel 88 ", about 100 m away. The entrance is lined with big, brown earthenware liquor jars ( I'm sure they are empty ). She opens the big doors and we step inside the tunnel. She then explains a lot, of which I unluckily only catch about 20 to 30 percent [ The 264m tunnel is built into the Niuchao mountain and was initially designed as an air raid shelter or a place where they could hide their military ...