Ok peepz.
I'm back from Taiwan and i must say that it was pretty damn great there. The people are so friendly and helpful and chinese is a very pretty language to hear when spoken as opposed to the shoutfest that is Korean. I had a great time and saw many impressive things. From the tallest building in the world to the world's greatest collection of Chinese ARt Treasures (though most of the museum was closed for rennovation
) to the cool hot springs and night markets, Taipei is definately a place worth visiting. Too bad we didn't get to see some of the stuff we really wanted, but we saw enough.
Traveling with someone was a new experience and D was a great companion. Someone to talk to and BS with. We also found some great places to eat there. It seems Taipei is a much more international city in terms of dining--Thai, Indian, Italian and all kinds of other places were available in walking distance from anywhere it seemed. Seoul, not so much, but then again, Seoul is friggin' enormous.
Pics will be forthcoming as i get them resized, but in the meantime, here's two.
This is me in front of a hot spring. Actually the whole town was cool because they had the hot spring water running down into the gutters of the city so you could just soak your feet in it if you liked.
Me in front of the Chang Kai Shek Memorial. Man did this guy have a huge ego to have something like this built in his honor. He was certainly no saint though and i guess the best that could be said for him is that he kept Taiwan from becoming communist. Interestingly enough though, it struck me how all of china would pretty much be like Taiwan if Chairman Mao hadn't prevailed.
I'm back from Taiwan and i must say that it was pretty damn great there. The people are so friendly and helpful and chinese is a very pretty language to hear when spoken as opposed to the shoutfest that is Korean. I had a great time and saw many impressive things. From the tallest building in the world to the world's greatest collection of Chinese ARt Treasures (though most of the museum was closed for rennovation
) to the cool hot springs and night markets, Taipei is definately a place worth visiting. Too bad we didn't get to see some of the stuff we really wanted, but we saw enough.
Traveling with someone was a new experience and D was a great companion. Someone to talk to and BS with. We also found some great places to eat there. It seems Taipei is a much more international city in terms of dining--Thai, Indian, Italian and all kinds of other places were available in walking distance from anywhere it seemed. Seoul, not so much, but then again, Seoul is friggin' enormous.
Pics will be forthcoming as i get them resized, but in the meantime, here's two.
This is me in front of a hot spring. Actually the whole town was cool because they had the hot spring water running down into the gutters of the city so you could just soak your feet in it if you liked.
Me in front of the Chang Kai Shek Memorial. Man did this guy have a huge ego to have something like this built in his honor. He was certainly no saint though and i guess the best that could be said for him is that he kept Taiwan from becoming communist. Interestingly enough though, it struck me how all of china would pretty much be like Taiwan if Chairman Mao hadn't prevailed.
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sounds like great food mmmm thai and indian
the computer deal sounds great but i have to remember every computer he gives me may break down at some point
my brother will be good but i cant really be there for him if im three hours away and hes nearly illegible on the phone (he doesnt have a computer)
anyway hi back!
I like the soaking your feet in the gutters image. I see all these people being like "oh! my aching feet!...hang on a sec, let me go stand in the gutter...."